Introducing Tsuruoka
Most travellers come here as an access point for the nearby Dewa Sanzan, but this former castle town in the middle of the Shōnai plain was once an important city in its own right, run by the Sakai-clan, one of feudal Yamagata’s most important families.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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