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Sight in Yamagata
Three Mountains of Dewa
Dewa Sanzan are three sacred mountains in Yamagata called Gassan, Haguro-san and Yudono-san, each topped with a shrine.
Kosugi no Osugi (Totoro Tree)
About this sight
Kosugi no Osugi, also called Totoro Tree after the famous character from Hayao Miyazaki's Ghibli film "My Neighbor Totoro", is a 20-meter high Japanese cedar tree in Sakegawa. The tree is between 700 and 800 years old and is said to bring good luck to couples and people in search of love.
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Dewa Sanzan Jinja Shrine
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Mount Haguro Five-Storey Pagoda (Goju no To)
This five-storey pagoda is located on Mount Haguro.
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Hijiori Onsen Hot Spring
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Gyokusen-ji Temple
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Studio Sedic Shonai Open Set
This complex features six different sorts of historical movie sets, such as a farming village, a post town and a castle entrance. The sets have been used in man
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