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Tsuruoka City is a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy whose history and food culture are globally recognized, facing the Japan Sea and embraced by the sacred mountains of Dewa Sanzan and the rich Shonai Plain. Historic temples/shrines and traces of clan government era remain, deeply charming visiting travelers. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling through historic streetscapes or savoring supreme shojin ryori (vegetarian cuisine) and seafood richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. In this city where Yamagata's deep tradition and rich food blessings coexist, please spend an intellectual and luxurious holiday for adults.

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❄冬の鶴岡で出会う、日本の原風景｜Discovering Timeless Japan in Winter Tsuruoka

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日本のローカルって、冬もこんなにすごい！山形鶴岡で見つけた感動旅⛄️❄️ 《15分版》

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鶴岡市観光ＰＲ映像（15分版）

DEGAM Tsuruoka Tourism Bureau

鶴岡市観光ＰＲ映像・夏

DEGAM Tsuruoka Tourism Bureau

Tsuruoka City

Address: 2F Marica East Building, 3-1 Suehirocho, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture
Website: https://www.tsuruokakanko.com/
Operator: DEGAM Tsuruoka Tourism Bureau

Tsuruoka City Spots List

Atsumi Onsen
Nanatsu Falls
Gassan Dam
Yudonosan Shrine
Mount Gassan (Dewa Sanzan)
Mount Haguro (Dewa Sanzan)

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Atsumi Onsen

Atsumi Onsen is a very scenic and soothing hot spring resort town where historic hot spring inns line up along the clear stream of the Atsumi River, close to the beautiful coastline of the Japan Sea. The nostalgic hot spring town atmosphere, once loved by many literati, deeply heals the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, staying leisurely in a hot spring inn surrounded by rich nature makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening mind and body from the depths. Touching fresh local seafood and hot spring warmth, please spend a luxurious holiday for adults to beautifully realign...

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Nanatsu Falls

Nanatsu Falls is a very beautiful and dynamic famous waterfall flowing down into rich primeval forests in multiple tiers. Its delicate yet powerful water flow split into many stages strongly attracts the visiting traveler's heart, teaching the greatness of nature. Completely away from urban busyness, the time spent listening to the sound of the waterfall in this mysterious place resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching the unpretentious beauty of Yamagata's nature and resetting mind and body wonderfully is a supreme healing experience. Don't you want to make your best...

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Gassan Dam

Gassan Dam, located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, is a gravity concrete dam standing at the foot of the majestic Three Mountains of Dewa. Not only is the seasonal panoramic view from the observation deck—where the beautiful Lake Asahi Gassan meets the surrounding primeval forests—truly breathtaking, but the dam also offers a unique learning experience. Through guided tours of the massive inspection tunnels inside the dam, visitors can get a close-up look at Japan's advanced civil engineering and the wisdom used to protect water resources. With the dynamic movement of water during discharge and the mystical limited-time nighttime illuminations, it...

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Yudonosan Shrine

Yudonosan Shrine, located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, is considered the most sacred inner sanctum of the Three Mountains of Dewa. As one of Japan's foremost spiritual sites, it has long been shrouded in mystery, with a traditional commandment that one must not speak of or ask about what occurs within its mystical grounds. Uniquely, the shrine has no main building; instead, it enshrines a massive brownish-red rock from which hot spring water flows directly from the mountainside. By undergoing a ritual where visitors remove their shoes to purify themselves with sacred water and feel the earth's heartbeat directly against...

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Mount Gassan (Dewa Sanzan)

Mount Gassan, standing 1,984 meters at the center of Yamagata Prefecture, is a sacred peak representing the "Past" (the world of the afterlife) as part of the Dewa Sanzan mountains. For centuries, it has been a center for deep mountain worship where white-clad ascetics (Yamabushi) undertake the "journey of rebirth." Beyond its spirituality, it offers perennial snow that allows for summer skiing and marshes filled with rare alpine plants. The magnificent panoramic view from Gassan Shrine at the summit, overlooking the Sea of Japan and the Shonai Plain, combines mystical silence with an overwhelming scale of landscape. For international travelers...

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Mount Haguro (Dewa Sanzan)

Mount Haguro, revered as the site to pray for happiness in the "Present" within Yamagata's Dewa Sanzan, is famous for its 2,446 stone steps flanked by centuries-old giant cedars—a path awarded three stars by the Michelin Green Guide Japan. This route serves as an ascetic training ground to wash away worldly impurities. Visitors can experience the pinnacle of religious architecture, including the National Treasure Five-Story Pagoda nestled quietly in the forest and the Sanjin Gosaiden, which features one of Japan's largest thatched roofs. With its living Yamabushi traditions, Shugendo spirituality, and a sacred atmosphere that purifies the soul throughout the...

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