Yamagata prefecture (Tohoku area)

[Stamp Rally] Win a crown magnet! "Let's travel around the South Tohoku area by train! Ekitag Stamp Rally" is now being held

Let's go on a sake tour by train! South Tohoku Eki Tag Stamp Rally The event "Let's go on a sake tour by train! South Tohoku Eki Tag Stamp Rally," co-hosted by JR East and JR East View Tourism & Sales, will be held from July 18 to October 31, 2025...

2025.08.05

Events

[Closed] Yonezawa City's local Chinese restaurant "Hinode" closes after half a century of history

Yonezawa City's "Chinese Restaurant Hinode" Established 52 years ago, Chinese Restaurant Hinode in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, will be closing on Sunday, June 29th due to unforeseen circumstances. Thank you for your continued support. @meganesky_ @fumifumi362...

2025.06.20

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[Blog/syupo] Yamagata's "Kanamori Sake Shop" - A 3-minute walk from the station. Enjoy the depth of "GI Yamagata" sake and local wines at this bar.

While Nanokamachi is famous for being the bustling area around Yamagata Station, the Kanamori Liquor Store we're introducing today is located on the opposite side, at the west exit. This area was once home to the Japan National Railways facilities, and is now marked by the landmark "Kasugai Central." Once you pass through this building, you can easily access the store without getting wet in the rain. It's a three-minute walk from Yamagata Station...

2025.06.14

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Cask Owner] Gekkogawa Whiskey Private Cask in Yamagata Prefecture is now accepting applications.

Gekkogawa Distillery in Yamagata Prefecture is selling private casks from April 2025. In 2025, the distillery will be using American oak wood and Oloroso sherry...

2025.06.08

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Sake no Tsumami Hanashi] "Gotochi Honinshi" started handling in Fukuoka and Yamagata Prefectures. Spreads to 45 prefectures nationwide.

The "Local Hornwort Project" for the popular outdoor spice "Hornwort" launched in 2022 Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture (sales to begin May 29, 2025) and Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture (sales to begin June 14, 2025) will now begin selling "Local Hornwort". ...

2025.06.02

Topics.conversation to liven up a cup of sake (esp. in the context of a tea ceremony)

Yamaguchiya Shokudo, a long-established diner in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, will close at the end of June.

Yonezawa "Yamaguchiya Shokudo" - 57 years since its establishment. It has been in business for 57 years. Yamaguchiya Shokudo is a long-established restaurant in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, but will close at the end of June due to difficulties in securing a rented parking space. Thank you for your long service. @yanboh28 MAP Yamaguchiya...

2025.05.09

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Closing] "Asahi Shokudo", a popular set meal restaurant in Yamagata City, ends its 45-year history.

Asahi Shokudo, a popular set meal restaurant in Yamagata City Asahi Shokudo, a long-established diner in Asahi-cho, Yamagata City, popular for its fried chicken, drew the curtain on its 45-year history on Saturday, August 31. Thank you for your hard work for a long time. X @taikikun67 MAP 〒...

2024.09.08

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Okonomiyaki Naniwa in Shonai-machi, Yamagata Prefecture will close at the end of July.

Okonomiyaki Naniwa," Shonai-machi, Yamagata, has been in business for half a century. The long-established restaurant "Okonomiyaki Naniwa" in Yome, Shonai-machi, Yamagata will close its doors on Wednesday, July 31. Thank you for your hard work for a long time. Show Naito! MAP 〒999-7781 ...

2024.07.22

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Kura Festival] Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the company's founding. Ou Proud of Yamagata will hold "Kura Matsuri" on July 13th.

Ou Proud "Kura Matsuri" Ou Proud Corporation will hold a "Kura Matsuri" on July 13 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of its founding. At the event, specially brewed "300th Anniversary Sake" will be on sale, tastings will be available for a fee, and local gourmet food will be served. Tastings will include sake, cider, wai...

2024.06.28

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[Closing] Sakata City's popular ramen restaurant "Mikazukiken" will close at the end of this month

酒田「三日月軒高砂支店」 1976年(昭和51年)創業、酒田ラーメンの名店「三日月軒高砂支店」さんが5月31日(金)に閉店します。48年間お疲れさまでした。 @8KJ8n0EqsL48743 MAP 住...

2024.05.19

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[Closing] After 77 years in the center of Yamagata city, eel restaurant "Someta" will close at the end of May

Yamagata "Someta" Someta, a beloved eel restaurant in central Yamagata City for over 70 years and which once had several locations in the city, will be closing at the end of May due to poor business performance. Thank you for your continued support. Yamagata Broadcasting MAP Someta Eel Restaurant (...

2024.05.05

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Created "Tohoku Sake Brewery Map" to introduce sake breweries in six prefectures in the Tohoku region.

Tohoku Sake Brewery Map The Sendai Regional Taxation Bureau of the National Taxation Agency has produced a "Tohoku Sake Brewery Map" introducing sake breweries in six Tohoku prefectures. There are two editions, one for sake and the other for fruit wine, beer, and whiskey. The Yamagata Prefecture edition introduces 91 breweries, color-coded by region. Information on each brewery includes representative brands...

2024.04.10

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ICHI-GO-CAN×JR East Japan. ICHI-GO-CAN and JR East Japan collaborated and released cans of "Yamagata Shinkansen Series E8 and E3"!

Sake Brand "ICHI-GO-CAN®" x JR East Japan Group In conjunction with the debut of the new Yamagata Shinkansen train, the E8 series, which will be in service from March 16, 2024, and the "Yamagata Prefecture Spring Tourism Campaign" to be held from April 1 to June 30, 2024, Yamagata...

2024.03.08

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Yabuyuki, a long-established ramen restaurant in Yamagata City, is closed.

Yamagata City "Yabuyuki" Popular ramen and soba restaurant "Yabuyuki" in Yamagata City closed on Wednesday, February 28. Thank you for your long time service. Click here for info @yramen_1285 MAP Address: 〒990-2462 Yamagata...

2024.03.03

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Kappa, a famous horumon-yaki restaurant in Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture, has closed.

Kappa" in Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture, will close its doors on January 31 (Wed.) after more than half a century. Thank you for your long service. Click here for information ...

2024.01.27

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Ono Shoten, a long-established store in Kotobuki-cho, Sakata City, is closed.

Although not a bar, Ono Shoten in Sakata City, which has been in business for 80 years, will close its doors on Thursday, November 30. Ono Shoten's motto was to go to the market every day and provide carefully selected produce and fresh fish at the lowest possible price. Thank you for your hard work over the years. For more information, click here...

2023.11.29

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[Closing] Okubo Soba in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture, closes after 47 years of history

Okubo Soba, a long-established soba restaurant in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture, will close its doors on Thursday, November 30th, after 47 years of business. However, the restaurant will continue to sell its specialty, konbumaki herring, in a different way. Thank you for your hard work over the years. "x" @tohoku_ramens...

2023.11.05

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Information on the Burabiraki Festival to be held this weekend.

September 16 (Saturday): It is finally fall, the season of kurabiraki (sake brewery opening)! Kurabiraki events are being held all over the country. Dewazakura Brewery, Yamagata Prefecture: 1-4-6 Ichikamachi, Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture 994-0044 Dewazakura HP Tenzan Brewery, Saga Prefecture: 1-4-6 Ichikamachi, Tendo...

2023.09.15

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