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Sightseeing and activities

Outdoors

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Discover our hiking trails and venture into Tohoku's untouched nature.

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Have a relaxing and mindful moment in one of our sacred forests.

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Have the greatest slides in Tsuruoka's ski resorts and experience Tohoku's snow.

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Concile spirituality and hiking by visiting this sacred place of Shugendo.

Spirituality

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Discover the Japanese mummies of the monks who self-mummified.

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06.
Zenpoji Temple

Seek spiritual awakening in one of the Three Main Soto Zen Buddhist Temples in Japan.

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07.
Gyokusenji Temple

Get out of time in Gyokusenji's Japanese Zen Garden, a Japanese Monument of Scenic beauty.

History & Culture
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Discover all the sites and concepts registered in the government's list of Japan Heritages
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10.
Shonai Shrine
Visit the shrine dedicated to the souls of the lords that once ruled the region: the Shonai Clan.
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Have a look at all the properties in Tsuruoka listed in the government's list of National Important Cultural Properties.
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11.
Matsugaoka's Silk Farms
Where the "Samurai Silk" was born, and still produced to this day.

Activities

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12.
UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy

Explore new tastes and combinations of flavors you never had imagined before!

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13.
Hot Springs

Feeling sore from all your explorations in Tsuruoka's nature? Soak in one of our onsens.

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14.
Tsuruoka's Seasons

Want to see Tsuruoka's cherry blossoms or Dewa Sanzan's red leaves? See our calendar.

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The aquarium that has the biggest collection of jellyfish exposed and successfully bred in the world.