The provision of school lunches (gakko kyushoku), at public schools throughout Japan is believed to have originated in Tsuruoka around 1889,

In 2014, Tsuruoka was designated the first UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in Japan.

The success of the concept of brewing for quality was brought to light when, in 2004, Yamagata won more gold medals than any other prefectur

Hinagashi (sweets to offer at the Dolls’ Festival) are typically made to reflect the specialties of the region. They include ingredients tho

More than 1,400 years ago, monks practicing Haguro Shugendo, a form of mountain asceticism that is a highly syncretic religion dating from 5

Noh drama is one of the oldest major forms of theater art performed today and Kurokawa Noh is the local tradition that has been preserved fo