Jun 29, 20221 minTsuruoka's Famous Atsumi Turnip: Field to Table Location: Tsuruoka City, Atsumi area Planting Season: Mid August - Early September Harvesting Season: October- December The Atsumi...
Jun 24, 20221 minSea To Table Fishing Tours in Tsuruoka City !Where: Tsuruoka City, Yura area When: May - November Sea to Table Fishing Experience Come experience the thrill of catching and...
Oct 26, 20213 minWasadauri: Small Melon Big Flavor!Known names: Wasadauri, Mauri, Matsumaeuri Production area: Tsuruoka City (Atsumi, Wasada area) Where to find: Atsumi Michi-no-Eki...
Sep 25, 20214 minJapan’s School Lunch Program: Born in TsuruokaThe provision of school lunches (gakko kyushoku), at public schools throughout Japan is believed to have originated in Tsuruoka around 1889,
Sep 4, 20213 minTsuruoka Food PreservationIn 2014, Tsuruoka was designated the first UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in Japan.
Aug 14, 20215 minTsuruoka NihonshuThe success of the concept of brewing for quality was brought to light when, in 2004, Yamagata won more gold medals than any other prefectur
Jul 24, 20212 minKitamaebune and HinagashiHinagashi (sweets to offer at the Dolls’ Festival) are typically made to reflect the specialties of the region. They include ingredients tho
Jul 10, 20214 minDewa Sanzan - Shojin RyoriMore than 1,400 years ago, monks practicing Haguro Shugendo, a form of mountain asceticism that is a highly syncretic religion dating from 5
Jun 18, 20213 minKurokawa Noh and Food CultureNoh 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
Sep 24, 20204 minTsuruoka's SpecialtiesNo trip would be complete without bringing back memories in the form of souvenirs! Check out what delicious souvenirs Tsuruoka has to offer!
Mar 21, 20196 minAtsumi Turnips – HitokasumiWhen talking about the pickles made in Tsuruoka, we cannot go without mentioning Atsumi turnips, which have nice crunchiness and a ...
Mar 21, 20196 minYakihata Turnips – Yamagata UniversitySlash and burn farming is known as yakihata (literally, “burning down the field”) agriculture in Japanese.Turnips grown through yakihata...