Taking a Yamadera day trip is easy, no matter where your journey begins.
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Sakata Starts Here
I do know what it takes for destinations in Japan to break out from the rest of the pack—Sakata has all of them, and then some.
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My Own Private Japan
I had Sakata all figured out. Or at least I thought I did.
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Where Japan’s Unsung Cherries Grow
“It was superb,” I replied in Japanese to the woman selling soft cream flavored with Yamagata cherries.
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Is Sendai Worth Visiting?
I was pumped-up to explore Sendai, after almost seven years of convincing myself I didn’t need to.
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King of the Snow Monsters
I felt like the king of Zao Onsen as I looked down on the Juyho.
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