[Rural Japan] Northern Japan travel, Yamagata city.

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Location



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quick history of yamagata city
located in northern Japan, southern Yamagata basin. founded in 1356. Around 1500s, yamagata city prospered as a warlord yoshimitsu mogami's Castle town, almost same size as Sendai city. After Meiji restoration, Yamagata become prefectural capital, population 250,000. :)