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Tendo is known as a producer of SHOGI pieces, and there are SHOGI monuments all over the city(Shogi is a Japanese game similar to chess.).

Shinjo is an area that receives heavy snowfall, so it was difficult to obtain fresh fish during the winter. As a result, people would grill Herring that arrived as the snow melted, drink sake, and celebrate the arrival of spring. Today, this has become a seasonal feature of spring in Shinjo.

In the summer, the "Yonezawa Beef Festival" is held as an outdoor barbecue event on the riverbed to promote and raise awareness of Yonezawa beef.

Farmer Kabuki, which has been handed down by local people for nearly 300 years, is held every year on February 15th and 17th, and is also known as "Kabuki in the Snow" because the audience has to watch it outdoors in the snow..

Most of Yamagata Ken("Ken" in Japanese means prefecture) is mountainous, with mountain ranges towering in the eastern and western parts of the prefecture. The Mogami River, which flows through the center of the prefecture, is also known as the "mother river" as many of the prefecture's residents live in its basin. The entire prefecture is designated as a heavy snow area. The prefecture is divided into four areas: Murayama, Mogami, Okitama, and Shonai, each with its own culture and climate.