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Japan: Huge Waterspout Spotted off Tsuruoka City, Yamagata 2

A huge waterspout was spotted off the coast of Tsuruoka City in Yamagata Prefecture, the Sea of Japan side of the Tohoku region on Thursday, October 2.

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Japan: Huge Waterspout Spotted off Tsuruoka City, Yamagata

A huge waterspout was spotted off the coast of Tsuruoka City in Yamagata Prefecture, the Sea of Japan side of the Tohoku region on Thursday, October 2.

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Shogi played with human pieces

Professional shogi player Momoko Kato (top) gives instructions as a shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from Kato and another shogi pro, Miran Nohara.

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Shogi played with human pieces

Professional shogi player Miran Nohara gives instructions as a shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from Nohara and another shogi pro, Momoko Kato.

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Hot spring resort in northeastern Japan

Photo taken in December 2024 shows the snow-covered main street in the Ginzan Onsen hot spring resort in Obanazawa in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Hot spring resort in northeastern Japan

A street lined with snow-covered traditional Japanese inns at the Ginzan Onsen hot spring resort is crowded with tourists in Obanazawa in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in January 2025.

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Ski Jumping: World Cup in Zao

Sara Takanashi of Japan soars through the air at the women's individual ski jumping World Cup event in Zao in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 26, 2025. She finished seventh.

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Ski Jumping: World Cup in Zao

Sara Takanashi of Japan soars through the air at the women's individual ski jumping World Cup event in Zao in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 26, 2025. She finished seventh.

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Ski Jumping: World Cup in Zao

Jacqueline Seifriedsberger of Austria competes en route to winning the women's individual title at a ski jumping World Cup event in Zao in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 26, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

TSURUOKA, Japan, Jan. 10 Kyodo - People walk in the snow-covered city of Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Heavy snow in Japan

People walk in the snow-covered city of Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Snow blankets central Tsuruoka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 10, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

A pedestrian is seen in the snow-covered city of Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

A snowplow removes snow in Tsuruoka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 10, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

A pedestrian is seen in the snow-covered city of Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2025.

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CORRECTED: Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow continues in Tsuruoka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow continues in Tsuruoka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow continues in Tsuruoka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Hot spring resort in northeastern Japan

Ginzan Onsen hot spring resort is snow-covered in Obanazawa in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 23, 2024.

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Hot spring resort in northeastern Japan

Ginzan Onsen hot spring resort is snow-covered in Obanazawa in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 23, 2024.

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Japanese shrine known for ascetic practices

Photo taken on April 17, 2014, shows a hall containing a wooden statue representing Prince Hachiko, a son of Japan's sixth-century Emperor Sushun, at Dewa Sanzan Shrine in Tsuruoka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata. The prince is said to have founded the shrine, known as a place of ascetic practices such as fasting and meditation.

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Athletics: Japanese race walker Kawano sets 35-km world record

Masatora Kawano poses after winning the men's 35-kilometer race walk in a world record of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 47 seconds at the Japanese national championships in Takahata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Athletics: Japanese race walker Kawano sets 35-km world record

Masatora Kawano wins the men's 35-kilometer race walk in a world record of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 47 seconds at the Japanese national championships in Takahata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Athletics: Japanese race walker Kawano sets 35-km world record

Masatora Kawano wins the men's 35-kilometer race walk in a world record of 2 hours, 21 minutes, 47 seconds at the Japanese national championships in Takahata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Japan tourism promotion event in New York

Dancers perform the Hanagasa Odori traditional folk dance of Japan's Yamagata Prefecture during a tourism promotion event at Japan Village in New York on Aug. 31, 2024.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

TOZAWA, Japan, July 26 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News airplane on July 26, 2024, shows houses inundated with floodwater following heavy rain in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A search and rescue operation is under way in Shinjo in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata on July 26, 2024, after heavy rain hit the region. A police car was found overturned in the vicinity the same day, with two officers who had been riding in the vehicle missing.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Hit Tohoku Region, Causing Flooding And Mudslides In Yamagata 3

Heavy rains hit the Tohoku region on Friday, July 26, causing rivers to burst their banks in Yamagata Prefecture, causing severe flooding and mudslides. A police car heading to the scene of a rescue call was swept away near a bridge over a tributary of the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture on Thursday. Three people were missing in the vicinity, including two police officers who were in the police car.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Hit Tohoku Region, Causing Flooding And Mudslides In Yamagata 4

Heavy rains hit the Tohoku region on Friday, July 26, causing rivers to burst their banks in Yamagata Prefecture, causing severe flooding and mudslides. A police car heading to the scene of a rescue call was swept away near a bridge over a tributary of the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture on Thursday. Three people were missing in the vicinity, including two police officers who were in the police car.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on July 26, 2024, shows an inundated area near JR Furukuchi Station in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on July 26, 2024, shows houses inundated with floodwater following heavy rain in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on July 26, 2024, in Sakata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata shows the Mogami River swollen following heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A police car is overturned in Okura, Yamagata Prefecture, on July 26, 2024, after heavy rain hit the northeastern Japan area. The car is believed to have been swept away from the nearby city of Shinjo.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on July 26, 2024, in Sakata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata shows the Arase River swollen following heavy rain.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Hit Tohoku Region, Causing Flooding And Mudslides In Yamagata 2

Heavy rains hit the Tohoku region on Friday, July 26, causing rivers to burst their banks in Yamagata Prefecture, causing severe flooding and mudslides. A police car heading to the scene of a rescue call was swept away near a bridge over a tributary of the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture on Thursday. Three people were missing in the vicinity, including two police officers who were in the police car.

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Japan: Heavy Rains Hit Tohoku Region, Causing Flooding And Mudslides In Yamagata

Heavy rains hit the Tohoku region on Friday, July 26, causing rivers to burst their banks in Yamagata Prefecture, causing severe flooding and mudslides. A police car heading to the scene of a rescue call was swept away near a bridge over a tributary of the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture on Thursday. Three people were missing in the vicinity, including two police officers who were in the police car.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

Photo taken on July 26, 2024, shows a submerged crossing in Sakata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata following heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A street in Sakata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata is flooded on July 26, 2024, following heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

A street in Sakata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata is flooded on July 26, 2024, following heavy rain.

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Hot spring resort in Yamagata Pref.

Traditional Japanese inns are seen clustered alongside a river in the Ginzan Onsen hot spring resort in Obanazawa in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 22, 2024.

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Hot spring resort in Yamagata Pref.

Traditional Japanese inns are seen clustered alongside a river in the Ginzan Onsen hot spring resort in Obanazawa in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 22, 2024.

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Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Dancers of Yamagata Prefecture's Hanagasa festival troupe fill a street of downtown Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival on June 9, 2024. The event features parades involving six northeastern Japan prefectures, with the aim of revitalizing the region following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Japan: Wildfire Erupts In Nanyo, Yamagata 3

Firefighting against the wildfire burning in Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture since Saturday, May 4, continued on Monday. The fire has expanded to 135 hectares as the city has ordered 148 homes to evacuate.

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Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 13, 2024, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players.

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Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 13, 2024, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players.

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Lantern festival parade in Tainan

Dancers from a team in Japan's Yamagata Prefecture take part in a lantern festival parade in Tainan, Taiwan, on Feb. 24, 2024.

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Pro wrestling match on Japan train

Passengers watch pro wrestlers fight inside a moving train on Yamagata Railway's Flower Nagai Line running in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 1, 2023.

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Pro wrestling match on Japan train

Passengers watch pro wrestlers fight inside a moving train on Yamagata Railway's Flower Nagai Line running in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 1, 2023.

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A LITTLE HOLLYWOOD

A LITTLE HOLLYWOOD, Drama creation for village revitalization, Yamagata Village, Nagano Prefecture, Drama production, Drama-making village, Amateur drama, Suishoku Yamaji=Date:1994, Place:Yamagata Village, Nagano Prefecture, JAPAN

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Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players.