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  • The Great Zelkova Tree of Higashine
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    Yamagata Higashine-shi Honmaru Minami 1-1-1 Higashine Municipal Higashine Elementary School Schoolyard
    The Great Higashine Zelkova Tree is a huge ancienttree that grows on the grounds of Higashine Elementary School in Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture. It is said to be between 1,000 and 1,500 years old, and it is already mentioned in documents from the Edo Period (1615-1868) as being a large tree. Originally, there were two trees, the “mother zelkova” and the “father zelkova,” but the “father tree” died in 1885, so now only one remains. In 1957, it was designated as a National Natural Monument. Along with the Great Haramachi Zelkova Tree in Gunma Prefecture and the Great Mitsue Zelkova Tree in Yamanashi Prefecture, it is considered one of Japan's Three Great Zelkova Trees.
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  • Garyu no Matsu
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    Yamagata Murayama-shi Okubo Otsu
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Although often overlooked, Yamagata prefecture by no means lacks appeal: the Yamadera temple trail through the mountains, deliciously tender Yonezawa wagyu, and over 100 steaming hot springs, most notably Zao Onsen, await visitors. When winter comes, the snowcapped peaks become dotted with skiers by day and onsen-goers by night, while summer brings the celebration of juicy Yamagata cherries.

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