Yamagata Scream!

Yamagata is a prefecture in Japan.
Yamagata Scream is a Japanese horror comedy movie coming up on 1st of August. The film was directed by Japanese actor Naoto Takenaka. The heroin in the movie is Riko Narumi. She is very cute. I like her voice. The movie takes place in Yamagata Prefecture.

Yamagata is a prefecture of northern Japan. My image of Yamagata is snow, cherry, Yonezawa-Beef, Swing Girls, and strong dialect.

It snows a lot in Yamagata.
Cherry is specialty of Yamagata.
Cherry Kitty chan

Yonezawa-Beef is a tasty beef of Yamagata. Yonezawa is a city in Yamagata. It is the land of legendary Samurai Kenshin Uesugi.
Swing Girls is my favorit movie that takes place in Yamagara. You can see the strong dialect of Yamagata in this movie.

Useful links of Yamagata with English Maps
1. Yamagata Official HP
- Welcome to Yamagata Outline


2. Oishi Yamagata
-Welcome to Yamagata Access Information


3. About.com: Japan Travel
-Yamagata Map


4. YAHOO! Travel
-Interactive Map of Yamagata, 06


5. Yamagata prefecture Wikipedia

6. Welcome to Yamagata

7. Yamagata Scream

8. Yonezawa Info

What does manhole in your cities look like?

If you have visited Japan, you might have noticed, manhole in Japan are quite interesting.
Every prefecture, cities and town in Japan usually has a manhole with original pictures. It should be fun to check the manhole at every place you visit in Japan.

Here is some pictures of interesting manhole.
Some of the cities have colored manhole.
These pictures are posted on Yahoo map Colorful! Manhole Map.
I think this map is really interesting, so if you are interested, check it out.




Here is a another HP that post pictures of manhole, Yahoo Blog Manhole Musium. This HP has 350 pictures of manhole.
Although I live in Japan, I never put much focus to manhole. I didn’t know that there are so many manholes in Japan. Probably there are much more.

What does manhole in your country looks like?

Know Akita Prefecture, Japan?

Akita Prefecture is probably not a poplar place to go on a vacation but is known for many things in Japan.

Famous things in Akita Prefecture
-Akita Komachi: a kind of rice counted as one of the tasty rice in Japan.
-Akita Ken: Japanese originating dog. It is very cute
-Akita Bijin: Japanese beauties of Akita. Akita is somehow known for beautiful Japanese women. Their skin is white and growing up in a country side, they appeal pure.
-Inaniwa Udon: Kind of Udon noodles. It is one of the 3 big udon noodles in Japan.
-Kiritanpo: a traditional food of Akita, Japan. It is stick rapped with rice. Eat with a hot stew. You must eat this if you go to Akita.
Kiritanpo

-Mage Wappa: Curved wooden craft. Tradiditonal craft of Akita Japan
Mage Wappa

Here are useful map of Akita, Japan and general information site of Akita prefecture.
1. Akita-Prefectural Guide
-Illustrated Map of Akita


This webpage has the best English map of Akita.

2. Akita Fan Dot Com
-Traffic Information

This website is the best if you are going to Akita for travel. It has it covers general information and has useful info of a international hotels for foreign travelers.

3. Land of Beauty; Akita Net Information in English
-Location of Akita Prefecture


4. About.com Japan Travel
-Akita Map


5. Msn Encarta
-Map of Akita, Akita Japan


6. YAHOO! Travel
-Interactive Map of Akita,05


7. Akita Wikipedia

Went to Gion Masturi?

Gion Masturi is one of the three big masturi in Japan.
Matsuri is a festival.

Yesterday, it was the climax of the Gion masturi.
Here is the picture of Gion Matsuri.

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Past post relating to Kyoto, Japan
Can you guess which prefecture this is?
Exchange students and Gion Masturi?
Where is Yasaka Shrine? Map of Japan-Kyoto
Know the incarnation of Japanese God? Map of Japan-Kyoto
Checked the Map of Gion Matsuri? Map of Japan-Kyoto
Looking for English Map of Kyoto, Japan?