Yamagata Prefecture (Yamagata-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu
island, Japan. The capital is the city of Yamagata. Yamagata is the largest
producer of cherries and pears in Japan. The largest is the hanagasa matsuri
which takes place in Yamagata City on the first weekend in August. Mount
Zao is a famous winter ski resort also known for its snow monsters in the
winter, and the Okama crater lake, also known as the Goshiki Numa because
its colour changes according to the weather.
Prefectural Symbols
Yamagata Flower is Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
SGI practice Soka Gakkai's particular form of Nichiren Buddhism. Butsudan
Buddhist altar Nichiren taught that by chanting "Nam Myoho Renge Kyo"
to the Gohonzon. SGI practitioners call this process a "human revolution."