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Let's be more moved - turn a trip of sights into a trip of feeling!
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TSURUOKA
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| Free estimates Free travel consultation |
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| #06P201 |
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| TSURUOKA's Hina Sweets |
sweets for offering at the Hina Dolls' Festival |
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In Tsuruoka, people decorate their houses with Hina dolls for Hina Festival,
and there is a culture of offering brightly colored, cute, high-quality,
fresh sweets called "Ohina-gashi" to the Hina decorations. Hinamatsuri
is held annually on March 3rd, and is also known as the "Peach Festival,"
an annual event to pray for the happiness of girls and ward off evil spirits.
Hina sweets in Tsuruoka are made with "nerikiri" (fresh sweets)
and contain the various wishes of people. For this reason, confectioners
create unique Hina sweets in the form of colorful vegetables, fruits, fish,
etc., while responding to the tastes of customers who come to buy them. |
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| #06P202 |
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| KAMO Aquarium |
an aquarium specializing in jellyfish |
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Located on a cape facing the Sea of Japan, Tsuruoka City Kamo Aquarium
is the only aquarium in Yamagata Prefecture specializing in jellyfish.
The aquarium has one of the largest jellyfish exhibits in the world, and
has been recognized by the Guinness World Records for the number of types.
You will be overwhelmed by the "Jellyfish Dream Theater," where
more than 10,000 moon jellyfish raised in the aquarium float in a large
tank with a diameter of 5 meters and a weight of 40 tons. The aquarium
also exhibits about 140 types of fish that live off the coast of the this
area, and also holds sea lion shows and black-tailed gull feeding shows.
There is a restaurant that mainly serves jellyfish dishes. The aquarium
is scheduled to close for renovation work from November 2025 (the closure
period is about 5 months).. |
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