| The Mogami River and the port of Sakata played a major role in the development of Yamagata as an ironware production center. |
| The cause is a personal one for Chef Ooe, who was born and raised in Yamagata, one of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region. |
| From what I have narrated above, glimpses of Yamagata and Inouy may be gathered. |
| A survivalist mood deepened in Miyagi prefecture, and spread in nearby Yamagata prefecture. |
| Retooling work is scheduled to start shortly with completion eyed for February in Fukushima, Miyagi, Yamagata, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma and Niigata prefectures. |
| Six feet of snow is common on the line on which we travelled in Yamagata prefecture, and washouts are not infrequent. |
