Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture became a friendship city with Chuo-ku on July 6, 1991. It seems that Higashine City presented the cherry tree, which boasts the highest production volume in Japan, to Chuo-ku, and the edge of exchange grew. .
In Higashine City, there is a large zelkova, a nationally designated special natural monument. Over 1500 years old, the trunk circumference of 1.2m above the ground is a huge tree with a trunk circumference of 16m, 5m in diameter, and 28m in height. It is located on the premises of Higashine Elementary School in Higashine City.
How about a hot spring and gourmet trip from Tokyo on the Yamagata Shinkansen?
