By TERUTO UNUMA/ Staff Writer
February 5, 2022 at 07:30 JST
Sayaka Kirie, one of All Nippon Airways Co.’s “ANA Shonai Blue Ambassadors,” poses for a photo at Shonai Airport in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, on Jan. 4. The newcomer to the Shonai area said everything here tastes good and she was deeply moved by the “Mottenohoka,” an edible chrysanthemum strain. “Come autumn, I will learn cooking so I will be able to make dishes of Shonai’s local cuisine,” she said. (Teruto Unuma)
SAKATA, Yamagata Prefecture--Sayaka Kirie used to have a less than 20-minute commute to work--four minutes on foot and 10 minutes by train. [Read More]
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