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A grand English-Renaissance government hall from 1916 with a landmark clock tower, free to wander — marble stairs, a chandeliered assembly chamber, and balconies that make it Yamagata City's most unexpectedly elegant indoor stop.
A tiny, free, two-floor museum dedicated entirely to parasites — home to a preserved 8.8-metre tapeworm and a gift shop selling parasite keychains. Tokyo's most gleefully strange date spot.
