Local Race Organizers Can’t Find Solution to Problems of Declining and Aging Population

by Daisuke TsujiokaA road running race in Shonai, Yamagata that used to celebrate the full bloom of the area’s cherry blossoms will no longer be held. The race had become a local tradition, but its cancelation is said to be due to a serious problem facing rural areas across the country.The Atsumi Sakura Road Race began in 1986 in hopes of attracting more tourists to the area, home of the famous

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