My 2 aunts-in-law , my husband and I went to Yamagata prefecture for sightseeing by airplane My 2 aunts-in-law , my husband and I went to Yamagata prefecture for sightseeing by airplane from October 8th to October 9th . They are 73 years old and 78 years old. We left home at 6:00 in the morning. We arrived at Chubu International airport at 7:00. Shigeko who is 73 years old aunt took my husband’s flight ticket to the security gate. When my husband passed the gate, there were warning alarm. It took 20 minutes to investigate the reason . So we were in a hurry to rush to the boarding gate. We were really embarrassed. We arrived at Niigata airport at 9:00. We drove to Mt.Hagro for 3 hours by rent-a-car. Aunts wanted to visit a five story pagoda. The pagoda is built to enshrine ashes of Budda in 1372 by Fujiwara Ujiie ,court noble. At first we saw a magnificent 1000-year-old Japanese cedar called JiJisugi( Grand-pa tree) ,which served as a reminder of the grandeur and longevity of the natural world. There were a fence not to enter and touch the Grand pa tree. Masako crossed through the fence to touch the tree. She wanted to make a round of the tree and get a spiritual power. Many visitors told that woman is crazy, why she did such a illegal behavior. After 10 minutes Masako returned us . She offered 500 year in 3 places . I really don’t understand her action. We stayed there until 4 pm to see a light up illumination. It was very fantastic. We returned at hotel at 8:00 p.m. I had a hard time. On the second day my husband took pictures of the steam locomotive while aunts and I were getting on a steam locomotive from Niigata station to Aizuwakamatu station for four hours. It was raining . I couldn’t see beautiful scenery very well. The window was clouded with steam. It is very hard time for me to find a common topic with them. After that we went to furniture shop. Masako bought two pairs of paulownia geta , that is wooden clogs. It was very expensive $300. I returned home at 22:00. I had a good time. I forgot to bring a digital camera. This is my most regrets in the trip.