A large history-oriented park with museums, historical buildings, culture center, public library, pool, Japanese garden, and souvenir shops. The Geihinkan Guesthouse 迎賓館 and Kaitaku Kinenkan Museum 開拓記念館 are the main attractions. Cherry blossoms also bloom in May. Date is a city of 37,000, founded in 1870 by a samurai named Date Kunishige and his vassals and citizens who migrated from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.

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A local organization called Date Cosmos 21 collects waste vegetable oil (tempura oil, etc.) for conversion to biodiesel fuel (BDF).

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"Date" is pronounced "DAH-tay." See some photos of Date Mombetsu Station and central Date.

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