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Omoshiroyama Kogen
Uplands east of Yamadera on the Miyagi border, reached on foot from an unstaffed station.
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Namegawa Otaki Falls
A waterfall in Yonezawa with a drop of about 80 metres, chosen among Japan's hundred finest falls.
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Sakata Kaisen Ichiba
A market near Sakata port. Buy fish landed from the Sea of Japan on the spot; there is an eating house too.
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Ubayu Onsen “Masugataya”
The highest hot spring in the prefecture, in Yonezawa. Said to date from 1533, a single inn at the end of a mountain road.
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Eboshi-yama Park
A park in the Akayu hot-spring quarter of Nanyo, looking down on the Okitama basin and known for its cherry blossom.
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Zao Chuo Ropeway
A ropeway from Zao Onsen to the summit of Mount Torikabuto, 1,787 metres in total length.
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Tengendai Kogen
Uplands at 1,300 metres in Yonezawa. Ride up by cable and look out over the ranges around.
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Shirogane Falls
A waterfall beyond Ginzan Onsen, visible from partway along the walking path.
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Mount Chokai
A 2,236-metre mountain across Yamagata and Akita, rising in one sweep from sea level.
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Nagai Dam / Nagai Hyakushu Lake
A dam completed in 2011 and its lake, where boats leave for the Mibuchi gorge.
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Shiraito Falls
A waterfall in the Mogami gorge at Tozawa, one of Japan's hundred finest, seen from the river boat.
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Kaminoyama Onsen Tourist Information Center
An information desk in front of Kaminoyama Onsen Station, opened in 2018.
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Kameoka Monju-do
A Monju hall in Takahata, counted one of Japan's three great Monju, where people come to pray before examinations.
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Shinjo Station
Shinjo's station, where the Yamagata Shinkansen and three local lines meet — the gateway to the Mogami district.
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Nakano Fruits (Nakano Kanko Orchard)
An orchard in Tendo with seasonal fruit picking and its own shop.
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Former Takahata Station
A former station building made of local Takahata stone, with rolling stock, track and period tools preserved.
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Ushu Kaido Narageshuku
A post town on the Ushu highway in Kaminoyama, kept from the era of the lords' processions, with the main inn and lodging houses preserved.
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Sakuranbo-Higashine Station
Higashine's station. The Yamagata Shinkansen stops here, the gateway to cherry-growing country.
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Shogi Mura Tendo Tower
A shop for shogi pieces and a viewing tower in Tendo, marked by a giant king piece.
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Nishi-Azuma Sky Valley
A mountain road linking Shirabu Onsen in Yonezawa with the north shore of Lake Hibara in Fukushima, closed in winter.
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Sagae Dam (commonly known as Gassan Lake) and Gassan Lake Great Fountain
A reservoir made by damming the Sagae River, with what is held to be Japan's tallest fountain rising from the water.
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Sagae Cherry Land Roadside Station
A roadside station along the Sagae River, dealing in cherries and other prefectural goods.
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Grave of Kanji Ishiwara
The grave of an army officer in Yuza. Born in Tsuruoka, he moved here after the war.
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Momiji Park
A park in Yamagata City. Once the garden of a Shingon temple, it was laid out and opened by the city.