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Yamadera and Hojusan Risshakuji Temple
A mountain temple said to date from 860. Climb steps cut into the rock and halls appear on the cliff face.
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Kaminoyama Onsen
A hot spring in the castle town of the Kaminoyama domain, counted among the three pleasure resorts of Ou.
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Tarumizu Ruins / Minenoura
Grottoes beyond Yamadera. A gate and a small shrine are set into a sheer rock face.
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Yamagata Epson Aquarium Kamo-sui
An aquarium in Tsuruoka holding more jellyfish species than anywhere in the world, refitted in April 2026.
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Kuki Shrine
A shrine in Asahi built in 1990, whose object of worship is the air itself.
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Mifuchi Gorge Passage Worship
A gorge on the Nagai dam lake. The banks close in and it can be entered only by boat.
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Yamagata Sake Meguri Chetto
A place to compare prefectural sake and wine for a fee, opened in 2024.
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Zao Mountain Range (Mount Zao)
A range across Yamagata and Miyagi. Mount Kumano is its highest point, and the crater lake Okama lies among the peaks.
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Uruwari Sekitei Park
A former quarry in Takahata, where a stone wall about 30 metres high stands vertical.
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Sekiyama Otaki Falls
A waterfall in Higashine, 10 metres high and 15 wide. The water in the basin looks green.
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Nobesawa Silver Mine Ruins
A silver mine in Obanazawa. Worked from the Muromachi period, it was one of the leading silver mines of the Edo era.
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Yamagata Castle Ruins and Kajo Park
A park on the site of Yamagata Castle, near the centre of the city, where moat and stone walls remain.
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Yamagata Station
The station of the prefectural capital, where the Yamagata Shinkansen and local lines meet — the starting point for seeing the city.
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Domeki Onsen
A hot spring among the fields of western Yamagata City. Free-flowing, neither diluted nor reheated, with the Zao range straight ahead.
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Yamagata Prefectural Museum "Bunshokan"
The former prefectural office, built in 1916. A brick building in the English neo-Renaissance style, open free inside.
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Kosugi-no-Osugi (Totoro Tree)
A cedar in Sakegawa said to be a thousand years old, known for the two trunks that stand side by side.
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Yonezawa Castle Ruins / Matsugasaki Park
A park on the site of Yonezawa Castle. The moat holds water, and Uesugi Shrine stands within.
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Mogami River Sannansho Boat Ride
A boat run through the three places held to be the hardest passages on the Mogami River, with the boatman singing the river songs.
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Tamasudare Falls
A 63-metre waterfall in Sakata, the tallest in the prefecture, said to have been found some 1,200 years ago.
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Submerged Forest of Lake Shirakawa
A forest that appears in Lake Shirakawa in Iide from late April into May, when snowmelt fills it. The trees seem to grow out of the water.
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Mogamigawa Boat Ride Mogamikyo Basho Line Kanko
A boat trip on the Mogami River from Tozawa, descending the Mogami gorge to the boatman's songs.
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Zao Ropeway
A two-stage ropeway from Zao Onsen to the summit of Mount Jizo, passing over the frost-covered trees in winter.
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Hijiori Onsen
A hot spring in the hills of Okura. Said to have opened in 807, it still keeps inns where guests cook for themselves.