Yamagata
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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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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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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Mizu-no-Machiya Nanokamachi Gotenzeki
A stretch of Yamagata City centre where an irrigation channel has been rebuilt in stone, with shops along the water.
Nanyo
Kumano Taisha Shrine
A shrine in Nanyo. Three rabbits are said to be hidden in the carving behind the main hall.
Yamagata
(National Treasure) Haguro-san Five-Story Pagoda
A pagoda among the cedars of Mount Haguro. Held to be the oldest pagoda in Tohoku, it is a national treasure.
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Mount Gassan
One of the Three Mountains of Dewa, 1,984 metres high, long climbed in prayer for ease after death.
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Zao Echo Line
A 26-kilometre mountain road linking Kaminoyama with Zao town in Miyagi, closed in winter.
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Amphibious Bus in Nagai Hyakushu Lake
An amphibious bus on the Nagai dam lake, driving straight from land into the water.
Kaminoyama
Kaminoyama Castle Local History Museum
A museum inside the rebuilt Kaminoyama Castle, showing the history of the castle town.
Yamagata
Ramen-no-Seichi, Yamagata
Yamagata City is among Japan's top consumers of ramen and has many shops, known for what the owners do together.
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Sake Museum Toko-no-Sakagura
A museum attached to a sake brewery in Yonezawa, showing the tools and the stages of brewing.
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Dokko-numa
A pond at about 1,400 metres on the Zao central uplands. The colour of the water shifts with the light.
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Takahata Winery
A winery in Takahata, pressing grapes grown in the town and open for tours and tasting.
Yamagata
Tateyama Park (Nihon-ichi Park / Azawa Tateyama Castle Ruins Park)
A hilltop park in Oe on the site of Atezawa Tateyama Castle, looking down on the bends of the Mogami River.
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Gutto Yamagata Yamagata Prefecture Tourist and Local Products Hall
A products hall on National Route 13, where goods from across the prefecture can be bought together.
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Yamagata Cherry Land (Kaminoyama Kanko Fruit Park)
An orchard on the hills of Kaminoyama, growing plums, grapes and apples as well as cherries.
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Mount Gassan Eighth Station: Midagahara
A marsh at the eighth station of Gassan, 1,400 metres up, rich in alpine plants.
YamagataArchitectureSakata
Sankyo Rice Warehouses
Rice warehouses built in 1893. Zelkova trees were planted so the afternoon sun would not strike the walls.
YamagataShrines & TemplesTsuruoka
Gassan Shrine
The shrine on the summit of Gassan, the inner sanctuary of the Three Mountains of Dewa.