Travel / Tourism Spots in Yamagata Area

  • Osho Fruit Farm
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    Yamagata Pref. Tendoushi Kawarago 1303
    This is a fruit farm along the Sekiyama Road in Kawarago, Tendo City. At approximately six hectares, the Sakuranbo House is proudly ranked as the largest cherry culture greenhouse in Japan, and the only hot house within Tendo City. You can enjoy picking cherries, grapes, peaches, apples and more during the peak harvest season between mid-May through mid-July. Also on this farm is a cafe offering fruit ice creams and parfaits, and a shop selling fruits, fruit products, and microbrew jizakes.

    2泊3日旅行で銀山温泉行く途中寄ってきました。店内は、桃やブドウ‥が売られていたり、桃やブドウを使ったパフェ‥食べれるようになっている。今の季節は、ブドウ狩もやっているので、ブドウ狩の説明ビデオが流れていた。桃のパフェを食べましたか、果肉は、和歌山や岡山、山梨、福島と違って堅めだった。(アイスは美味しかったよ)山形の桃は果肉が堅めらしいが、馴染みないのか、ゴリゴリに感じるので、柔らかい方が好きです...

  • Yamagata Prefectural Education Museum
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    Yamagata Yamagata-shi Midoricho 2-2-8
    This museum is in Midori-cho 2-Chome, Yamagata City. The building housing it was built in 1901, formerly the main building of the Yamagata Teacher's Education College, and is a nationally registered Important Cultural Asset. It exhibits materials related to feudal domain and temple elementary schools, and local educational history during and after the second world, as well as materials related to the education college.

    駅からは距離があるので直接向かうのであればバスに乗った方がいいです。ルネッサンス様式を基調とした木造建築で趣のある建物でした。この後で文翔館にも向かったのですが、個人的には味わい違いますが、こちらのほうが良かったです。

  • Former Yonezawa High Technical School Main Building
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    Yamagata Yonezawa-shi Jonan 4-3-16
    The historic schoolhouse of the former Yonezawa technical high school (present Yamagata University Faculty of Engineering) was first built in 1910, and was only the 7th technical school of higher education in the country at that time. The main building here, which was also the model for the Yonezawa Station building, is a two-story wood renaissance style construction and is designated as an Important Cultural Property. The interior is open to the public and is an archive library with exhibits for each department of the college, such as the Faculty of Spinning and Weaving, and the Faculty of Dyes. Reservations are required for a tour of the inside.

    事前予約をし 1時間程度 内部を見学しましたが 興味深いものを見学することが出来ました(但し 内部見学は平日のみ 11:00-16::00、土・日・祝日・冬季は休館 添付 写真参照)。内装では《会議室の漆喰天井》と《階段》が印象に残りました。 内部にどのような展示がなされているのかは 添付写真の展示室案内を参照願います。 私自身が興味を持った一例として[軍用受信機(戦時中 B29に搭載)1938年...

  • Sakata City Museum of Art
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    Yamagata Pref. Sakatashi Imoriyama 3-17-95
    This museum, founded in 1997, displays on permanent exhibit the western works of Shigeru Morita, Tsunero Kokuryo, and Chozo Saito, and the sculptor Tsuyoshi Takahashi. From inside its spacious 30,000 m2 grounds and the 3,000 m2 structure, one can overlook Sakata City, Mt. Chokai and Mogami River. On site is a temporary exhibit hall and a community gallery made available for the local residents.

    気になった展覧会があると訪れています。鳥海山をのぞめる高台にあるため、気持ちがいいです。鑑賞後、喫茶店で景色をながめながら飲むコーヒーもよりおいしく感じます。

  • Hiroshige Museum of Art
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    Yamagata Pref. Tendoushi Kamatahonchou 1-2-1
    This museum is in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture. The museum preserves and displays the work of Utagawa Hiroshige, the famous artist know for the 53 historic stages on the historic Tokaido Road. Utagawa Hiroshige had connections with the Tendo domain and this relationship is introduced at the museum, where one can also take in drawings in his own hand and ukiyoe prints created on behest of the Tendo clan. There is a sword archive corner and a collection of engraved stamps by Kataoka Ginsaku as well as displays of valuable inscribed Gassan style swords. The museum shop sells Utagawa Hiroshige related ukiyoe goods, as well as other artists' items, and the specialty, Gassan washi paper goods.

    こじんまりしていて良かったが、イメージしていたのとちょっと違って、もう少し展示と説明があったらなお良かったと思いました。

  • Yamadera Goto Museum of Art
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    Yamagata Yamagata-shi Yamadera 2982-3
    This art gallery is located along Prefectural Route 62 in Yamadera, Yamagata City. The gallery features a collection from local industrialist, Suejiro Goto. The majority of the collection falls in the Academism style, Barbizon style or other European schools, but there are also sculptures, porcelain panel paintings, glass crafts and more split into two exhibits: “The world of European paintings” and “The art nouveau world of fantastic glass.” There is also an observation rest room overlooking the expansive nature of the Yamadera area.

    山寺ミュージアムめぐり共通チケットを利用しました。 出入口の近くに、イエスが小屋で生まれた絵画があります。博士達が天使に導かれて訪ねてくるのですが、その愛くるしい天使に引き込まれました。額縁も見入ってしまい、最後にもう一度見たい作品となりました。 モデスト・カルリエの花といちごのある静物、花は儚い人生を表すとともに果実をもたらすことから、キリスト教では望徳(後世において終わりなき幸福を得られ...

  • Miyasaka Archaeological Museum
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    Yamagata Yonezawa-shi Higashi 1-2-24
    Located about a seven-minute walk from the JR Yonezawa Station, this history museum introduces the history of Yonezawa City. This museum houses approximately 700 items and documents that the first director, the late Miyasaka Zensuke, spent about 80 years of his life collecting. In addition to the uninscribed sword said to be owned by Uesugi Kenshin, Naoe Kanetsugu's two-piece chain body armor with light blue cabling and rust-colored mail, Maeda Keiji's five-piece vermilion chain armor with purple-cabling with a namban helmet, on display other artifacts, such as earthen bottles, bamboo hats, and documents. There is a special corner with many books and manga open to visitors wanting to learn more about Maeda Keiji

    展示物が少ないのは、マイナス。 しかし、前田慶次、斎藤朝信、鬼小島弥太郎、武田信清の甲冑が展示されていたが、これらは相当に珍しい。 他では、滅多に見れないはずで、これが大幅加点。 武田信清はあの信玄の七男。武田家滅亡後は、姉の夫の上杉景勝に仕えた。 謙信と信玄は宿命のライバルと言われるが、子供同士が仲良くなったのが面白い。

  • TAKAHASHI Fruit Land HATAKE Cafe Main Restaurant
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    Yamagata Pref. Kaminoyamashi Amidachi Shiozaki Mae 1368-3
    This tourist fruit farm offers cherry, grape, and pear picking in their various seasons. The grounds also host the HATAKE cafe, which serves up seasonal fruit parfaits packed with fresh, juicy fruit. The terrace in back is popular for the feeling it gives of eating right in the middle of the fields.

    中心部からは離れた立地です。何度かうかがっていますが週末は混んでいます。果樹園ですがフルーツパフェもいただけて人気です。時間に余裕をもって行かれるといいと思います。

  • Former Ariji Family Residence (Hojin no Ie)
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    Yamagata Mogami-gun Mogamimachi Sakai
    This historic building, designated as an Important Cultural Property, is located along National Route 47 in Sakaida, Mogami Town, Mogami County. It was the residence of the headman of the village on the border with the domain of Sendai; “Hojin” refers to an official who guards the border. It is considered to be the “House of the Hojin” (Hojin no Ie) described in The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Matsuo Basho, who stayed at this house and left behind the line of poetry “Bitten by fleas and lice, / I slept in a bed, / A horse urinating all the time / Close by my pillow.”

    松尾芭蕉が、蚤虱馬の尿する枕もと、と奥の細道に綴った、ゆかりの宿。宮城県と山形県の県境である境田にあり、昔は国境を守る役人の家だったそうです。内部見学は有料ですが、馬やが家の中にあり、芭蕉の句がしのばれます。

  • Ideha Cultural Museum
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    Yamagata Pref. Tsuruokashi Haguromachitouge Injuminami 72
    A cultural museum in Toge Inju-minami, Haguro Town, Tsuruoka City. The museum has exhibits covering the famous Dewa Sanzan (three mountains of Dewa) culture of the yamabushi (mountain priest) who practiced here. Visitors to the museum can also have a go at blowing a conch shell and learn about the Dewa Sanzan and mountain asceticism through lectures and seminars on ascetic practices and the sacred mountains.

    内部に 常設 及び 企画展示室があり 《出羽三山》の文化や歴史を知る展示がありますが 展示品の写真撮影は 禁止となっているので要注意です。一方で こちらに入館し 常設展示室に山伏姿の人形があり この山伏姿の人形を撮影したく、 係員に 展示物は撮影せず 人形のみ撮影すると説明し 許可をもらいました(添付 写真参照)。 入館し 展示品のどれかを撮影したくなった場合 係員に相談されることをお薦めします...

  • Senshinan
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    Yamagata Pref. Yamagatashi Midorichou 1-4-28
    This is a gardening culture study center located in Midori Town, Yamagata City. Famous for his design of the Hotel Okura garden, one can enjoy this traditional Japanese garden style of a pond surrounded by meandering paths designed by Sentaro Iwaki. Another design trait is the many historic rock structures placed throughout the garden. Adjacent to the garden is a cultural studies center, equipped with a multi-purpose hall where exhibitions, concerts, and other events can be held.

    文翔館から東に行ったところにある山形県の施設です。多目的ホールや和室研修室があり、行ったときにも使用されていましたが、観光客にとっては見る価値があるのはその庭園だと思います。それほど広くはないですが、綺麗に整備されていて良かったです。

  • Gyokusenji Temple Garden
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    Yamagata Pref. Tsuruokashi Haguromachitamagawa 35
    This garden at Gyokusen-ji Temple, also called the Flower Temple, was made in 1450. Centered around a large pond, with a natural waterfall on the stream flowing from the mountains, the park has a variety of flowering plants, azaleas, maples, and Japanese primrose in a Chisen Kaiyushiki Horai water-based promenade garden. Nationally recognized as a Cultural Asset Spot of Scenic Beauty, it is popular all year round for its scenery.

    国の指定名勝の庭園を楽しみました。 建物の中に入って庭園を見るスタイルなので鑑賞式庭園かとおもったら、 サンダルが用意してあり回遊することができます。 建物の柱の間からみる額縁鑑賞も、庭に降りる回遊鑑賞も楽しめます。 池のほとりに枝垂がありましたが、 私が訪れたときには、ほぼちっていて、葉桜でした。

  • Saito Mokichi Memorial Museum
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    Yamagata Pref. Kaminoyamashi Kitamachi Benten 1421
    This is a memorial museum to the poet, Mokichi Saito, a native of Yamagata, near the Mokichi Kinenkanmae Station. The permanent exhibit is divided into the four worlds of Mokichi, a theater room, and special exhibits honoring his nephew and his wife, Seijiro and Fumi Moriya who contributed to the creation of the museum, which also holds special exhibits are also held periodically. For the 50th anniversary, in April 2018, the museum renovated the exhibit hall making it completely accessible and barrier free.

    斎藤茂吉は上山市出身の日本の歌人であり精神科医で、歌集を発表する等の創作活動とドイツやオーストリア留学で精神病学研究を行った人物。斎藤茂吉記念館近くにはJR茂吉記念館前駅がある為、山形新幹線が近くを走って行く。 斎藤茂吉記念館と斎藤茂吉の銅像。斎藤茂吉記念館は1968年(昭和43年)9月開館した記念館で、東京国立近代美術館をはじめ、数多くの美術館や劇場・記念館を手がけた建築家「谷口吉郎」氏によっ...

  • Kaminoyama Castle Folk Museum
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    Yamagata Pref. Kaminoyamashi Motojounai 3-7
    The ruins of this castle are in the Tsukioka Park in Motojonai, Kamiyama City. Originally this castle was built during the reign of the Mogami as the most southerly fortress of the Yamagata clan, and then refurbished by the Toki clan, after which it acquired the name, The Famous Castle of Ushu because of its magnificent walls. The castle was destroyed upon a national edict in 1692, and today only the moat and stone walls remain. The reconstructed castle is used as a regional museum. In addition to the displayed items, a wonderful view can be had from the uppermost tower.

    歴史から自然に関することなど さまざま資料があって勉強になりました。 城の一番上から見える景色は最高です。 上山市内が一望できます。 上山市に来たならば ぜひ立ち寄りたいスポットです。

  • Okitama Area Tourist Information Center ASK
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    Yamagata Yonezawa-shi Ekimae 1-1-43 JR Yonezawa Sta. Konai
    This is a tourist information center within the JR Yonezawa Station. On the first floor they have displays of pamphlets introducing the local activities and various events. The center also can help visitors find accommodations. This center is a certified tourist information center for foreigners (Category 1) by the Japan National Tourism Office (JNTO), which can provide visitor information in English. On the second floor, various local souvenir and artisanal craft items along with products from the surrounding towns and villages are introduced and are for sale. The center has a multi-purpose room which is available for seminars or meetings (by reservation).

    米沢駅構内にあります。チラシ、パンフレットがありましたが上杉神社の近くにあるものと重複していたので新幹線で来訪される人は重宝すると思います。

  • Yamagata Gokoku-jinja Shrine
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    Yamagata Pref. Yamagatashi Yakushimachi 2-8-75
    This is a shrine situated next to the Dewakokubunji Temple Yakushi Hall in Yakushi-machi, Yamagata City. It was founded in 1869. Enshrined here, by means of 40,845 pillars representing the spirits of the war dead from the Boshin War, the Satsuma Rebellion, the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars, the Pacific War, to the Meiji Restoration, and other wars, are the Patron Gods of the Land. With over 130,000 visitors for new years, this is one of Yamagata's representative shrines.

    ただただ圧倒させられました。 御朱印は2種類あり、敷地内にある敷島神社は一見見落とすほど小さい神社です。

  • Hirosuke Hamada Memorial Hall
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    Yamagata Higashiokitama-gun Takahatamachi
    The HirosukeHamada Memorial Hall commemorates the works of the author of children’s stories who was called “Japan’s Hans Christian Andersen.” The museum is located a five-minute drive from the Nanyo-Takahata Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway. The exhibits include some of Hamada’s personal possessions and original manuscripts,and his birthplace, a house built in the late Edo Period (1603-1868) has been moved to the property. In the garden are stone images of the Red Demon and the Blue Demon, a monument to “The Dream of the Starling,” a pond designed to evoke “The Tears of the Dragon,” and other exhibits based on Hamada’s stories, so that visitors can immerse themselves in his literary world to their heart’s content.

    県道7号沿い。4連休2日目昼過ぎ、高畠界隈有名ラーメン店ハシゴの腹休めに訪問。入館料500円。受付で住所(県市レベル)、氏名等記帳を求められます。展示室内撮影禁止。作者は「泣いた赤おに」ですが、当日童話ホールで上映されたのは「りゅうの目のなみだ」。自粛警察や県外ナンバー狩りなどコロナ禍の折、病や鬼より怖いのは人間であることを改めて痛感。鬼が滅びるのは決して刃が要因とは限りません。

  • Dewanoyuki Sake Brewery Museum
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    Yamagata Pref. Tsuruokashi Oyama 2-2-8
    This is a library museum in Oyama, Tsuruoka City. Annexed to the long-standing headquarters of choice Dewanoyuki Sake maker, this museum exhibits memorable equipment and documents for sake brewing. Aspiring to familiarize the residents with the history and culture of sake making, there are tours and sake-tasting available for all visitors. It's truly a museum of a different flavor.

    Our last stop in the Shonai area before travelling into the Mogami area, we managed to squeeze 30 mins out of our tight schedule to visit this interesting museum cum brewery where their sake was...

  • Tendo Municipal Former Higashimurayama County Office Archive
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    Yamagata Tendo-shi Itsukamachi 2-4-8
    This museum conveys the history of Higashimurayama County. The building was constructed as the county office following the implementation of the county system in 1878. The quasi-western building, which has a tower on the third floor, features an eye-catching design with white walls and a red brick roof. It served as a county office, city office, library, and a number of other roles before finally becoming a museum. The well-preserved and historically significant building has been designated as a Tangible Cultural Property of Yamagata Prefecture.

    入館料200円で明治初期の洋風建築と幕末から明治の天童周辺の歴史が学べます。ステンドグラスや急な階段、オルガン(弾いてよい)に往時を偲びました。学習室は休憩室にもなっていて、インスタントのコーヒーやココアが無料でいただけます。

  • Zao Central Ropeway
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    Yamagata Pref. Yamagatashi Zaouonsen 940-1
    Called a ropeway, this aerial tram connects the Onsen Station of Yamagata Zao Onsen hot springs to the Torikabuto Station. The large gondolas, with a 101 person capacity, move the distance of 1,787 meters, rising 524 meters in just seven and a half minutes. One can enjoy the natural beauty of Mt. Zao, and visit the Torikabuto observatory just one minute from the Torikabuto Station that overlooks all of Kaminoyama City.

    コロナ脳が酷いです。 ノーマスクの女性客の腕をつかんで強制的に降ろされたそうです。 しかも頂上に上がって、降りるときはノーマスクでも何も言わない。 最低です。

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Although often overlooked, Yamagata prefecture by no means lacks appeal: the Yamadera temple trail through the mountains, deliciously tender Yonezawa wagyu, and over 100 steaming hot springs, most notably Zao Onsen, await visitors. When winter comes, the snowcapped peaks become dotted with skiers by day and onsen-goers by night, while summer brings the celebration of juicy Yamagata cherries.

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