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Tourist attractions in Yamagata Prefecture
This is a regional entry page where you can search for tourist spots in Yamagata Prefecture, checking travel time, access, and highlights. It can be used to organize your travel options and compare nearby attractions before your trip.
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List of spots in Yamagata Prefecture
Yunohama Onsen (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Yunohama Onsen is a seaside hot spring resort located along the Sea of Japan coast in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture...
Kajo Park (Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Kajō Park is a popular recreational area for citizens located in the heart of Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture...
Mogami River Boat Ride (Tozawa Village, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): The Mogami River boat trip (Tozawa Village, Yamagata Prefecture) allows you to enjoy the scenery of the Mogami River, one of Yamagata's major rivers, up close...
Hiyoriyama Park (Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Hiyoriyama Park is a park located on a small hill in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture...
Yonezawa Castle (Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Yonezawa Castle (also known as Kamega Castle) is a castle ruins park located in the heart of Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. From the Sengoku period to the Edo period...
Zao Ropeway (Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): The Zao Ropeway is a connecting road that ascends from Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture (Zao Onsen area) to the high altitudes of the Zao mountain range...
Mount Yudono (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Characteristics, and Attractions): Yudono-san is one of the three sacred mountains of Dewa (Haguro-san, Gassan, and Yudono-san), located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture...
Mt. Gassan (Nishikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Characteristics, and Attractions) Mount Gassan is a mountain located in Nishikawa Town, Yamagata Prefecture, with an elevation of approximately 1,984m, and is one of the Dewa Sanzan (Three Mountains of Dewa...
Chido Museum (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): The Chido Museum, located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, is a museum dedicated to preserving local history and culture...
Zao Juhyo (Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture)
## Zao Snow Monsters (Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture) ### Overview (History, Characteristics, and Attractions) Zao Snow Monsters are located on the Zao mountain range (Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture)...
Onogawa Onsen (Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Onogawa Onsen (Onogawa Hot Spring Village) is a historic hot spring town located in the northern part of Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. It is a quiet...
Sankyo Warehouse (Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Appeal): Sankyo Warehouses are an iconic group of warehouses in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, used for harvesting crops in the Shonai Plain...
Uesugi Shrine (Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Uesugi Shrine is a shrine located within Uesugi Park in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, and was associated with the Yonezawa Domain...
Tendo Onsen (Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture).
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Tendo Onsen is a hot spring resort located in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture, known for its historic hot spring town and its reputation as a "town of shogi (Japanese chess)"...
Kamo Aquarium (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Kamo Aquarium (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture) is nationally known for its "jellyfish exhibit"...
Ginzan Onsen (Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Ginzan Onsen is a hot spring resort town located in Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, which was developed during the Edo period as a silver mine (...
Hijiori Onsen (Okura Village, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Hijiori Onsen is a historic hot spring resort located in Okura Village, Mogami District, Yamagata Prefecture. ...
Mount Haguro (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Overview (History, Characteristics, and Attractions): Hagurosan is one of the three Dewa Mountains (Dewa Sanzan: Hagurosan, Gassan, and Yudono) located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture...