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山形県 · Regional selections

Tamasudare Falls

庄内地方

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

置賜地方

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

最上地方

A boat trip on the Mogami River from Tozawa, descending the Mogami gorge to the boatman's songs.

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Zao Ropeway

村山地方

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

最上地方

A hot spring in the hills of Okura. Said to have opened in 807, it still keeps inns where guests cook for themselves.

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Mizu-no-Machiya Nanokamachi Gotenzeki

村山地方

A stretch of Yamagata City centre where an irrigation channel has been rebuilt in stone, with shops along the water.

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熊野大社

置賜地方

A shrine in Nanyo. Three rabbits are said to be hidden in the carving behind the worship hall.

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飛島

庄内地方

The only inhabited island in the prefecture, 39 kilometres northwest of Sakata port, 75 minutes by scheduled boat.

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(National Treasure) Haguro-san Five-Story Pagoda

庄内地方

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

庄内地方

One of the Three Mountains of Dewa, 1,984 metres high, long climbed in prayer for ease after death.

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Akayu Onsen

置賜地方

A hot spring in Nanyo with over 930 years of history, which prospered as a bath of the Uesugi house.

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Zao Echo Line

村山地方

A 26-kilometre mountain road linking Kaminoyama with Zao town in Miyagi, closed in winter.

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Hijiori Asaichi

最上地方

The morning market at Hijiori Onsen. From late April to early December, stalls line the hot-spring street each morning.

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Amphibious Bus in Nagai Hyakushu Lake

置賜地方

An amphibious bus on the Nagai dam lake, driving straight from land into the water.

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Zao Katta Lift

村山地方

A lift toward Mount Katta on Zao, used to reach the crater lake Okama.

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Shirogane-yu

村山地方

A day-use bathhouse at Ginzan Onsen, a timber-framed building designed by Kengo Kuma.

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上山城郷土資料館

村山地方

A museum inside the rebuilt Kaminoyama Castle, showing the history of the castle town.

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Ramen-no-Seichi, Yamagata

村山地方

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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Dewa Sanzan Shrine Haguro-san Sanjin Gosaiden

庄内地方

The shrine hall on the summit of Mount Haguro, honouring the gods of Gassan, Haguro and Yudono together.

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Kawanishi Dahlia Garden

置賜地方

A dahlia garden in Kawanishi: 100,000 plants of 650 varieties over four hectares.

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Sake Museum Toko-no-Sakagura

置賜地方

A museum attached to a sake brewery in Yonezawa, showing the tools and the stages of brewing.

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Yunohama Onsen

庄内地方

A hot spring on the coast at Tsuruoka. Said to be a thousand years old, with about a kilometre of sand beach.

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Atsumi Onsen

庄内地方

A hot spring in the Atsumi district of Tsuruoka. Inns line the river and a morning market is held.

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Hanagasa Onsen Fuku-no-Yu

村山地方

A day-use hot spring in Kahoku, with sodium chloride water.