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山形県 · Regional selections

Dokko-numa

村山地方

A pond at about 1,400 metres on the Zao central uplands. The colour of the water shifts with the light.

山形県 · Regional selections

Takahata Winery

置賜地方

A winery in Takahata, pressing grapes grown in the town and open for tours and tasting.

山形県 · Regional selections

Tateyama Park (Nihon-ichi Park / Azawa Tateyama Castle Ruins Park)

村山地方

A hilltop park in Oe on the site of Atezawa Tateyama Castle, looking down on the bends of the Mogami River.

山形県 · Regional selections

Zao Onsen Dai-rotenburo

村山地方

An open-air bath along the river at Zao Onsen, strongly acidic water running through tubs set at several levels.

山形県 · Regional selections

Gutto Yamagata Yamagata Prefecture Tourist and Local Products Hall

村山地方

A products hall on National Route 13, where goods from across the prefecture can be bought together.

山形県 · Regional selections

Tendo Onsen Roadside Station

村山地方

A roadside station in Tendo, used as a base for touring Yamadera, Zao and the Three Mountains of Dewa.

山形県 · Regional selections

Gassan Shizu Onsen

村山地方

A hot spring at the foot of Gassan in Nishikawa, on the Rokujurigoe road that linked Murayama and Shonai.

山形県 · Regional selections

Yamagata Cherry Land (Kaminoyama Kanko Fruit Park)

村山地方

An orchard on the hills of Kaminoyama, growing plums, grapes and apples as well as cherries.

山形県 · Regional selections

Mount Gassan Eighth Station: Midagahara

庄内地方

A marsh at the eighth station of Gassan, 1,400 metres up, rich in alpine plants.

山形県 · Regional selections

山居倉庫

庄内地方

Rice warehouses built in 1893. Zelkova trees were planted so the afternoon sun would not strike the walls.

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上杉家廟所

置賜地方

Where the lords of the Yonezawa domain are buried. The mausolea of the first lord Kenshin through the twelfth stand among cedars.

山形県 · Regional selections

Sakata Station

庄内地方

Sakata's station, where the Uetsu and Rikuu-West lines meet — the starting point for walking the port town.

山形県 · Regional selections

Roadside Station Shirataka Yana Park and Ayu Chaya

置賜地方

A roadside station in Shirataka, beside a fish weir on the Mogami River, serving sweetfish dishes.

山形県 · Regional selections

Yamagata Uwano Onsen Tenjin-no-Yu

村山地方

A hot spring in Yamagata City with a free-flowing open-air bath of gypsum-mirabilite water, rare in Japan.

山形県 · Regional selections

月山神社

庄内地方

The shrine on the summit of Gassan, the inner sanctuary of the Three Mountains of Dewa.

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Tendo Onsen

村山地方

A hot spring in Tendo. The town makes more shogi pieces than anywhere in Japan and often hosts title matches.

山形県 · Regional selections

Semi Onsen

最上地方

A hot spring along the Oguni River in Mogami town, long called the inner parlour of Shinjo.

山形県 · Regional selections

Kahoku Children's Zoo

村山地方

The only zoo in the prefecture, in Kahoku. Small, but it keeps unusual birds.

山形県 · Regional selections

Paragliding Experience / Nanyo Sky Park

置賜地方

A launch site on Mount Jubuichi in Nanyo. You can drive to the top, and a sea of clouds forms on autumn mornings.

山形県 · Regional selections

Lina World

村山地方

An amusement park in Kaminoyama, about ten minutes by car from Kaminoyama Onsen.

山形県 · Regional selections

Takahashi Fruitland HATAKE STYLE

村山地方

An orchard in Tendo growing organic fruit through the seasons, its greenhouse cherries ripening early.

山形県 · Regional selections

Shimo-Oyu Public Bath

村山地方

The oldest public bathhouse among the outer baths of Kaminoyama Onsen, used daily by local people.

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Omoshiroyama Kogen

村山地方

Uplands east of Yamadera on the Miyagi border, reached on foot from an unstaffed station.

山形県 · Regional selections

Namegawa Otaki Falls

置賜地方

A waterfall in Yonezawa with a drop of about 80 metres, chosen among Japan's hundred finest falls.