Best Spots In Yamagata

Enjoy the Old Townscape In Hot Spring AreaGinzan Onsen

It used to be a flourishing place for mining silver, and recently it is a popular hot spring resort where you can enjoy the old townscape. I was impressed by the beautiful cityscape more than I expected. Even if you don't stay, the car park is located about 5 minutes walk from the old town.

A Mountain Shrine Known For Matsuo Basho's Haiku And The Snowscape Of A Mountain PathHoujyu-san Risshaku-ji Temple

The Risshaku-ji shrine is known as a mountain shrine appears in haiku composed by Basho. Its snowscape is as good as the season of singing cicadas. When you visit the shrine, please be careful where you step.

The World's Best Jellyfish Exhibition Type Is the Jellyfish Dream HallKamo Aquarium

The only aquarium in Yamagata prefecture. The appearance of various jellyfish floating is fantastic and soothing. In particular, the aquarium "Jellyfish Dream Theater" where about 10,000 moon jellyfish float is a masterpiece! It is a recommended sightseeing spot in Yamagata because it is full of attractions other than jellyfish such as sea lion shows and the admission fee is 1000 yen, which is a reasonable price. It is crowded on Saturdays and Sundays, so it is recommended to visit on weekdays or at the same time as the museum opens at 9 am.

Ice Monsters! Snow Trees Covered With Ice & SnowZao

These fir trees covered with snow and ice have so strange shapes that they're called 'Ice Monster'! On every around February, you can enjoy snow trees, skiing and walking at the top of the mountains in Zao, Yamagata Pref.◎Access: take bus from Yamagata Station to Zao Onsen Hot Spring Town. Parking lot is available for cars. Take ropeway from Zao Onsen, and you can see the snow trees from the mountain top. By the way, humid coldness is unbearable, you must make doubly sure for winter clothes!

A Beautiful Old Cherry Blossom Tree, Kubo Zakura Of Isazawa, One Of Okitama Cherry Blossom CorridorKubo Zakura OF Isazawa

In Okitama, a southern part of Yamagata Prefecture, there're some single old cherry blossom trees like a corridor. Among them, Kubo Zakura of Isazawa is famous. It's lit up at night, and the 1200 years old cherry tree has elegant and tasteful atmosphere!◎10 min by car from Nagai Station, and the parkin area is available. If you can't drive a car, it's better to take part in some tour.

The Wide Starmine Filled Up The Sky Above The Mogami RiverSakata Firework Show

The biggest attraction of Sakata Firework Show is The Wide Starmine expanding as long as 2 km in width. With music, the colorful fireworks paint over the sky, it's very impressive moment.

A Fresh Fruit Parfait You Can Eat At The OrchardHATAKE Cafe

you can eat this gorgeous parfait at a café beside the orchard harvesting the specialties in Yamagata, cherries and pears. You could bring the fruits you gather to your home and enjoy them at a café in advance.

Nostalgia Of Post-station Town! A Historical National Route & A Tangible Cultural Property Of Ushu-kaido HighwayNarageshuku

Thinking about Sankin-kotai (a policy of Edo period) on the arched stone bridge built in Meiji period. Enter the old house and enjoy listening to the history in Tohoku dialect and hospitality.

Japanese Sweets Made From Much Of Nature Blessing Of YamagataGarden Cafe Nishiki

Garden Cafe Nishiki offers Japanese sweets that you can taste the natural foodstuffs of Yamagata like Ohagi with Dadacha-mame bean flour which is a specialty of this area. A tea time while you see the garden with seasonal beautiful nature is the best thing to feel relaxed.◎Open 11:00-18:00. Close: Thursdays, the second and forth Saturdays.

Chinese Noodle With Japanese Soup? The Local Specialty 'Tori Chūka'Soba Dokoro KIMURA

'Tori (Chicken) Chūka' is a hybrid noodle dish that has Japanese soba noodle soup and Chinese ramen noodle. Among many restaurants, I like Soba Dokoro KIMURA's cool Tori Soba that you can eat easily in hot summer.◎Opening hours 11:00-20:00. Regular holiday: Wednesdays

Yonezawa Beef HamburgerHikosen

It's a gorgeous hamburger with one hundred fifty grams of Yonezawa Beef paté, Awaji Island's famous onion, and quality raw bacon pancetta!

Onsen Hotel With A Beautiful Japanese GardenAtsumi Onsen Tachihbana-ya

I take a morning bath and play with carp and wild birds…. You can feed them in good season and enjoy the open garden. It's good to sleep long, but to have a morning time leisurely is also good here.◎Free pickup bus is available. After arrival, you can eat Tokoroten while watching this garden. For dinner, they prepare the local specialties as well as gorgeous dishes.