Spots in Okitama Area Area

  • Denkoku-no-Mori Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum
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    3.5
    90 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamagata Pref. Yonezawashi Marunouchi 1-2-1
    A museum dedicated to the Uesugi clan. Take a bus from Yonezawa Station and get off at the “Uesugijinja-mae” stop. The museum building incorporates traditional Japanese elements and is designed to mesh well with the surrounding scenery. Its collection of several thousand items relating to the Uesugi clan includes National Treasure-designated folding screens depicting the streets of Kyoto at the time from overhead, and the Uesugi-ke Monjo, a large collection of ancient writings and documents. Highlights include an exhibit in the museum’s permanent display collection which uses CG to give visitors a glimpse into the culture and lifestyle of the world of the Uesugi foling screens, as well as the Yozan Theater exhibit, which dramatizes the reforms Uesugi Yozan implemented in the domain’s government.

    かなり久しぶりに米沢市に来たら、立派なホールができていて、驚きました。 このホールは、山形県立の「置賜文化ホール」と米沢市立の「米沢市上杉博物館」からなる県と市の合築施設との事です。 常設展示室では、上杉の歴史と文化をテーマに構成されていました。 「上杉本洛中洛外図屏風」の中を疑似体験できる「洛中洛外図の世界」があり、また鷹山公の実像や改革の苦難時代を紹介する「鷹山シアター」を体験しました。 初め...

  • Matsugasaki Park (Yonezawa Castle Ruins)
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    4.0
    92 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamagata Pref. Yonezawashi Marunouchi 1-4-13
    A 10-minute bus ride from Yonezawa Station. Records state that the castle which once stood here was built in 1238 and was used as a residence by the Nagai clan, Date clan, Gamo clan, Naoe clan, and Uesugi clan. The castle was demolished in 1873 and the site made open to the general public as a park for the next seven years. In 1857, the site was turned into a municipal park as part of an urban planning project. The park is surrounded by a 20 to 36 meter wide, 800 meter long moat. Also a renowned destination for cherry blossoms, 200 cherry trees surround the moat and are lit up at night during the blooming season, creating spectacular scenery with their pink blossoms and the red castle bridge reflecting off the surface of the water.

    Yonezawa matsuri is a special matsuri since it commemorates a famous historical battle between two samourai clans. The battle is on the last day of the matsuri and it is worth seeing it. In case of...

  • Uesugi Clan Mausoleum
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    4.0
    80 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamagata Pref. Yonezawashi Gobyou 1-5-30
    Just a 5-minute walk from the Gobyo-mae bus stop on the Yamako bus line bound for Onogawa Onsen. This is a cemetery with 11 generations of the Uesugi clan, notably Prince Uesugi Kenshin down to Narisada, interred in beautiful wood structured mausoleums. It is known for being the resting place of Uesugi Kenshin, a famous warrior during Japan's civil war. This cemetery was the 5th to be designated in 1984 as a National Historic Landmark for former feudal lords. During the Uesugi Yukitoro stone lantern Festival illumination, the snow covered stone and paper lanterns are lit making for otherworldly serene atmosphere. The neighboring Houonji Temple was transported from Mt. Kasuga and rebuilt as the Uesugi family temple.

    初代上杉謙信公から斉定、そして茂憲の供養塔がある上杉家代々の墓所。特に見たかった謙信公、赤穂浪士で有名な綱憲、名君治憲公の霊廟が見れて感動しました。余談ですが、謙信公の養父で同じく越後春日山から遺骸を運ばれた山内上杉憲政の墓は南米沢駅近くの照陽寺にあります。

  • Sake Museum, Toko Brewery
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    4.0
    71 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamagata Pref. Yonezawashi Omachi 2-3-22 Yanagi Town Upper Street
    This library museum is located in Oh-machi, Yonezawa City, the Kojima Sake Brewery, the producer of the choice sake, Toko. One can learn about the culture and history of sake making through this exhibit displaying the old instruments and records housed in the sake cellar that has been renovated, while preserving the original structure. In the permanent exhibit room, the feudal lord Uesugi Yozan Hall, is displayed materials pertaining to feudal lord Uesugi Yosan, the ancient head of the Yonezawa clan. Here one can learn of his government and character.

    Awesome sake museum with tasting options! The descriptions are in English and the staff are very friendly. The museum explains well the history of their sake, how it was made and its development. The...

  • Ubayu Onsen Masugataya
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    4.0
    57 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Yamagata Pref. Yonezawashi Osawa Yu Yu 1
    This hot spring resort is deep in the mountains at Osawaubayu, Yonezawa City. Boasting 450-years history, you can take a bath at the stand-alone Masugataya inn that's been in the same family for 17 generations. The simple acidic sulfur hot spring water is a bluish milky white. Located about 1,300 meters above sea level in the Azuma Mountain Range, people love its open-air bath where you can absorb the beauty of the quiet valley deep in the mountains.

    JR峠駅から送迎バス(要予約)で約25分、徒歩だと2時間半です。手前に位置する滑川温泉からは徒歩で1時間です。 とても立派な建物ですが館内も清掃が行き届いておりピカピカです。客室はすべて洗浄便座のトイレ付き。従業員の方々の対応も良かったです。クレジットカードは使えません。 温泉は硫黄泉の源泉かけ流し。内湯は男女別ですが3つある露天は女性専用時間をのぞき混浴です。三方を断崖に囲まれた野趣あふれ...

  • Uesugi-jinja Shrine
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamagata Pref. Yonezawashi Marunouchi 1-4-13
    A Shinto shrine located in Marunouchi, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. The shrine is dedicated to Uesugi Kenshin, a famous commander during the Warring States period and ancestor of the future lord of Yonezawa Domain. The shrine was built on the site of Yonezawa Castle in 1876 and designated an Imperial Shrine of Special Status in 1902. The shrine was destroyed in the Great Yonezawa Fire in 1919; the current buildings were reconstructed in 1923, and visitors can view the beautiful Japanese architecture of the shrine’s main shrine and front shrine. Treasures passed down in the Uesugi clan are kept in the shrine’s Keishoden hall, and many tourists come to view them year round.

    上杉景勝、直江兼続の甲冑は迫力があり、これらは見応え十分。 しかし、展示物が少ない。 良いにしようか、普通にしようか迷いつつ、展示物の少なさが頭にちらつくと後者の評価に。

  • Tengendaikogen Ropeway and Ski Lift
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    4.0
    25 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamagata Pref. Yonezawashi Sumomoyama 12118-6
    This ropeway links Yumoto Station with Tengendai Kogen Station on Sumomoyama. It carries passengers up 400 meters in about five minutes. The shop at the station sells Kogen Soft Ice Cream, coffee and tea made with Azuma natural spring water, and round konnyaku, a famous local product. From the windows of the ropeway cars, visitors can see the Iide Mountain Range and other natural wonders in the surrounding area.

    紅葉の見頃だと聞き、ロープウェイで標高1,350mの天元台高原まで登った。さらにリフト3本つないで1,820mまで登れるそうだが、上の斜面には雪が張り付いているし、結構な寒さなので眺めるだけにした。お目当ての紅葉ばあまりパッとしない。地元の人の話では「夏場に雨が多かったので今年はまったくダメ!」とのこと。期待通りにはいかなかったが、それでも下界では味わえない山の紅葉を楽しめた。

  • Matsugasaki-jinja Shrine
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    3.5
    48 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamagata Pref. Yonezawashi Marunouchi 1-1
    This shrine is located across from the Yonezawa castle remains in Marunouchi, Yonezawa City. Uesugi Youzan, the chief of the historic Yonezawa clan, is enshrined here as well as Uesugi Kagekatsu and Naoe Kanetsugu. The primary annual festivals are in April and September. The April festival draws many worshipers and visitors, as it falls during the local major Yonezawa Uesugi Festival.

    As one walks up to the main entrance to the Uesugi Shrine, there is a shrine off to the right. It is worth a few minutes to visit, either before or after visiting the main event.

  • Roadside Station Takahata
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    4.0
    24 Reviews
    Transportation
    Yamagata Pref. Higashiokitamaguntakahatamachi Akutsu 2072-1
    Roadside Station Takahata is located along the Shichikashuku Highway in Akutsu in the town of Takahata. In addition to a farmers' market and a souvenir store, there is a restaurant serving dishes such as homemade soba noodles. On the other side of the road is a park with an archeological museum, where visitors can learn about ancient Japan, from the Jomon period to the Kofun period.

    国道113号沿いにある山形県東置賜郡高畠町にある道の駅です。一体何十台停まれるのだろうと思うぐらい駐車場が大きいです。 それと国道を挟んで目の前には「まほろば古の里歴史公園」や「安久津八幡神社」があり、ご近所には「瓜割石庭公園」や「犬の宮」「猫の宮」などもあり、この周辺の観光の拠点に便利な場所です。コンビニも近いです。 広い駐車場にしては車中泊をしている人は少なく、目の前の国道も夜間は通りが少なく...

  • Kasugasan Rinsenji Temple
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    3.5
    27 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamagata Yonezawa-shi Rinsenji 1-2-3
    This temple is just a two-minute walk from either the Yamadaiseimon or the Nichumae bus stops, taking the Yonezawa city bus transit from the JR Yonezawa Station. This Jodo sect temple is the family temple of Yonezawa domain’s Uesugi dynasty and the Naoe Kanetsugu family. The temple was established when Uesugi Kagekatsu erected a large temple on this current site in 1617, The temple was modeled after the Rinsenji Temple in Takada, of Echigo (modern day Joetsu City, Niigata) from where Uesugi hailed. The current sanctum was rebuilt after it was consumed by fire in 1732. The graves of the companions of the Uesugi clan, including Uesugi’s wife, and Naoe Kanetsugu and his wife are on the premises.

    こちらの庭園が《米沢三庭園》の一つであることを知り 訪問しました。 庭園そのものは 山形市で鑑賞した[洗心庵]や[もみじ公園]と比較すると 美しさにおいて 相違を感じましたが 米沢独特のお墓《万年塔(万年堂)》は 非常に印象に残りました、初めて目にした 形状だったので(米沢の方にとって 普通なのかも知れませんが)。《直江兼続》が米沢の防衛や堤防の補強を考慮し 発案したようですが このような 多機能...

  • Former Yonezawa High Technical School Main Building
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    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...

  • Mahoroba Onsen Takahata-machi Taiyokan
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Yamagata Higashiokitama-gun Takahatamachi Yamazaki 200-1
    Mahoroba Onsen Takahata-machi Taiyokan is a community hot spring facility that doubles as the JR Takahata Station. Its distinctive pointed roofs are inspired by the hometown of fairy tale author Hirosuke Hamada, and is illuminated in the evening. The alkaline simple spring is said to be effective against nerve pain and exhaustion. In addition to the host spring facility, the building contains a restaurant and a shop that is a convenient place for buying souvenirs. Other convenient services for visitors as a base for tourism include a free parking lot, a tourist information center, and bicycle rental.

    [旧高畠鉄道・高畠駅(国登録有形文化財)]と[高畠ワイナリー]を訪問する為 こちらに立ち寄りました。《温泉》施設が隣接するJR駅は 全国にあちこちありますが JR駅舎内に《温泉》施設を持ったJR駅で珍しく、《観光案内所》《レストラン》《売店》の機能もあります。《観光案内所》の機能として 高畠エリアの案内と レンタサイクルの貸し出し(3時間迄 500円、3時間越 800円)が可能です。 今回[旧高畠...

  • Roadside Station Kawanominato Nagai
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    3.5
    12 Reviews
    Transportation
    Yamagata Pref. Nagaishi Higashimachi 2-50
    Roadside Station Kawanominato Nagai is located along National Route 287 in Higashi-machi in the city of Nagai. In addition to a shop that sells local products and food and provides tourist information, it also includes an area with exhibits of the local culture and customs. It has a full range of the latest facilities, including free rental bicycles, a free circulating tour bus, and charging stations for electric vehicles.

    何もない山の上のホテル朝日自然館で2泊過ごす前に、ここに寄って食材を買いだめた。規格外桃の詰め放題5百円はお買い得であった。固めで甘すぎない上品な味であった。いろんな色プチトマトもおいしかった。地のお菓子も多く出されていて楽しかった。

  • Namegawa Hot Springs Fukushimaya
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    4.5
    10 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Yamagata Pref. Yonezawashi Osawa 15
    This is a secreted hot spring in Oaza Osawa, Yonezawa City. Since the discovery of this spring 250 years ago, the Fukushimaya has been the sole protector of these springs. These waters are famous for their milky white spring water boiling out of three sources. Located at an elevation of 850 meters within the mountains, this lodging is surrounded by lush nature including one of Japan's top 100 waterfalls, the Namegawa Great Falls.

    Namegawa, Ubayu, and wonderful hidden hot springs are scattered near the Itaya Pass on the border of Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures. Namegawa Onsen has indoor and outdoor baths, where you can...

  • Miyasaka Archaeological Museum
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    3.5
    20 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    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。

  • Roadside Station Shirataka Yana Park, Ayu Chaya
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    4.0
    18 Reviews
    Transportation
    Yamagata Pref. Nishiokitamagunshiratakamachi Shimoyama 661-1
    This roadside station is along National Route 287 in Shimoyama, Shirataka Town. In addition to a souvenir shop selling local produce and products, Japan's largest yana (ayu fish) farm for tourism is located here. One can join a yana fishing experience under the guidance of an experienced and knowledgeable yana fisherman, and can enjoy various yana dishes at the diner including salt grilled yana lunch specials or yana sashimi (limited to June through October).

    以前の体験ですが・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ もともと設置されたヤナ公園の施設を改装して、後から道の駅の認可を得た場所です。周辺の国道にはヤナ公園の道路標識が沢山ありましたが、その全てが道の駅のマークを追加で設置したものになっていました。単なる公園と比較すれば、24時間トイレが利用できるのはドライバーにとってはありがたいことです。今回の訪問では、地元の和菓子屋が出品している栗入りの「でかき...

  • Daishoji Temple (Kameoka Monju Temple)
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    4.0
    17 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamagata Pref. Higashiokitamaguntakahatamachi Kameoka 4028-1
    This temple is in Kameoka, Takahata Town, Higashiokitama County. Its origin dates to 807 when a statue of the Bodhisattva Manjusri imported from China's Mt. Wutai was installed on imperial order. The image in the temple's Kameoka Manjusrido is counted among Japan's top three Manjusri statues. Many people pray there for scholastic achievement. During exam season, Exam Passing Rice blessed by the temple's head priest is sold in limited quantities at area shops and supermarkets around the prefecture.

    日本三文殊の一つに数えられるのが亀岡文殊です。 知恵をつかさどる文殊菩薩をまつっています。 平安時代の大同2(807)年に当時の奈良東大寺住職が、中国五台山より伝来した文殊菩薩を、亀岡の地に移したのがはじまりと伝えられています。 高くそびえ立つ杉の木が参道の入り口で、文殊堂へは、10〜15分ほど歩きます(登り坂)。 古い石像がいくつもありました。 こちらの文殊堂は、直江兼続公のゆかりの地でもある...

  • Okitama Area Tourist Information Center ASK
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    3.5
    17 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    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。

  • Hirosuke Hamada Memorial Hall
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    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。

  • Oitama Onsen Tama no Yu
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Yamagata Pref. Yonezawashi Kaminida 2300-1
    This day use facility is in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture. It uses two sources of different water types: alkaline simple spring and sodium chloride spring, constantly supplied 100% “kakenagashi” style. It is equipped with a variety of baths, including wide indoor baths offer a view of natural scenery you can enjoy lying down, and black granite outdoor baths. Their steam sand bath, using extremely pure crystal sand, is quite popular.

    入浴料は非常に手頃。とてもきれいな温泉で、とにかく露天風呂から見える田園風景と山々が最高。休憩場所は広くない。地元の方との交流も楽しめる。とてもおすすめしたい!

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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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