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Wild Yeast Pizzeria Sakuramaru

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamagata Nanyo-shi Niirone 513-3
Retreat plus (Retreat Plus)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamagata Nagai-shi Hirano 4164-9 Nagai Dam Observation Deck
Endo Fish store

Shopping

Yamagata Nanyo-shi 2616
Shinrai-ken

3.0

1 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamagata Nagai-shi Aramachi 4-1

長井といえば馬肉ラーメンが有名。土曜昼下がり訪問。駐車場は隣のドラッグストア利用が便利。支那そば普通６５０円。客層はほぼジモティ。女将との世間話に花が咲きます。当日の山形は猛暑日一歩手前。冷やどん７００円注文率高し。お持ち帰りに馬肉チャーシューがオススメ。山形名物「冷しラーメン」の長井市飯豊町近辺の呼称が冷やどんとか。もともと「冷しどんぶり」と呼ばれていたものが冷やどんと言われるようになり、当店で...
Japanese-Western Style Confectionery Maruya

Shopping

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Ogunimachi Sakaemachi 21

This Japanese style patisserie is in Sakae-machi, Oguni Town, Nishiokitama County. Their popular Akebiyaki, made with white sweet bean paste wrapped in dorayaki dough won an award at the 26th annual Japanese Sweet Awards in Hiroshima. They also make and sell treats from Oguni specialties, like Yubeshi and Monaka.
Forest Therapy [R] BaseNukumidaira Beech Forest

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Ogunimachi Kotamagawa

This forest is in Kotamagawa, Oguni Town, Nishiokitama County. It's at 400 to 500 meters above sea level, at the foot of the Iide mountain range. It has about 5.5 kilometers of hiking trail, with walks through beech forest, and they offer programs like therapy tours, forest yoga, and other activities. There are also local lodging facilities like Iide-Sanso villa offering day-use hot spring baths and more.
Matagi no Sato Exchange Center

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Ogunimachi Kotamagawa 535-1

This gallery is in Kotamagawa, Oguni Town, Nishiokitama County. It offers exhibits related to the region's tradition of Matagi winter hunting. There is also a restaurant serving set meals using local ingredients, and a shop selling local specialties like mountain vegetable.
Shiroi Mori Auto Campground

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Ogunimachi Gomizawa 511-8

This auto campground is in Gomizawa, Oguni Town, Nishiokitama County. It offers camping fun in the natural scenery of the Arakawa River source. The river's opposite bank holds the lodging and community center Shiroi Mori Koryu Center Rifure, where campers can use the bathing facilities at a discount, as well as enjoy wood crafting classes (reservations required).
Komorido no Sakura

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Shiratakamachi Ayukai Sakura 3347

This cherry blossom viewing spot is in Sakuradate, Ayukai, Shirataka Town, Nishiokitama County. Located in one corner of the Ayukai Castle ruins, it holds an Edo-higanzakura cherry tree that is said to be over 1,000 years old. Its name, Komori-do, means “nursemaid temple,” and comes from a story about how a nursemaid was deified as a child-guardian Bodhisattva after raising the castle lord's sickly child into healthy adulthood. It is now a prefectural Natural Monument.
Senrian

4.5

9 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Shiratakamachi Hirono 1656

This soba shop is in Hirono, Shirataka Town, Nishiokitama County. They stone-grind Fukushima prefecture-grown soba for their flour, and cut it into thin white noodles, different from normal country style soba, in hand-made 100% soba noodles. They only serve mori-soba basket soba, with pickles and a daily side dish. They also have a selection of Dewazakura sakes.

蕎麦粉100%蕎麦粉を使ったもりそばのみのメニューでした。素朴で美味しかったです。もりそばと漬物と胡桃豆腐?がついて800円。もりそばは、追加がききます。良かったです。又機会があれば、行きたいです。
Yakushi-zakura Cherry

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Shiratakamachi Takadama 3663

This cherry tree is in Takadama, Shirataka Town, Nishiokitama County. It's an Edo-higanzakura cherry planted on the grounds of the Yakushi-do temple, and is about 10 meters high. Stories tell that it was planted by Shogun Sakanoue no Tamuramaro when he came to this land as part of his conquest of the north. This would mean the tree is some 1,200 years old. It is a prefectural Natural Monument.
Juni no Sakura

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Shiratakamachi Yamaguchi 4006-2

This cherry tree is in Yamaguchi, Shirataka Town, Nishiokitama County. It receives its name from its place next to the Juni Yakushi-do (twelfth Yakushi temple). It is about 400 years old, and as the third generation of great tree here, and when it is in bloom there are shops selling local specialty Yonaka no Kaimochi sweets. In addition, there are several other trees in the same town that are over 500 years old.
Hana no Yakata

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Shiratakamachi Juo 1707-1

This activity center is in Juo, Shirataka Town, Nishiokitama County. This lodging house lets you experience life on a farm in this safflower farming village, with seasonal activities like picking the safflowers and using them in dyeing, fruit picking, making taro hotpot imoni, skiing, and more. They also have a safflower field ownership system, and you can also join some activities without staying as a guest (reservations required).
Anchin-do

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Shiratakamachi Juo 2464-2

This Japanese confectioner is on national route 348 in Juo, Shirataka Town, Nishiokitama County. They're famous for their Dekakintsuba, made with flame-roasted Hokkaido-grown adzuki beans kept almost whole. There are popular flavors like chestnut, white bean paste, and matcha, as well. In addition, they have dorayaki buns, marble cake, and other Japanese treats.
Shirataka Town Furusato Forest Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Shiratakamachi Juo 5687-8

This park is in Juo, Shirataka Town, Nishiokitama County. Adjacent to Taka no Yu Onsen Palace Matsukaze, it is outfitted with tennis courts, golf practice ranges, field activity equipment and a large play installation. There is also a campground, and you can use Palace Matsukaze for day-use onsen bathing.
Kannon-ji Temple Kannon-do (Miyama Kannon)

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Shiratakamachi Miyama 3315-1

This temple is in Miyama, ShiratakaTown, Nishiokitama County. It isn't clear when it was founded. The principal object of worship is the Senju Kannon statue, made in the Heian period, and this is the eighth temple on the Okitama 33 Kannon Pilgrimage. The Kannon-do hall was built in the late Muromachi period, and is considered the oldest structure in the prefecture. It is a nationally registered Important Cultural Asset.
Donoiri-zakura Cherry

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Shiratakamachi Asadachi Haguro Iri 4396

This cherry tree is in Asadachi Haguroiri, Shirataka Town, Nishiokitama County. A 680 year-old Edo-higanzakura cherry and prefectural Natural Monument, it got its name from a story about the 11th lord of the Yonezawa domain, Uesugi Narisada stopping here. There are several other trees in the same town that are over 500 years old, and in spring they hold the Shirataka Kotenzakura no Sato Cherry Festival.
Doriimu Farm

Shopping

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Shiratakamachi Kurofuji 9053-30

This farm direct shop is on national route 287 in Kurofuji, Shirataka Town, Nishiokitama County. They offer fresh fruits and vegetables from growers in Shirataka, as well as fresh flowers, handmade pickles, soft-serve ice cream and more. They also offer a rice sales and polishing shop where you can buy organic rice grown using green manure and duck pest control. They also have a strawberry tourist garden from March through May.
Akasaka no Yakushi-zakura Cherry

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Shiratakamachi Minowada 1071

This cherry tree is in Akasaka, Minowada, Shirataka Town, Nishiokitama County. A 970 year old Edo-higanzakura cherry tree, it's also a prefectural Natural Monument. There are several other trees in the same town that are over 500 years old, and in spring they hold the Shirataka Kotenzakura no Sato Cherry Festival.
Genryu no Mori Center

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Nishiokitama-gun Iidemachi Sugo 669-3

This information center is in forest park in Genryu no Mori, in Sugo, Iide Town, Nishiokitama County. They have an exhibit of materials related to the forest, a shop selling handicrafts, a playground with wooden play equipment, a rest area, and a film hall. They also offer a full program of activities with forestry classes, adventure classes, pottery classes, and craft classes.

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Yamagata Areas

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.