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Yamagata Prefecture Local Museum Bunshokan

4.5

193 Reviews

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Yamagata Pref. Yamagatashi Hatagomachi 3-4-51

Yamagata Prefecture Local Museum Bunshokan is located along Prefectural Route 49 in Hatagomachi in the city of Yamagata. It is housed in the remodeled and repurposed former Prefectural Office and Prefectural Assembly Hall (built in 1916). This English Gothic Revival-style building has been designated an Important Cultural Property by the national government. The museum contains exhibits about the remodeling of the building and the history and culture of the prefecture. In addition, it is possible to rent the hall, the meeting rooms, the central courtyard and other areas for various events.

We walked in and no one asked for an entrance fee. Interesting exhibition of the history of the building with many authentic details still present.
Yamagata City Folk Museum (Former Saiseikan Hospital Main Building)

4.0

93 Reviews

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Yamagata Yamagata-shi Kajomachi 1-1

This museum is located inside Kajo Park in Kajo-machi, Yamagata City. Built in 1878 as the prefectural hospital, the “Saiseikan” was relocated and restored, and is now used to exhibit items related to local history and medicine. The building is designated as a National Important Cultural Property.

A beautiful building with a lovely garden in the middle. The exhibits cover medicine in Japan. I was most impressed by the eye chart that used animals.
Tendo Municipal Shogi Museum

3.5

38 Reviews

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Yamagata Pref. Tendoushi Honchou 1-1-1

The Shogi Museum in Tendo city, with a 95% share of Japan’s Shogi piece production, hosts exhibitions explaining how the game was born, how it came to Japan, Shogi around the world, how pieces are made, and displays of famous works by Shogi craftsmen, all to help visitors better understand and appreciate the game. It’s eight minutes’ drive from Tendo Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.

「将棋」といえば「天童」。天童駅内の１Fに「天童市将棋資料館」があります。「将棋のルーツ、歴史」と「将棋の駒作りの職人技」の紹介展示が中心だったかな。ごじんまりとした資料館ですが良い感じでした。ちなみに、天童駅前の郵便ポストには将棋の駒（王将）のオブジェつきでした。まさに「将棋」といえば「天童」。「天童」といえば「将棋」ですね。
Yamagata Prefectural Education Museum

4.0

22 Reviews

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Yamagata Yamagata-shi Midoricho 2-2-8

This museum is in Midori-cho 2-Chome, Yamagata City. The building housing it was built in 1901, formerly the main building of the Yamagata Teacher's Education College, and is a nationally registered Important Cultural Asset. It exhibits materials related to feudal domain and temple elementary schools, and local educational history during and after the second world, as well as materials related to the education college.

駅からは距離があるので直接向かうのであればバスに乗った方がいいです。ルネッサンス様式を基調とした木造建築で趣のある建物でした。この後で文翔館にも向かったのですが、個人的には味わい違いますが、こちらのほうが良かったです。
Kaminoyama Castle Folk Museum

4.0

7 Reviews

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Yamagata Pref. Kaminoyamashi Motojounai 3-7

The ruins of this castle are in the Tsukioka Park in Motojonai, Kamiyama City. Originally this castle was built during the reign of the Mogami as the most southerly fortress of the Yamagata clan, and then refurbished by the Toki clan, after which it acquired the name, The Famous Castle of Ushu because of its magnificent walls. The castle was destroyed upon a national edict in 1692, and today only the moat and stone walls remain. The reconstructed castle is used as a regional museum. In addition to the displayed items, a wonderful view can be had from the uppermost tower.

歴史から自然に関することなどさまざま資料があって勉強になりました。城の一番上から見える景色は最高です。上山市内が一望できます。上山市に来たならばぜひ立ち寄りたいスポットです。
Tendo Municipal Former Higashimurayama County Office Archive

3.5

16 Reviews

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Yamagata Tendo-shi Itsukamachi 2-4-8

This museum conveys the history of Higashimurayama County. The building was constructed as the county office following the implementation of the county system in 1878. The quasi-western building, which has a tower on the third floor, features an eye-catching design with white walls and a red brick roof. It served as a county office, city office, library, and a number of other roles before finally becoming a museum. The well-preserved and historically significant building has been designated as a Tangible Cultural Property of Yamagata Prefecture.

入館料200円で明治初期の洋風建築と幕末から明治の天童周辺の歴史が学べます。ステンドグラスや急な階段、オルガン（弾いてよい）に往時を偲びました。学習室は休憩室にもなっていて、インスタントのコーヒーやココアが無料でいただけます。
Furusawa Sake Brewery Museum

4.5

10 Reviews

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Yamagata Pref. Sagaeshi Marunouchi 3-5-7

This venerable sake brewery museum is in a building where sake was brewed until 1983, and is free to enter. It displays sake brewing equipment like Sawa-style rice polishers (jointly developed by the founder), the koji room for koji making, and large wooden vessels. They also have a tasting corner where guests can try various Furusawa Shuzo sakes.

A museum of a long-established sake brewery (Furusawa shuzo) in Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture. Upon entering, visitors are kindly guided to the museum. The original owner of the brewery was a...
Kahokucho Benibana Museum

4.0

11 Reviews

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Yamagata Pref. Nishimurayamagunkahokuchou Yachi Bo 1143

This is a library museum, founded in 1984, in Kahoku Town, known as the home of safflowers. In this building, the former residence of the wealthy merchant Shirobei Horigome, is preserved over 5,000 household items, weapons and literature. The straw weaving and safflower dying corners allow you to try their hand at these skills, and you can purchase local souvenirs and many safflower products at the museum shop.

紅花資料館の他豪農の雛人形、紅花染めの振り袖の展示があります。出口付近には期間限定半額キャンペーンしてます。
Warabe no Sato Historical and Cultural Art Museum

4.5

8 Reviews

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Yamagata Yamagata-shi Zao Onsen Doji Daira 1138

This museum is on prefectural route 21 in Doshidaira, Zao Onsen, Yamagata City. It encompasses five warehouses and buildings of historical value, including an Anzaisho, or stopping point, used by the Meiji emperor during an official tour of the Tohoku region. The buildings have a variety of materials on display, including items donated by the Imperial family, pieces related to the lords of Yamagata Castle, and papers and texts left behind by artists and writers who have visited Zao. There is also a dining room serving Jidori Soba, made with Zao-grown organic buckwheat and free-range chicken.

We didn’t have time to go to the museum, but we had a good lunch at the restaurant that is in an old house on the museum grounds. Although the food at this restaurant was rather ordinary, the place...
Basho, Seifu History Museum

4.5

3 Reviews

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Yamagata Obanazawa Nakamachi 5-36

About a 10-minute drive from the JR Oishida Station, this library museum is dedicated to archiving and displaying artifacts related to Matsuo Basho, author of Okunohosomichi, ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’, and to the merchant prince and haiku poet of Obanazawa, Suzuki Seifu. The building, a replica and refurbishment of the architecture of a late Edo period merchant residence, is a treasure on its own. The warehouse is provided with latticed shutters for fire prevention, and the main building is a chumon-zukuri structure with a bisecting earthen hallway. In addition to introducing the friendly relationship of the two poets, the museum also displays artifacts related to the life and history of Obanazawa, hosting special exhibits, presentations, and exhibit commentary.

芭蕉の句に合わせて地元の人達がつくった豆人形が展示されています。それぞれの句の場景を再現しているものですが、和風ドールハウスみたいで可愛かったです。
Oishida Municipal History and Folklore Museum

4.0

3 Reviews

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Yamagata Kitamurayama-gun Oishidamachi Oishida Otsu 37-6

Just a 10-minute walk from the JR Oishida Station, this museum houses and displays historical, cultural, anthropological, and seafaring related historical artifacts of Oishidamachi Town, which flourished from their river trade on the Mogami River that runs through the town from the south to the north. Also displayed are cultural treasures and works by famous artists from the regiona including Matsuo Basho, Masaoka Shiki, and Saito Mokichi; the western-styled artist, Kanayama Heizo, and the Japanese-styled artist Komatsu Hitoshi. On the premises is the Chokin Shaoku cottage, in which Saito Mokichi resided during the evacuation, and from which many an exceptional song was penned, later to be included in the songbook Shirokiyama.

斎藤茂吉が昭和21年2月から翌年11月まで暮らした家。四季を通じて、この家に住み、歌を読んだのかと思います。ただの家ですが、不思議な魅力を感じました。
Sagae Folk Museum

3.0

3 Reviews

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Yamagata Sagae-shi Sagae Nagaoka Hei 2707

This museum is located inside Sagae Park in Sagae Nagaoka, Sagae City. Ancient articles are exhibited there, such as historical records and folk materials from the Nishimurayama County period, and artifacts excavated from the historical ruins in the surrounding area. The museum is housed in the former Nishimurayama County government office and assembly hall, both of which have been designated as Tangible Cultural Properties of the prefecture.

4月中旬辺りから5月にかけて郷土館のある寒河江公園で行われる桜・つつじまつり期間中は、入館無料です。公園の桜を見たついでに寄りましたが、郷土館の辺りでも桜が咲いていて、野点などのイベントが行われていました。館内では寒河江の人々の暮らしの道具や資料などの展示、郷土の名士の解説などがありました。
Nakayama Municipal Museum of Local History and Culture

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Yamagata Higashimurayama-gun Nakayamamachi Nagasaki 6005

Nakayama Muncipal Museum of Local History and Culture is located in the Central Community Center, a five-minute walk from JR Dewa-Nagasaki Station. It presents materials about the inland rural culture of the town of Nakayama, based on growing rice and fruit and boat transportation on the Mogami River. Archeological materials, documents, and folklore items, and other historic items are organized by theme into easily understood exhibits. The permanent exhibition includes materials related to the Iwaya Juhachiya Kannon popular observances, which are National Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties. Outside the museum, visitors can see a recreation of an ancient pit dwelling. In addition, the museum also offers lectures and history classes, which foster a deeper affection for the region on the part of the local people.
Higashi no Mori

3.5

7 Reviews

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Yamagata Higashine-shi Honmaru Higashi 3-1

広く立派な建物で、無料で入館できます。伝承館、歴史資料館では、東根で出没した古墳時代の展示や民具が充実してました。他には、書院作りの部屋やホールもありました。併設のカフェがあり、郷土のお土産物も置いてあります。
Oemachi History Folk customs Museum

5.0

1 Reviews

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Yamagata Nishimurayama-gun Oemachi Hongotei 373-1

齋藤家の母屋と土蔵を中央公民館脇に解体、移築したものでした。最近リニューアルしたようで美しかったですね！！
Wakaki Kaitaku History Museum

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Yamagata Higashine-shi Osanagi Dori 1-chome
Suigo Terazu Museum

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Yamagata Tendo-shi Tonaishinden 1656
Tendo Folk Art

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Yamagata Tendo-shi Tendonaka 2-3-10
Turkish‧Sakuranbo Hall

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Yamagata Sagae-shi Yakuwa Kawara 919-6
Risshakuji Temple Shrine repository

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Yamagata Yamagata-shi Yamadera 4456-1

Yamagata Murayama Area

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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.