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Mogami Area

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Mogami River Basyo Line Descent

4.0

63 Reviews

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Yamagata Pref. Mogamiguntozawamura Furukuchi 86-1

This boat trip descends the Mogami River. They're regular route covers about 12 kilometers from Furukuchi Pier in Furukuchi, Tozawa Village to Kusanagi Pier. It operates every day of the year. The hour-long journey lets visitors enjoy the seasonal views of the Mogami Gorge. The songs of the well-trained boatmen are one of the highlights, and on occasion they'll break into mimicry or sing in Korean. They also offer a variety of special plans, like a course that takes in Shiraito Falls from April to November and a cool of the evening cruise in July and August where you can watch the sun set from the Mogami River.

戸澤藩船番所で乗船券を購入し、坂を降りて、古口港から出発します。ここから草薙港まで、12kmの定期航路は通年営業で、冬でも乗船できます。基本的には船頭さんのお話を聞きながら、両岸の滝を眺め、のんびり川を下っていきますが、途中何箇所か流れが早い部分があり、スリルを楽しめます。しかし、川の水量によって、そのスリル度は異なるようです。今回は大雪の後で、水量が多く、スリルを楽しむ事が出来ました...
Roadside Station Tozawa

3.0

30 Reviews

Transportation

Yamagata Pref. Mogamiguntozawamura Kuraoka 3704-12

Roadside Station Tozawa is located along the Tsuruoka Highway in Kuraoka in the village of Tozawa. One of its unusual features is Koraikan, which recreates the culture and history of Korea, and in addition to local village specialties, it sells Korean cooking ingredients and cosmetics. The restaurant serves Pork Kimuchi Ramen and Tozawa-Style Chilled Noodles, as well as Bibimbap and other Korean dishes. There is also a fast food counter that serves specially made Chijimi (Korean-style savory pancakes) and full meals.

韓国風の建物が並ぶ道の駅でした。説明によると戸沢村が韓国のどこかの都市と友好関係があり、それを契機として道の駅のデザインを韓国風にしたようです。ただ、道の駅の設置時期を見ると、第一次韓流ブームの真っ最中で、ついつい流行にのってしまったようですね。
Yumeria Railway Gallery

3.5

28 Reviews

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Yamagata Shinjo-shi Tamonmachi 1-2

This railroad museum was opened inside Exchange Center Yumeria's Mogami Experience Hall in front of Shinjo Station in Tamonmachi, Shinjo City. Exhibits include railroad photos, merchandise, and dioramas provided by a railroad museum in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture.

新庄駅にある複合施設。閑散とした空間が広がっていた。ハコモノの典型的な存在。光熱費も、もったいないと思う。
Mogami Product Shop

4.0

25 Reviews

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Yamagata Shinjo-shi Tamonmachi 1-2

This local specialty shop is inside the community center Yumeria, in front of Shinjo Station in Tamon-machi, Shinjo City. They sell seasonal wild vegetable and fruits, processed foods like miso and natto, as well as baked treats and crafts, and local specialties from the eight cities, towns and villages of the Mogami area. Their Kujiramochi, a Shinjo specialty, is quite popular.

山形新幹線の始発駅、新庄駅に隣接したゆめりあという施設に入っている物産館に入ってみます。山形県内というよりは最上地方の物産が多くありなかなか良かったです。お米やお蕎麦も気になりましたが初めて見た大阪屋さんこあじさいオーダマンドというお菓子を購入。ほんのり甘めのクッキーが美味しかったです。
Former Ariji Family Residence (Hojin no Ie)

4.5

16 Reviews

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Yamagata Mogami-gun Mogamimachi Sakai

This historic building, designated as an Important Cultural Property, is located along National Route 47 in Sakaida, Mogami Town, Mogami County. It was the residence of the headman of the village on the border with the domain of Sendai; “Hojin” refers to an official who guards the border. It is considered to be the “House of the Hojin” (Hojin no Ie) described in The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Matsuo Basho, who stayed at this house and left behind the line of poetry “Bitten by fleas and lice, / I slept in a bed, / A horse urinating all the time / Close by my pillow.”

松尾芭蕉が、蚤虱馬の尿する枕もと、と奥の細道に綴った、ゆかりの宿。宮城県と山形県の県境である境田にあり、昔は国境を守る役人の家だったそうです。内部見学は有料ですが、馬やが家の中にあり、芭蕉の句がしのばれます。
Shinjo Furusato History Center

4.0

13 Reviews

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Yamagata Pref. Shinjoushi Horibatamachi 4-74

This museum displays about 10,000 pieces of items related to domestic life. Shinjo once prospered as a castle town, and you can learn about its history and culture here. In the festival hall, they display two of the leading floats used in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Shinjo festival. They also have films of the festival on display. In the Living National Treasure Silversmith Hoseki Okuyama Memorial Room and Western Painter Zenjiro Chikaoka Memorial Room, pieces by these master artists are always on display.

山車会館には、重要無形民俗文化財にも指定された新庄まつりの山車２台の展示。やっぱり迫力が違いますね。まるで生きているかのような人形も目を見張るものだと思います。
Tozawahan Funabansho

3.5

9 Reviews

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Yamagata Pref. Mogamiguntozawamura Furukuchi 86-1

This river port is about five minutes on foot from JR Furukuchi Station. It serves sightseeing boats that ply the Mogami River towards Kawa-no-Eki Mogamikyo Kusanagi. The Mogami River Basho Line Descent lets visitors take in the scenery from the river while listening to the songs of the quirky boatmen. You can get a meal along with the boat ride if you reserve in advance, and passengers who come on their own are welcome. They offer a limited period cruise course, and the boat itself transforms with the seasons with bamboo shades replacing the roof in summer and heated low kotatsu tables installed for winter.

戸沢藩船番所は、入口が番所の作りになっていました。駐車場には、番所役人の格好をした方が、観光客が来ると歓迎してくれます。
Forest of Illusions

5.0

4 Reviews

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Yamagata Mogami-gun Tozawamura Furukuchi Tsuchiyu

This forest is located in the Furukuchi Tsuchiyu, Tozawa Village, Mogami County. It is densely populated by Tsuchiyu Japanese cedars, which are abundant along the Mogami River. The complex forks and curves of the trunks of these enormous trees, which are said to be over 1,000 years old, create a wondrous view worthy of the forest’s name.

枝分かれした杉の木がいくつも立っていて、本当に幻想的です。幹が裂けたものや、穴の開いたものなど、見ていて飽きません。森自体はウッドチップで整備されていますが、国道から細い砂利の林道を3キロぼど進む必要がります。基本すれ違いができないので車では行かない方が良いです。出かける前に土湯沢林道で通行可能かチェックしましょう。私が言ったのは、平日の昼頃でしたが、車３台、バイク１台と出会いました...
Former Yahagi Family Residence

4.0

4 Reviews

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Yamagata Shinjo-shi Izumita Okan Higashi 460

This historical building is on prefectural route 311 in Okanhigashi, Izumita, Shinjo City. There is no official record of when it was built, but the appearance and architecture suggest it is a common farmhouse from the mid-Edo period. It is a nationally designated Important Cultural Asset, and they offer free tours all year except in winter.

Former Residence of Yahagi ในวันที่หอมะตกลมแรงได้ผ่านไปพบกับสถานที่เกษตรกรรมสมัยโบราณแห่งหนึ่งซึ่งทางญี่ปุ่นได้กำหนดไว้เป็นสภายที่ที่สำคัญทางวัฒนธรรมแห่งหนึ่งของญี่ปุ่น
Yukinosato Information Center

4.0

4 Reviews

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Yamagata Shinjo-shi Ishikawamachi 4-15

This museum is on prefectural route 313 in Ishikawa-machi, Shinjo City. It is located on the remains of the former Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Snowfall Area Agricultural Economic Survey Office, which was built in as part of the early Showa era Snow-damage Relief Campaign. It displays materials related to the original office's work, as well as offering information on snow types, and living in snowy areas. It also has an example of a Yukimuro snow room, a cold storage space unique to areas with heavy snowfall. It also has a library and a multi-purpose hall.

建物が立派です。昔の施設を再利用しているそうです。中の本や資料も沢山あり色々と雪の事を知りたい方にはお勧めです。入場無料なので気軽に利用できます。
Kaneyama Townscape and Ozeki

4.0

1 Reviews

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Yamagata Mogami-gun Kaneyamamachi Kaneyama

The entire area of Kaneyama in Kaneyama Town, Mogami County is known as a uniquely charming townscape filled with “Kaneyama-style houses” with white walls and gabled roofs. There is a promenade alongside the agricultural irrigation canal called the “Oozeki” that runs through the center of the town. You can enjoy strolling along the promenade while looking at the koi carp.

戦国時代の末期に農業用として開削されたという歴史ある水路です。昭和期後半には約2.5キロメートルの改修工事により本水路に沿って遊歩道が設けられ、桜も植樹されるなど美しい景観になっています。水路にはコイが優雅に泳いでおり、隣接して公園があるなどのんびりとするところでした。
Hoteiya Shoten

4.0

1 Reviews

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Yamagata Mogami-gun Okuramura Minamiyama 499

This souvenir shop is located in Minamiyama, Okura Village, Mogami County. They sell various souvenirs including Hijiori Kokeshi dolls, as well as books on the history and sightseeing spots around Hijiori Onsen and more. The famous hot spring steamed buns known as “Hijiori Hotei Manju” are also sold there, and are a popular souvenir from Hijiori Onsen.

肘折温泉街にも1mの雪が積もったとネットニュースに出ていた。朝市はいよいよ今年の幕を閉じたようだ。邂逅の森の舞台ともなった肘折温泉。この本を読んでから、また行きたくてたまらなくなり向かった。たった2軒の土産物屋しか無い温泉街で、舞台のこけしを売る店はたぶんここだろう。1つ1つのこけしの顔を眺めながら私も1つ買った。満月を臨める丘と言うのは、たぶん陸橋ができている辺りでは無いだろうか等、想いを馳せな...
Mogami Gorge

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Yamagata Pref. Mogamiguntozawamura Furukuchi

The Mogami River Prefectural Nature Park is found in the 15 kilometer valley along the middle of the Mogami River, famous for being the subject of a Basho poem. You can float downstream year-round on the Mogami River Basho Line to take in the beautiful natural surroundings on a roughly 12 kilometer trip, taking one hour. There are also reservation-only lunchboxes available on the ship. There are also activities like visiting the Furusato Mura, reachable only by boat, and Ikada Kudari descents.
Sakegawa Village Ecopark

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Konomori, Kamogawa-mura, Mogami-gun, Yamagata Prefecture

This nature park is designed around the theme of coexistence with nature. There is a auto campground, an unallocated lawn, forest-embraced wooden deck sites, and cottages for a wide variety of accommodation. At the general reception area Kinoko-no-Mori Center, there is a cafe serving various mushroom dishes, a rest space, and a souvenir shop.
Mogami River Yoshitsune Adventure Boat Ride

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Yamagata Pref. Mogamiguntozawamura Furukuchi Takaya JR Takaya station parking lot

A sightseeing boat ride which travels down the Mogami River. The Mogami River is famous in part due to a poem by renowned a haiku poet Matsuo Basho, and riders can enjoy the seasonal beauty of the area during their journey. One of the highlights of the trip is being able to visit the Sennin-do Temple mentioned in Basho’s “Narrow Road to the Interior.” The ship embarks from JR Takaya Station.
Kosugi no Osugi (Totoro Tree)

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Yamagata Pref. Mogamigunsakegawamura Magarikawa

This 1,000-year-old cedar tree is a natural treasure of Sakegawa Village, and is also known as the Totoro Tree because of its similarity to the Studio Ghibli Movie “My Neighbor Totoro”. This massive tree is roughly 6.3 meters around the trunk, 17 meters around the branches and 20 meters tall and has been a sacred tree since ancient times, with the mountain god worshiped at the base of the tree. The shape of the two branches from the top of the tree have led to it also being known as “the married couple cedar” and the “marriage cedar”.
Mogami River

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Yamagata prefecture Mogami-gun

This first-class river flows through Yamagata Prefecture. With its source at Mt. Nishi-Agatsuma on the border with Fukushima Prefecture, it courses through the nearby basin and across the Shonai Basin before emptying into the Sea of Japan. Approximately 80% of the prefecture's population inhabits the Mogami River basin (including tributaries such as the Sagae River), so it has played a key role in water transport since ancient times. The culturally important waterway has appeared many times in song. Matsuo Basho's haiku about it reads The swift Mogami River gathers summer rain.
SHIRAITO Falls

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Yamagata Tozawa-mura Furukuchi
Kurashi Kobo

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Yamagata Mogami-gun Kaneyamamachi Nakada 298

This activity center is located in Nakada Sugisawa, Kaneyama Town, Mogami County. Here you can get in touch with nature through indigo dyeing, collecting maple sap and crafting. A bed and breakfast service is also available. All activities and stays require reservation.
Ominowa no Osugi

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Yamagata Mogami-gun Kaneyamamachi Ariya

This Japanese cedar forest is located in Ariya Ominowa, Kaneyama Town, Mogami County. It is a beautiful forest of Kaneyama Japanese cedar, which is known for the good quality of its wood, comparable to that of Akita cedar. The forest is thought to have been planted in the mid-Edo period, and is filled with large trees that are about 300 years old and have a maximum height close to 60 meters.

Yamagata Mogami 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.