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Yamadera / Risshaku-ji Temple

  • Murayama Area

Risshaku-ji Temple is popularly known as Yamadera (Mountain Temple). The rocky mountain …

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Yamadera / Risshaku-ji Temple

Kajo Park

  • Murayama Area

Yamagata Castle was constructed in 1592 by Yoshiaki Mogami, one of Tohoku’s promin…

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Kajo Park

Uesugi Jinja Shrine

  • Okitama Area

Uesugi Jinja Shrine was built on the grounds of the former Yonezawa Castle to enshrine K…

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Uesugi Jinja Shrine

Mogami River

  • Mogami Area

Mogami River is famous throughout Japan for its appearance in the poem “Samidare w…

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Mogami River

Bunshokan

  • Murayama Area

The Yamagata Prefectural Folk Museum (nicknamed "Bunshokan") was built in 1916…

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Bunshokan

Yonezawa Castle Ruins / Matsugasaki Park

  • Okitama Area

Matsugasaki Park is located on the grounds of the former Yonezawa Castle. The water-fill…

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Yonezawa Castle Ruins / Matsugasaki Park

Yudonosan Shrine

  • Shonai Area

Mount Haguro, Mount Gassan and Mount Yudono, known as the Three Mountains of Dewa, have …

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Yudonosan Shrine

Sankyo Soko Storehouse

  • Shonai Area

Built in 1893, the Sankyo Soko Storehouses continue to function today as rice storehouse…

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Sankyo Soko Storehouse

Kaminoyama Castle Local Museum

  • Murayama Area

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Kaminoyama Castle Local Museum

Kumano Taisha Shrine

  • Okitama Area

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Kumano Taisha Shrine

Denkoku No Mori Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum

  • Okitama Area

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Denkoku No Mori Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum

Ken Domon Museum of Photography

  • Shonai Area

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Ken Domon Museum of Photography

Yamagata Marugoto-kan Beni-no-kura

  • Murayama Area

“Yamagata Marugoto-kan Beni-no-kura” has functions of offering French food m…

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Yamagata Marugoto-kan Beni-no-kura

Former Honma Family Residence

  • Shonai Area

The Honma family was the wealthiest merchant family in Japan between the 17th and mid-20…

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Former Honma Family Residence

Tarumizu Ruins / Mine no Ura

  • Murayama Area

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Tarumizu Ruins / Mine no Ura

Chido Museum

  • Shonai Area

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Chido Museum

Kyu Abumiya

  • Shonai Area

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Kyu Abumiya

Yamagata Museum of Art

  • Murayama Area

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Yamagata Museum of Art

Sokoji Temple

  • Shonai Area

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Sokoji Temple

House of Hojin

  • Mogami Area

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House of Hojin

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