Yamagata

Worth seeing in and around Yamagata

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Yamagata Castle

   Yamagata Castle is a flatland-style Japanese castle located in the center of the city of Yamagata, eastern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Yamagata Castle was the headquarters for the daimyō of Yamagata Domain.

   4.2 km · castle in Yamagata city, Japan · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Yamagata Museum of Art

   Yamagata Museum of Art opened in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 1964. The Museum's annex opened in 1968.

   3.9 km · art museum in Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Yamagata Prefectural Museum

   Yamagata Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum in Yamagata, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamagata Prefecture. The museum opened in Kajō Park in 1971.

   4 km · museum in Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Yamagata Terrsa

   Yamagata Terrsa is a concert hall that opened in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan in 2001. The principal performance venue for the Yamagata Symphony Orchestra, the wood-lined main hall, with 811 seats, lays claim to one of the finest acoustics in Japan.

   4 km · concert hall in Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Yamagata City Athletic Stadium

   Yamagata Municipal Stadium was an athletic stadium located in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture Japan. The stadium was home to the NEC Yamagata soccer team of the Japan Football League until 1995, when the team was relocated to ND Soft Stadium Yamagata.

   3.9 km · building in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Yamagata

Airports

Sendai (SDJ), 49 km · Niigata (KIJ), 114 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 228 km

Stations

Yamagata Station, 3.8 km · Kita-Yamagata Station, 4.7 km

• Natori → Yamagata

  46 km · quickest by road, 1h 16m · ¥640–870
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• Niigata → Yamagata

  121 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · ¥1,750–2,390
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• Omitama → Yamagata

  222 km · quickest by road, 4h 57m · ¥3,330–4,550
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