Within 30 km85 places
Within 50 km114
Must-see137
Notable87
Best timeOctober to February
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Places near Sagae by type
All 224 places by distance →Temples — 寒河江八幡宮, 谷地八幡宮, 鳥海月山両所宮60 · from 1 kmBuddhist sites — 正覚寺, Senshoji Temple, Jion-ji Temple (Sagae)35 · from 1 kmParks — 嶋遺跡公園, 山形県総合運動公園, 霞城公園15 · from 12 kmWaterfalls — Akiu Great Falls, 一の滝, Sankai Falls13 · from 18 km
Hill stations & viewpoints — Mount Takatori, 舞鶴山, Mt. Onagi56 · from 5 kmMuseums — Dewazakura Art Museum, Yamagata Museum of Art, Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum22 · from 8 kmForts & heritage — 西沼田遺跡, 嶋遺跡, 高瀬山古墳14 · from 1 kmWildlife, forests & gardens — 河北町児童動物園, Yagiyama Zoological Park2 · from 9 km
One day from Sagae
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:23 pm
55 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Sagae
- 谷地八幡宮temple · 45 min
- 西沼田遺跡heritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Yamagata Museum of Artmuseum · 1.5 hrs
- 嶋遺跡heritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Mount Takatoriviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Sagae
Today’s loopSagaeStopStraight lines between stops — distances are road estimates
Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · © OpenStreetMap contributorsQuestions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Sagae?
正覚寺 (Buddhist site, about 1 km), 寒河江八幡宮 (temple, about 1 km), 西沼田遺跡 (heritage site, about 8 km), 谷地八幡宮 (temple, about 9 km), Dewazakura Art Museum (museum, about 11 km), 嶋遺跡 (heritage site, about 13 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Sagae?
114 places on Spotwander: 10 temples, 53 hill stations & viewpoints, 6 buddhist sites, 15 museums, 7 parks.
Which is the nearest temple to Sagae?
寒河江八幡宮, about 1 km by road; 谷地八幡宮 (9 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Sagae?
Mount Takatori, about 5 km by road; 舞鶴山 (12 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Sagae?
Start in Sagae, visit 谷地八幡宮, then 西沼田遺跡, then Yamagata Museum of Art, then 嶋遺跡, then Mount Takatori, and drive back — about 55 km by road in all.