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Places near Yamagata by type
All 198 places by distance →One day from Yamagata
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:17 pm
81 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Yamagata
- Bunshokan Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- 嶋遺跡公園park · 45 min
- 正覚寺Buddhist site · 1 hrs
- Dewazakura Art Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Mt. Zaōviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Yamagata
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Yamagata?
Senshoji Temple (Buddhist site, about 3 km), Bunshokan Museum (museum, about 4 km), 山形縣護國神社 (temple, about 5 km), Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum (museum, about 5 km), Yamagata Museum of Art (museum, about 5 km), 嶋遺跡公園 (park, about 9 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Yamagata?
98 places on Spotwander: 14 temples, 37 hill stations & viewpoints, 8 buddhist sites, 11 museums, 8 parks.
Which is the nearest temple to Yamagata?
山形縣護國神社, about 5 km by road; Mt. Zao-jinja Shrine (15 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Yamagata?
Memories of Akoya, about 1 km by road; Mount Chitose (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Yamagata?
Start in Yamagata, visit Bunshokan Museum, then 嶋遺跡公園, then 正覚寺, then Dewazakura Art Museum, then Mt. Zaō, and drive back — about 81 km by road in all.