Okama

Okama: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Okama

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Okama — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.13643, 140.44969. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Okama

• Mt. Zaō · viewpoint · Katta · ~0 km · Must-see
• Sankai Falls · waterfall · Katta · ~9 km · Must-see
• Miyagi Zao Fox Village · park · Miyagi Prefecture · ~16 km · Must-see
• 滑津大滝 · waterfall · Katta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Senshoji Temple · Buddhist site · Yamagata Prefecture · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bunshokan Museum · museum · Yamagata Prefecture · ~20 km · Must-see
• 山形縣護國神社 · temple · Yamagata Prefecture · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mogami Yoshiaki historical museum · museum · Yamagata Prefecture · ~21 km · Must-see
• Yamagata City Local History Museum · museum · Yamagata Prefecture · ~21 km · Must-see
• Yamagata Museum of Art · museum · Yamagata Prefecture · ~21 km · Must-see
• 鳥海月山両所宮 · temple · Yamagata Prefecture · ~22 km · Must-see
• 嶋遺跡公園 · park · Yamagata Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• 嶋遺跡 · fort · Yamagata Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• 刈田嶺神社 · temple · Katta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Akiu Great Falls · waterfall · Miyagi Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• 神明社 · temple · Miyagi Prefecture · ~26 km · Must-see
• 延命寺 · Buddhist site · Miyagi Prefecture · ~26 km · Must-see
• Akiu-jinja Shrine · temple · Miyagi Prefecture · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Okama

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Okama

• Lake Hyōko · lake · Yama · ~139 km · Must-see
• Lake Choro · lake · Katta · ~15 km
• Kawarago dam · lake · Miyagi Prefecture · ~16 km
• 前川ダム · lake · Yamagata Prefecture · ~24 km
• 七ヶ宿ダム · lake · Katta · ~26 km
• Kamafusa Dam · lake · Shibata · ~29 km
• 白竜湖 · lake · Yamagata Prefecture · ~32 km
• 玉虫沼 · lake · Higashimurayama · ~32 km
• Okura Dam · lake · Miyagi Prefecture · ~38 km
• 藤倉ダム · lake · Date · ~38 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Miyagi Prefecture

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