Yamagata, Japan Information.
Feeling the beauty of Japanese four seasons in Yamagata!

About Dewazakura museum

♦Displaying art handiworks of the Li Dynasty, the last dynasty of Korea.
Displays old Korean arts in a building remodeled the main house of Dewazakura sake brewer.(exhibits change every 3 months)
Especially white porcelain are the choice of Li Dynasty era, and their fine beauty is enchanting.
Unique characteristic of Meiji era's construction with white wall and lattice door walayws calming peole down. Shinichi Saitoh's arts are displayed in an annex of the museum. Entrance fee must be separately paid in the main building and its annex.

Details Dewazakura museum

Address:1-4-1 Hitoichi town, tendo city, Yamagata
Telephone:023-654-5050
Opening hour:10 a.m. - 5 p.m (must enter by 4:30 p.m.)
Closed:Mondays (between Dec. 29 and Jan. 3)
Entrance fee:800 yen
Parking:(free) 30 cars

Access to Dewazakura museum

Access:15 minutes on foot from Tendo stattion.

Sightseeing in Yamagata
Spring:Cherry blossoms are at their best from April.
Summer:Hot. Visiting hamlet is recommended.
Fall:Beauty of the leaves when turned in autum. Imoni festivals everywhere!
Winter:Freezing cold with snow, and the trees will be coverd with them and ice.
Snow:Cold, but not as delicous as shaved ice.

Gotta eat them!
Cherries:70% of cherries in Japan are produced in Yamagata Prefecture.
La France pears:The queen of the fruits is also Yamagata's best production.
Yonezawa Beef:As known as "Matsuzaka" of the west, and "Yonezawa" of the east.
Imoni:One of the local dishes of Yamagata which beef soup and taro roots are boiled and seasoned together.
Soba:Buckwheat noodles.
Cold ramen:Yamagata is the birthplace for cold ramen; the chinese noodle.

About Yamagata info.
Yamagata info is the web site to introduce Yamagata Prefecture of Japan, mainly about the tourist attractions and hot springs which may help those who are planning on a trip to Yamagata.
The place where beautiful Japanese nature and unique culture still remain.

Map of Yamagata Japan.

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