About Yamadera Basyo museum

♦Touching the world of Basyo and enjoy a cup of poudered green tea.
This memorial museum was built in honor of 300 years after Basyo's visit to Yamadera. His own handwriting works and materials related to "Oku no hosomichi" are displayed. Also, short films to have better understanding of his works are showing. There is a teahouse detached from main building to have Japanese powdered green tea.



Details Yamadera Basyo museum



Address:4223 Yamadera Basyo memorial museum minami in, Yamagata city, Yamagata
Telephone:023-695-2221
Opening hour:9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed:Mondays, from December 29 th to January 3rd
Entrance fee:400yen, 320 yen for group of more than 20 people. elementary and jr. high school students: 200 yen. high school students: 300 yen.
Parking:(free) 40 cars

Access to Yamadera Basyo museum

Access:8 minutes on foot from JR Yamadera Basyo Kinenkan station.


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. 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.
Map of Yamagata Japan.


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