About Cherry Land

♦Learn how to pick cherries here.
A tourist facility of Yamagata product collection located along National Highway 112.
Before going to cherry picking, it is recommended to learn at the cherry institute.
Various processed goods can be purchased such as cherry liqueur or preserved with syrup for souvenior. On the way back, dropping by home made icecream shop is a standard. Cherry icecream is recommended.



Details Cherry Land



Address:919-6 Yakuwa kawara, sakae city, Yamagata
Telephone:0237-86-1818
Opening hour:9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (closed at 5 p.m. between November and March)
Closed:Differ on each shops
Entrance fee:Differ on each shops
Parking:(free) 1000 cars

Access to Cherry Land

Access:5 minutes from yamagata highway Sakae IC via Nishikaw town.


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.


The hot spring and tourist information in this site may be changed or incorrectly posted.
To use the hot spring and tourist information, please confirm with the local institutions.