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

About Honma art museum

♦An art museum with an excellent construction harmonizes with natural scenery.
In the main house of the old villa of the Honmas, handiworks, calligraphies and paintings scceeded to the Honmas are displayed monthly. Every Mrach an exhibition is going to be held such as an exbihition of dolls displayed on the Girl's festival day. (need inquiry) In sunny days, Mt. Chokai can be seen from the main building and the garden.

Details Honma art museum

Address:7-7 Onari town, Sakata city, Yamagata
Telephone:0234-24-4311
Opening hour:9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (close at 4:30 p.m. from November to March) Must enter 30 minutes before
Closed:Mondays (between December and February), the end and beginning of year
Fee:700 yen, 630 yen (group of more tha 20), children 300 yen, highschool and university students 400 yen
Parking:(free) 30 cars

Access to Honma art museum

Access:5 minutes on foot from JR Sakata station toward Daiei.

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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