About Taihokan

♦A white western style hall passing down the romance of Taisyo period.
Inside this stylish building, relics and data of Inabune Yazawa (writer), and Syuhei Fuzisawa(novelist) are displayed. A recontructed chamber where Chogyu Takayama was born is worth visiting specially for literature fans.



Details Taihokan



Address:4-7 Baba town, Tsuruoka city, Yamagata
Telephone:0235-24-3266
Opening hour:9:00 ~ 16:30
Closed:Mondays
Entrance fee:Free
Parking:None

Access to Taihokan

Access:15 minutes by bus from JR Tsuruoka station for Yunohama hot spring, 1 minute walk from the city hall.


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.