10 Museums in Yamagata Prefecture That You Shouldn't Miss

September 27, 2021 Madelene Haan

Yamagata Prefecture (山形県, Yamagata-ken) is a prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Its capital is Yamagata.
Restaurants in Yamagata Prefecture

1. Somaro

1-2-20 Hiyoshicho, Sakata 998-0037 Yamagata Prefecture +81 234-21-2310 http://www.somaro.net/
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4.5 based on 69 reviews

Somaro

Dating back over 200 years to the Edo Period, Somaro is a maiko teahouse and museum in the northern port city of Sakata. It is one of the very few places outside of Kyoto where geisha culture can be enjoyed. Originally called Soma-ya, Somaro's geisha culture was brought up to Northern Japan through the thriving trade ties that once existed between Kyoto and Sakata. During that time, Somaro served as an entertainment destination and exquisite restaurant for the many merchants and shipping agents who shuffled through this city. Beautifully restored in 2000, Somaro is a museum and maiko dance house that preserves and showcases the splendor of Sakata's geisha culture.

2. Ken Domon Museum of Photography

2-13 Iimoriyam, Sakata 998-0055 Yamagata Prefecture +81 234-31-0028 http://www.domonken-kinenkan.jp/
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4.5 based on 91 reviews

Ken Domon Museum of Photography

▼The first museum of photography in Japan Ken Domon is one of the representative photographers of postwar Japan. He took news photos grounded in realism, portraits and snapshots of famous and ordinary people, as well as photos of cultural assets such as temples and Buddhist statues. His lens captured moments that revealed truths in the turbulent Showa era. Ken Domon Museum of Photography was built in his hometown of Sakata in October 1983 as the first Japanese museum dedicated solely to photographs, and is said to be the only photography museum in the world built for an individual. Here, all 70,000 pieces of his photographic work, including his lifework, “A Pilgrimage through Old Temples,” “Muroji Temple,” “Hiroshima,” “The Children in Chikuho,” “Bunraku Puppets,” and “Features” are preserved and shown to the public in regular succession.

3. Honma Art Museum Garden

7-7 Onaricho, Sakata 998-0024 Yamagata Prefecture +81 234-24-4311 http://www.homma-museum.or.jp
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4.0 based on 69 reviews

Honma Art Museum Garden

4. Oishida History and Folklore Museum

37-6 Otsu Oaza Oishida, Oishida-machi, Kitamurayama-gun 999-4111 Yamagata Prefecture +81 237-35-3440
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4.0 based on 3 reviews

Oishida History and Folklore Museum

5. Hirosuke Hamada Memorial Museum

2110 Ipponyanagi, Takahata-machi, Higashiokitama-gun 992-0334 Yamagata Prefecture +81 238-52-3838 http://www.takahata.or.jp/user/hirosuke/
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4.0 based on 14 reviews

Hirosuke Hamada Memorial Museum

6. Yamagata Kyodokan

1-1 Kajomachi, Yamagata 990-0826 Yamagata Prefecture +81 23-644-0253 http://www.city.yamagata-yamagata.lg.jp/kankokyaku/sub3/bunkazai/97270yamagatasikyoudokan.html
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4.0 based on 84 reviews

Yamagata Kyodokan

Reviewed By DesmondLim - Singapore, Singapore

It’s a little museum, located inside Yamagata Castle Park, north of Yamagata Station, about 13mins walk (1.1km) Honestly, it was in our plan as it look like “just an old building. We decided to pay a visit while in the park, but it turned out to be a surprised. It was originally a local hospital in the 1900s and the compound was beautiful . The museum displayed a lot of medical equipments and medical manual used in the old days. There are some old photos of the medical team and patients as well. It’s free entry and definitely worth a visit if you are nearby. Do drop me a message if need more info, and give me a thumbs up if you find the info useful. Thanks

7. Yamagata Prefectural Ukitamu Fudoki no Oka Archaeological Museum

2017 Akutsu, Takahata-machi, Higashiokitama-gun 992-0302 Yamagata Prefecture +81 238-52-2585 [email protected] http://ukitamu.pupu.jp
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4.0 based on 7 reviews

Yamagata Prefectural Ukitamu Fudoki no Oka Archaeological Museum

8. Shinjo Furusato History Center

4-74 Horibatamachi, Shinjo 996-0085 Yamagata Prefecture +81 233-22-2188 http://www.city.shinjo.yamagata.jp/k001/020/010/010/2584.html
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4.0 based on 13 reviews

Shinjo Furusato History Center

9. Sakata Art Museum

3-17-95 Iimoriyama, Sakata 998-0055 Yamagata Prefecture +81 234-31-0095 http://www.sakata-art-museum.jp/index.html
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4.0 based on 19 reviews

Sakata Art Museum

10. Kaisendo

4-6-8 Yarai, Kaminoyama 999-3134 Yamagata Prefecture +81 23-672-0155 http://www.kaisendo.jp/
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4.0 based on 8 reviews

Kaisendo

This private museum preserves and exhibits the collection of the art lover Kenzo Hasegawa.Japanese swords and carved red lacquer ware mainly from the Ming and Qing dynasties in China are on permanent display for researchers. An okura earthen storehouse,the traditional Japanese-style rooms and garden all serve to eloquently convery aspects of Japanese culture.

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