A short walk from JR Kaminoyama Onsen Station, Kaminoyama Castle is a reconstructed structure serving as a local history museum. The original Kaminoyama Castle was built in 1535 and dismantled in 1873. The current building is built in the Ninomaru compound (not the exact spot where the original tower stood).
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Yamagata city 山形市Pictures of Yamagata city, the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture.
A major summer festival in the Tohoku region, the Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri is held annually during Aug. 5-7. For three evenings, a flower hat (hanagasa) dance parade is held along a 1.2-km parade route near JR Yamagata Station. I revisited this festival, held since 1963, on Aug. 7, 2009. Also see my YouTube video here.
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A short walk from Yamagata Station's west side (nishi-guchi) is Kajo Park, the site of Yamagata Castle. Besides stone walls, moats, and reconstructed gates and turret, the park has museums (Kyodokan City Museum and Yamagata Prefectural Museum) and sports facilities. I revisited the park in Aug. 2009.
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