Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum, Sakata

#8 among attractions in Sakata

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The Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum was established in 1989 as part of the cultural building boom in Yamagata celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the city. Located about 20 minutes by train from Yamagata Station, it sits on the south side of the steep river valley facing Yamadera to the north, the historic temple founded in 860 which is one of the area's most beloved sacred sites and top sightseeing destinations. ()

Local name: 山寺芭蕉記念館 Coordinates: 38°53'36"N, 139°49'12"E

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Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Museum of Art, Abumiya, Kinowanosaku, Ken Domon Museum of Photography.

~1140 ftW
Museum, Art museum
City Museum of Art, Sakata
6 min walk • Sakata City Museum of Art opened in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan in 1997. Located on a small hill with views over the city as well as towards Mount Chōkai and the Mogami River, the collection focuses on works in the western tradition by Japanese artists.
1.8 miNE
Museum
Abumiya, Sakata
46 min walk • The Abumiya is an Edo period Machiya located in the city of Sakata, Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1984.
6.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Kinowanosaku, Sakata
174 min walk • Kiwanosaku was a late Nara period though Heian period josaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the town of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Its ruins are now an archaeological site and have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1932.
~1330 ftSE
Museum, Art museum
Ken Domon Museum of Photography, Sakata
7 min walk • The Ken Domon Museum of Photography was opened in 1983 in Sakata, Yamagata, the birthplace of the photographer Ken Domon. On the occasion of becoming the first honorary citizen of Sakata in 1974, Domon donated his entire collection of works to the town.
2 miN
Nightlife, Cinema
Sakata Minato-za, Sakata
51 min walk • The Sakata Minato-za is a cinema in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan; it was the first to open in the city. Established as a playhouse in 1887, it became a cinema in 1910 and was popular in the 1970s.
1.9 miN
38°55'10"N • 139°49'59"E
Somaro, Sakata
50 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
2.4 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Homma Museum of Art, Sakata
62 min walk • Homma Museum of Art opened in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 1947.
2.6 miN
Harbor
Port of Sakata, Sakata
67 min walk • The Port of Sakata is a seaport on the Sea of Japan coast of Yamagata Prefecture, to the west of the city center of Sakata at the mouth of the Mogami River in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. It is classified as a Major Port and as a Special Port by the Japanese government.