Tohoku University of Art and Design, Yamagata

Name: Tohoku University of Art and Design
Address: Yamagata, Japan

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Tohoku University of Art and Design is a private university in Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan. ()

Local name: 東北芸術工科大学 Established: 1992 (32 years ago)Coordinates: 38°13'6"N, 140°20'46"E

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Tohoku University of Art and Design – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort, Yamagata Prefectural Museum, Kaminoyama Castle, Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum.

4.4 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort, Yamagata
112 min walk • The Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort is the largest ski resort in Tōhoku region, Japan, operated by Zao Onsen Tourism Association. The resort is mostly famous for its ski slopes in winter, but trekking is also popular sports in summer season.
2.6 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Yamagata Prefectural Museum, Yamagata
68 min walk • Yamagata Prefectural Museum is a prefectural museum in Yamagata, Japan, dedicated to the natural history and history of Yamagata Prefecture. The museum opened in Kajō Park in 1971.
5.7 miSW
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Kaminoyama Castle, Kaminoyama
145 min walk • Kaminoyama Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the center of the city of Kaminoyama, eastern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Kaminoyama Castle was the headquarters for the daimyō of Kaminoyama Domain. The castle was also known as "Tsukoka-jō".
2.6 miN
Museum, History museum
Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum, Yamagata
68 min walk • The Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum is a museum in the city of Yamagata in northern Japan just outside the reconstructed Great Eastern Gate of Yamagata Castle.
2.7 miN
Museum, Art museum
Yamagata Museum of Art, Yamagata
69 min walk • Yamagata Museum of Art opened in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 1964. The Museum's annex opened in 1968. In 1985 the new three-story main building opened; the annex was renovated the following year.
4.8 miN
Archaeological site
Shima ruins, Yamagata
122 min walk • The Shima ruins is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a Kofun period settlement located in what is now part of the city of Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site received protection as a National Historic Site of Japan in 1966.
2.8 miN
Forts and castles
Yamagata Castle, Yamagata
71 min walk • Yamagata Castle is a flatland-style Japanese castle located in the center of the city of Yamagata, eastern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Yamagata Castle was the headquarters for the daimyō of Yamagata Domain. The castle was also known as "Ka-jō".
7.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Zaō, Zaō Quasi-National Park
192 min walk • The Zaō Mountains, commonly called Mount Zaō, are a complex cluster of stratovolcanoes on the border between Yamagata Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The central volcano of the group includes several lava domes and a tuff cone, Goshiki-dake, which contains a crater lake named "Okama".
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hot springs
Zaō Onsen, Zaō Quasi-National Park
119 min walk • Zaō Onsen is a famous hot spring area on Mount Zaō in the northern part of Honshū, the main island of Japan.
5.8 miSE
Aerial tramway
Zaō Ropeway, Zaō Quasi-National Park
147 min walk • The Zaō Ropeway is the name of Japanese aerial lift system, as well as its operator. The route, consisting of two lines, climbs Mount Zaō at Zaō Onsen, Yamagata, Yamagata. The lines transport skiers of Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort and rime spectators in winter, tourists and mountain climbers in summer.
2 miN
Universities and schools
Yamagata University, Yamagata
51 min walk • Yamagata University is a national university located in the Japanese cities of Yamagata, Yonezawa, and Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture. The Times Higher Education released World University Rankings 2016–2017. Yamagata University ranked 600-800th out of the top 980 universities in the world.