Sakata Minato-za, Sakata

Name: Sakata Minato-za
Address: Sakata, Japan

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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. After a period of decreased patronage, in 2002 it was shut down. After the cinema was used as a filming location for Yōjirō Takita's 2008 film Departures, public interest in the site was revived; the cinema reopened in 2009. ()

Local name: 酒田港座 Opened: 1887 (137 years ago)Coordinates: 38°55'12"N, 139°49'59"E

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Sakata Minato-za – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Abumiya, Somaro, Homma Museum of Art, Port of Sakata.

0.4 miSE
Museum
Abumiya, Sakata
11 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.
~220 ftS
38°55'10"N • 139°49'59"E
Somaro, Sakata
2 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
0.5 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Homma Museum of Art, Sakata
14 min walk • Homma Museum of Art opened in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 1947.
1.1 miNW
Harbor
Port of Sakata, Sakata
28 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.