Nakayama

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Nakayama is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2020, the town had an estimated population of 11,153 in 3701 households, and a population density of 360 persons per km². The total area of the town is 31.23 square kilometres. ()

Alternative names: Population: 10.8 thous.Area: 12.03 mi²Coordinates: 38°20'2"N, 140°16'54"E

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Nakayama – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yamagata Prefectural Museum, Dewazakura Museum of Art, Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum, Yamagata Museum of Art.

6.1 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Yamagata Prefectural Museum, Yamagata
155 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 miE
Art museum, Museum
Dewazakura Museum of Art, Tendo
127 min walk • Dewazakura Museum of Art opened in Tendō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan in 1988. Owned and operated by the Dewazakura Sake Brewery Corporation, the collection focuses on traditional Japanese and Korean arts and crafts, including ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy.
6.1 miSE
Museum, History museum
Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum, Yamagata
156 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.
6 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Yamagata Museum of Art, Yamagata
154 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.
5.1 miE
Sport, Sport venue
Yamagata Prefectural General Sports Park Gymnasium, Tendo
130 min walk • Yamagata Prefectural General Sports Park Gymnasium is an arena in Tendo, Yamagata, Japan. It is the part of Benibana Sports Park and the home arena of the Passlab Yamagata Wyverns of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.
4 miSE
Archaeological site
Shima ruins, Yamagata
102 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.
5.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Aterazawa Tateyama Castle, Ōe
129 min walk • Aterazawa Tateyama Castle was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the town of Ōe, Yamagata Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.
6 miSE
Forts and castles
Yamagata Castle, Yamagata
152 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".
5.2 miE
Football, Sport venue, Sport
ND Soft Stadium Yamagata, Tendo
133 min walk • ND Soft Stadium Yamagata is a multi-purpose stadium in Tendo, Yamagata, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Montedio Yamagata. The stadium holds 21,292 people and was built in 1991.
2.9 miN
City
Sagae
73 min walk • One of the most popular attractions in Sagae is the beautiful Chokai Mountain, a dormant volcano that offers breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside. Visitors can hike through the lush forests and meadows, taking in the fresh mountain air and enjoying the...
4.4 miSE
Universities and schools
Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata
112 min walk • Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences is a public university in Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1997, and it was chartered as a university in 2000.