Shima ruins, Yamagata

Name: Shima ruins
Address: Yamagata, Japan

#6 among attractions in Yamagata

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 38°17'3"N, 140°19'9"E

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Day trips

Shima ruins – 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.

2.1 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Yamagata Prefectural Museum, Yamagata
55 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.
5.3 miNE
Art museum, Museum
Dewazakura Museum of Art, Tendo
136 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.
2.1 miS
Museum, History museum
Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum, Yamagata
55 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.
2.1 miS
Museum, Art museum
Yamagata Museum of Art, Yamagata
53 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.
4.7 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Yamagata Prefectural General Sports Park Gymnasium, Tendo
121 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.
2 miS
Forts and castles
Yamagata Castle, Yamagata
52 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".
3.1 miSE
Universities and schools
Yamagata University, Yamagata
79 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.
4.8 miS
Universities and schools
Tohoku University of Art and Design, Yamagata
122 min walk • Tohoku University of Art and Design is a private university in Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan.
4.8 miNE
Football, Sport venue, Sport
ND Soft Stadium Yamagata, Tendo
122 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.
1.7 miNE
Universities and schools
Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Yamagata
45 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.
2 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Yamagata City Athletic Stadium, Yamagata
51 min walk • Yamagata Municipal Stadium was an athletic stadium located in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture Japan. The stadium was home to the NEC Yamagata soccer team of the Japan Football League until 1995, when the team was relocated to ND Soft Stadium Yamagata.

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Train

Higashi-Kanai (27 min walk)