Yamagata Prefecture (山形県)

Yamagata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in the Tohoku Region on the northern part of Honshu Island. It is 9,324 sq km in area, and has a population of 1.2 million people (2011 estimate). The prefectural capital is Yamagata City.

Yamadera Temple, Yamagata Prefecture


Yamagata Prefecture faces the Sea of Japan. It borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture to the south, Miyagi Prefecture to the east and Akita Prefecture to the north.

The area that is now Yamagata Prefecture was originally inhabited by the Ezo aboriginal people until the Japanese established their settlement there. It was ruled by the Fujiwara family during the Heian Period (794-1185).

Torii gate of the Shrine of Mount Yudono, the most sacred of the Dewa Sanzan shrines

Going to Yamagata Prefecture

Take the Yamagata Shinkansen from Tokyo. Despite its name, it is really traveling at half the speed of a "true" Shinkansen bullet train. It takes 3 hours to reach Yamagata City, with the fare being ¥10,000.

Walking trail to Mount Gassan, the highest of the Three Mountains of Dewa

Cities of Yamagata Prefecture

Tourist Attractions of Yamagata Prefecture

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