Nature discovery
Research 12 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Yamagata, grouped across 4 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Yamagata. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Yamagata. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Yamagata, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Showing all 12 places.
Mount Chitose is a mountain reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mount Chitose, about 3 km (2 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: Suz-b / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Maizuru is a mountain reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mount Maizuru, about 11 km (7 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: Suz-b / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Gando is a mountain reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mount Gando, about 14 km (8 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: Y-Kaki / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Mount Zaō is a mountain reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mount Zaō, about 16 km (10 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: ChampagneFight / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Okama is a lake reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Okama, about 16 km (10 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: Qwert1234 / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Omoshiroyama is a mountain reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Omoshiroyama, about 19 km (12 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: Crown of Lenten rose / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Sankai Falls is a waterfall reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sankai Falls, about 21 km (13 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: kumamushi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Byōbu Dake is a mountain reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Byōbu Dake, about 21 km (13 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: Σ64 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Sekiyama-otaki Falls is a waterfall reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sekiyama-otaki Falls, about 22 km (14 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: Tak1701d / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Akiu Great Falls is a waterfall reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Akiu Great Falls, about 23 km (14 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: Crown of Lenten rose / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Nametsu Falls is a waterfall reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Nametsu Falls, about 27 km (17 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Komyo Falls is a waterfall reachable from Yamagata as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Komyo Falls, about 40 km (25 mi) from Yamagata
Image credit: Image: Tomofumi Sato / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0