Discover 8 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Sakata (Japan). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: City Museum of Art, Abumiya, and Kinowanosaku. Also, be sure to include Ken Domon Museum of Photography in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Sakata (Yamagata).
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City Museum of Art
Sakata City Museum of Art opened in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan in 1997. Located on a small hill with views over the city as well as towards Mount Chōkai and the Mogami River, the collection focuses on works in the western tradition by Japanese artists.[1]
Address: 3-17-95 Iimoriyama, 998-0055 Sakata
Abumiya
Historical landmark in Sakata, Japan. 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.[2]
Address: 1-14-20, Nakamachi, 998-0044 Sakata
Kinowanosaku
Kiwanosaku was a late Nara period though Heian period josaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the town of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Its ruins are now an archaeological site and have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1932.[3]
Ken Domon Museum of Photography
Also known as: 土門拳記念館
Museum in Sakata, Japan. The Ken Domon Museum of Photography was opened in 1983 in Sakata, Yamagata, the birthplace of the photographer Ken Domon.
On the occasion of becoming the first honorary citizen of Sakata in 1974, Domon donated his entire collection of works to the town. This prompted the decision to build a museum in his honour, and it was the first museum dedicated to photography in Japan.
The museum has about 70,000 prints of works by Domon. It also has works by winners of the Domon Ken Award and another prize, the Domon Ken Cultural Award (土門拳文化賞, Domon Ken Bunka-shō)) which is presented by the city in Domon's honour.
The museum building was designed by noted architect Yoshio Taniguchi, and won the 9th Isoya Yoshida Award in 1984.[4]
Address: Sakata, 2-14 Iimoriyama
Sakata Minato-za
Also known as: 酒田港座
Movie theater in Sakata, Japan. 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.[5]
Address: Sakata, 1 Chome-6-9 Hiyoshichō, Sakata, Yamagata
Somaro
Museum, Specialty museum
Address: 1-2-20 Hiyoshicho, 998-0037 Sakata
Homma Museum of Art
Also known as: 本間美術館
Museum in Sakata, Japan. Homma Museum of Art opened in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in 1947.[6]
Address: Sakata, 7-7 Onari-chō
Port of Sakata
Also known as: 酒田港
Seaport in Japan. 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.[7]