mountain pass
Zao Echo Line
Mountain road over the Zao range between Miyagi and Yamagata, climbing past the emerald Okama crater lake. Opens each spring through towering snow walls and blazes with colour in autumn.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Yamagata
Yamagata, Japan · Asia
About Yamagata
Yamagata is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Yamanobe, 57km from Bandai-Azuma Skyline.
Yamagata is in Japan, with about 250,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Yamanobe, about 11 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Yamagata?
Within an hour or so of Yamagata: Zao Echo Line (14 km), Ginzan Onsen (40 km), Bandai-Azuma Skyline (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Yamagata?
The nearest famous roads are Zao Echo Line and Bandai-Azuma Skyline.
Where is Yamagata?
Yamagata is in Yamagata, Japan, about 11 km from Yamanobe.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 248,772
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Yamagata
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 38.2333, 140.3667
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Japan
Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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Worth the detour from Yamagata
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Ginzan Onsen
A narrow gorge lined with three- and four-storey wooden ryokan from the Taisho era, facing each other across a river and lit by gas lamps after dark. Cars park outside the village and visitors walk the last stretch in.
40 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Bandai-Azuma Skyline
A 29 km volcanic sightseeing road in Fukushima cresting at 1,622 m beside the smoking crater of Mount Azuma-kofuji. Lunar landscapes, sulphur vents and huge Tohoku views from the Jododaira plateau.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Yamagata
- Right hereZao Echo LineMountain road over the Zao range between Miyagi and Yamagata, climbing past the emerald Okama crater lake. Opens each spring through towering snow walls and blazes with colour in autumn.
- 57 kmBandai-Azuma SkylineA 29 km volcanic sightseeing road in Fukushima cresting at 1,622 m beside the smoking crater of Mount Azuma-kofuji. Lunar landscapes, sulphur vents and huge Tohoku views from the Jododaira plateau.
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