Yamagata JR Station 山形駅 is a train station on Yamagata Shinkansen line 山形新幹線, Ou main line 奥羽本線, Senzan line 仙山線 and Aterazawa line 左沢線.
Oshin. Yamagata Prefecture, one of the six prefecture of Tohoku region, is well known for its bountiful harvest of fruits (such as cherries, pears, grapes, peaches and apples), breathtaking natural scenery, temples (Yamadera and Hagurosan) and hot springs (such as Ginzan Onsen, Akayu Onsen and Tendo Onsen). For me, the first thing that comes to my mind when Yamagata Prefecture is mentioned is Oshin おしん, a 15 minutes morning drama serial produced by NHK and first aired in Japan in 1983. I first watched the English dubbed version of Oshin when it was broadcast on Singapore television back in 1994 (when I was still in primary school), and caught its broadcast again on Waku Waku Japan channel. Yamagata Prefecture was the hometown of Oshin, the most inspiring character of this long running drama serial and places such as Sakata 酒田市, Ginzan Onsen 銀山温泉 and Mogamigawa 最上川 were featured in the drama.
Trains serving this station include:
(1) Tsubasa つばさ commutes northwards towards Tendo 天童駅, Oishida 大石田駅 and Shinjo 新庄駅 via Yamagata Shinkansen line
(2) Tsubasa つばさ commutes southwards towards Zao 蔵王駅, Kaminoyama Onsen かみのやま温泉駅, Akayu 赤湯駅, Yonezawa 米沢駅 and Fukushima 福島駅 via Yamagata Shinkansen. Tsubasa combines with Yamabiko やまびこ at Fukushima JR Station and continues its journey southwards towards Tokyo.
(3) Toreiyu Tsubasa とれい ゆつばさ is a special themed high speed rail equipped with foot bath. This train makes one round trip per day and usually operates on weekends and public holidays.
What’s nearby?
(1) Bus terminal, on the east exit of train station.
Bekochan bus べこちゃんバス is a feeder bus service, with two different routes covering three areas of the city, referred to as the east, west and downtown area. When I visited the city in May 2016, I made use of the previous version of this bus service, known as Downtown 100 yen Loop Bus 中心街100円循環バス, which only served the downtown area.
The two bus routes are as follows:
- East route (東くるりん) covers both the east and downtown area
- West route (西くるりん) covers both the west and downtown area
There is a designated bus platform located in between Platform 1 and 2. The bus fare is only 100 yen for passengers getting on and off in the same area; 200 yen for passengers travelling from one area to another.
Bus schedule: https://www.city.yamagata-yamagata.lg.jp/kakuka/kikaku/kikaku/sogo/pd0510085137.html
(2) Kajo Park 霞城公園, about 10 minutes walk from the east exit of train station.
Operating hours: 0500 - 2200 hrs (Apr - Oct); 0530 - 2200 hrs (Nov - Mar)
Free admission.
This is a public park where the ruins of Yamagata Castle, one of Japan Top 100 castles, can be found.
https://www.city.yamagata-yamagata.lg.jp/shisetsu/sub2/shisetsu_kankobunka/ecb45kajou.html
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Bekochan bus べこちゃんバス is a feeder bus service, with two different routes covering three areas of the city, referred to as the east, west and downtown area. When I visited the city in May 2016, I made use of the previous version of this bus service, known as Downtown 100 yen Loop Bus 中心街100円循環バス, which only served the downtown area.
The two bus routes are as follows:
- East route (東くるりん) covers both the east and downtown area
- West route (西くるりん) covers both the west and downtown area
There is a designated bus platform located in between Platform 1 and 2. The bus fare is only 100 yen for passengers getting on and off in the same area; 200 yen for passengers travelling from one area to another.
Bus schedule: https://www.city.yamagata-yamagata.lg.jp/kakuka/kikaku/kikaku/sogo/pd0510085137.html
(2) Kajo Park 霞城公園, about 10 minutes walk from the east exit of train station.
Operating hours: 0500 - 2200 hrs (Apr - Oct); 0530 - 2200 hrs (Nov - Mar)
Free admission.
This is a public park where the ruins of Yamagata Castle, one of Japan Top 100 castles, can be found.
https://www.city.yamagata-yamagata.lg.jp/shisetsu/sub2/shisetsu_kankobunka/ecb45kajou.html
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