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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Yamagata, Japan · Asia
Tendō is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Nagasaki, 26km from Zao Echo Line.
Tendō is a town located in Yamagata, Japan. With a population of 65,393, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Tendō sits in Japan, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Tokyo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tendō to your route.
Dewazakura Museum of Art (出羽桜美術館, Dewazakura Bijutsukan) opened in Tendō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan in 1988. Owned and operated by the Dewazakura Sake Brewery Corporation (出羽桜酒造), the collection focuses on traditional Japanese and Korean arts and crafts, including ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy. The museumRead more
building dates to the Meiji period.
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Tendō is located in Yamagata, Japan, Asia. The coordinates are 38.3536 latitude, 140.3697 longitude.
Tendō has a population of approximately 65,393 people, making it a town in Japan.
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mountain pass
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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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