A trip to the Kaminoyama Castle, we took the train from Yamagata station to Kaminoyama-onsen station. You can travel by Shinkansen train or local train JR Ou line.

To get to Kaminoyama Castle, we took the train from Yamagata station to Kaminoyama-onsen station. You can travel by Shinkansen train or local train JR Ou line.

This trip we came in the evening after we went to Ginzan Hot Spring.
https://th.readme.me/p/2446

Only one station if travel by Shinkansen train but Local train ride to the station at three.

If you take the Shinkansen, it's only one station away. But if you take the local train, get off at the third station.

Kaminoyama-onsen Sightseeing Information Map
Upon exiting the station, you will see a sign for the Kaminoyama sightseeing route.

Kaminoyama Castle is 700 meters away.
I need to hurry up and walk there before it gets dark. (It gets dark early in February.)

On the way to Kaminoyama Castle
According to the map, we walk straight ahead and then turn right towards the City Library Shopping Center

Cross the bridge.

The view is beautiful after crossing the bridge. Take some pictures.

The sun was setting.

เก็บรูปไว้หน่อย

We walked 10 minutes to Kaminoyama Castle.
As we were in a hurry to get to the castle, we didn't take any pictures along the way. It took us 10 minutes to reach the castle.

Kaminoyama Castle is located in the center of Kaminoyama City, in eastern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

During the Warring States period, Kaminoyama Castle was built on a hill in the center of the town. In the subsequent, more peaceful Edo period, the castle served as the seat of the local lords, but its keep was eventually torn down. The current castle keep is a concrete reconstruction from the 1980s that stands a little further down the hillside than the original castle and does not reflect its original design. It houses a local history museum and is equipped with an elevator and an observation deck on the top floor with views over the town

During the war, Kaminoyama Castle was built on a hill, the center of the city. Later, during the Edo period, the city became more peaceful, and the castle was converted into a residence for local lords. However, it eventually collapsed. The castle was rebuilt in concrete in 1980, without reflecting the original design. The castle has been converted into a local history museum, with an elevator to the top floor, offering panoramic views of the city.

The evening atmosphere is beautiful in a different way.

Beautiful view of ZAO Mountain

All restaurants and shops are closed.

On the right side of the picture, there is a place to soak your feet. After exploring, we went to soak our feet while waiting for the castle lights to turn on.

There is a small garden near the castle for children to play in.

With a scenic view seat

Playground

Around 5:20 PM, it started to get dark. It's winter and the atmosphere is gloomy with rain.

Turn around to take a picture of the castle view

Turn on the lights and take another picture.

The moon has risen, and the crows are starting to return to their nests. (There are a lot of crows here, and they make a lot of noise when they fly.)

We walked back down to take a picture in front of the entrance. We came up from the back of the castle, the front was backlit.

This is the front entrance. The museum is inside, but we arrived too late. It closes at 4:45 PM.

Open Hours 9:00 to 17:15 (entry until 16:45)
Opening hours: 9:00 to 17:15 (entry until 16:45)

Closed : First Monday to Friday in September, December 29 to 31
Closed: First Monday to Friday in September, December 29 to 31

Fees : 410 yen
Fees: 410 yen

I have to hurry back to the train station again. I need to catch the next two rounds, otherwise I'll have to wait until 7:12 PM.

Tomorrow we will be heading to Zao Onsen Town, a snow-covered city. Let's go on a trip together!

https://th.readme.me/p/2458

This review is part of a trip to the snowy land, which was disappointed by the flight route to Saporo of Airaisa being canceled. So we changed to land at Narita Airport and find a place with snow instead. This trip, we traveled as follows:

Day 1 After getting off the plane in the morning, we went to Taishakuten Daikyoji Temple and then took the train to sleep in Yamagata.
Day 2 In the morning, we went to visit and soak our feet at Ginzan Onsen. In the evening, we went for a walk at Kaminoyama Castle
Day 3 In the morning, we went up the cable car to see the snow demons at Zao Onsen Town. In the afternoon, we went to exercise our legs by climbing the thousand steps at Yamadera
Day 4 We traveled to Kanazawa, put our belongings in our accommodation, and went to visit the 3rd largest seated Buddha statue, Takaoka Daibutsu
Day 5 In the morning, we visited the World Heritage village, Shirakawako. In the afternoon, we returned to see one of the 3 beautiful gardens, Kenrokuen
Day 6 We took the Shizansen back to Tokyo Station and then continued to Echigo-Yuzawa to visit NASPA and YUZAWA-KOGEN
Day 7 We visited GALA-YUZAWA before returning home tonight