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Yamagata, Yamagata / 山形城跡・霞城公園

Yamagata Castle Ruins, Kajo Park

A 35.9-hectare park on the site of Yamagata Castle, a national historic site and one of Japan's 100 fine castles, 10 min on foot from JR Yamagata Station; about 1,500 cherry trees bloom along the moats in April.

A calm moat below a grassy earthen embankment and stone wall topped with fresh green trees
The moat of Kajo Park, the Yamagata Castle ruins (photo taken April 2022)Photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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24 Dec 2026

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Getting there

About 10 min on foot from JR Yamagata Station.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Parking

There is a car park (spaces and fee not listed).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
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Address: Yamagata, Yamagata (Japanese address: 山形県山形市霞城町1-7)

Official site: https://yamagatakanko.com/attractions/detail_2304.html

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Cherry blossoms are usually best in early to mid-April; during the Kajo cherry festival the trees along the east and south moats are lit up.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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  • Local etiquetteThe park and its surroundings include the Yamagata City Local History Museum (old Saiseikan hospital, Important Cultural Property), the Mogami Yoshiaki History Museum, the Yamagata Prefectural Museum and the Yamagata Museum of Art. Gates such as the Ninomaru East Otemon (1991) have been rebuilt, and excavation and restoration continue.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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