Yuza, Yamagata / 丸池様
Maruike-sama Spring Pond
A spring-fed pond about 20 m across and 3.5 m deep with emerald-green water; it is revered as a deity, with a small shrine on its bank.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Before you go
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- Opening hours
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- Closed
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- Admission
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- Getting there
5 min by car or 20 min on foot from Fukura Station (JR Uetsu Line); 10 min by car from Yuza-Chokai IC.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
About 20 cars in front of the Minowa salmon hatchery and 5 bus spaces; one temporary toilet at the bus car park (closed in winter).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
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- Accessibility
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Address: 57 Arakawa, Nozoki, Yuza-machi, Akumi-gun, Yamagata
Official site: https://www.yuzachokai.jp/spot/yuusuigun/
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
- No photo yetMt. ChokaiYamagata10 km away (straight line)
Photo: Ryuetsu Kato / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0Mototaki Spring FallsAkita11 km away (straight line)
Photo: Jun K / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)Tamasudare FallsYamagata16 km away (straight line)- No photo yetSakata Seafood MarketYamagata18 km away (straight line)
Photo: Yamagata Prefecture (yamagatakanko.com)Sankyo Soko Rice WarehousesYamagata19 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Crowd level
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- Best time to visit
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- Peak time
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- Busiest days
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- Busiest season
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- Latest traveler report
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Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
Visiting respectfully
- NatureThe neighbouring Ushiwatari River changed after the July 2024 heavy rain (fewer baikamo water flowers); please let it recover naturally.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.yuzachokai.jp/spot/yuusuigun/Description, location, access, parking, toilet and the heavy-rain note read from the Yuza Chokai tourism association page. Its nearest IC (Yuza-Chokai, 10 min) differs from the prefectural site (Sakata-Minato, 25 min); the local association is used.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://yamagatakanko.com/attractions/detail_2041.htmlCoordinates read from the Yamagata Prefecture tourism site.