Yamagata, Yamagata / 水の町屋 七日町御殿堰
Nanokamachi Gotenzeki
Shops and cafes along the Gotenzeki, one of the five irrigation channels built about 400 years ago, restored as a stone-lined waterway in central Yamagata.
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Before you go
Only facts we confirmed on official sources are shown. Anything else is listed under “Not yet confirmed”.
- Opening hours
Opening hours and closing days vary by shop (e.g. the kimono shop is open 10:00-18:30 and closed on Thursdays).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Not yet confirmed
Closed, Admission, Getting there, Parking, Payment, Accessibility
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Address: Yamagata, Yamagata (Japanese address: 山形県山形市七日町2-7-6)
Official site: http://gotenzeki.co.jp/
Nearby spots
Photo: Pizzaman / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0Bunshokan (former Yamagata Prefectural Office)YamagataLess than 1 km away (straight line)
Photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)Yamagata Castle Ruins, Kajo ParkYamagataLess than 1 km away (straight line)
Photo: ZAO Ropeway / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)Zao OnsenYamagata11 km away (straight line)
Photo: Yamagata Prefecture (yamagatakanko.com)Yamadera (Risshakuji Temple)Yamagata11 km away (straight line)- No photo yetZao Onsen Dai-rotenburo Open-air BathYamagata11 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances. Some locations are approximate, so treat these distances as a rough guide.
Crowds
- Not yet confirmed
Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
You can check typical busy hours in Google Maps ("Popular times" on the place's page). Open this spot in Google Maps
Visiting respectfully
- Local etiquetteThe Gotenzeki is one of the Yamagata Five Weirs, built about 400 years ago by the lord of Yamagata Castle to supply the town with water for daily life and farming.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · http://gotenzeki.co.jp/Details read from the official site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · http://gotenzeki.co.jp/shop.htmlHours, closing days and activities and shops read from the official site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://yamagatakanko.com/attractions/detail_2280.htmlDescription, address and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.
