Since it was my birthday last week, my friends from Yamagata invited me again to go to Yamagata last weekend. We went to Kaminoyama Castle. It is my first time to stumble across castles in Yamagata.
There were many castle ruins around Miyagi but the image of Kaminoyama stood out the most. Kaminoyama Castle perches on a small hill about 10-15 minutes’ walk from the station, but we used our cars to get there. And there it was, Kaminoyama Castle standing proudly on top of the hill.
Though small, the castle makes up for its beautiful location, overlooking the town. If you go to the observation deck at the top, you can pretty much see the surrounding areas including Mt. Zao over the distance.
We went inside the museum and it's quite interesting. After wandering the place, we decided to eat in a nearby Curry shop, which is locally owned by a family living in that area. I had different kinds of curry taste in one big platter. I`m not a fan of curry but I tried for the sake of experience and surprisingly it was good.
JOHN
