Sakata city in Yamagata, and Naruko Hot Spring in Miyagi Trip

I would like to inform Sakata city in Yamagata, and Naruko Hot Spring in Miyagi.

Go to Sakata from Niigata by JR.
Japan Sea is available to see along north Niigata.

I rent a bicycle at Sakata hotel.
Sakata city has lots of no charge bicycle, I recommend you to rent this bicycle.
I go to 5 hours bicycle trip seeing trip guide green cource.

I go to Honma hose.
This house is Samurai and Merchant house.
Guide person explain this house in detail.
This house sell Edo period goods.

Next visit is Sankyo Warehouse.
This warehouse is famouse in Sakata, and for rice warehouse.

There are 11 warehouses.
The innermost warehouse is a rice museum.
This museum shows Shonai rice history.
I receive seeds of Haenuki rice.
At Edo period, Sakata is flourished city for trading rice and Benibana flowers.
Sankyo warehouse and Keyaki tree area is a West of warehouse.
This area is also the location of the TV series NHK novel of "Oshin".


Next is Sanno Club.
This house is Japanese restaurant.
At early Meiji period, lots of MPV persons were visiting this restaurant.

Next is Hie shrine.
This shrine holds Sanno festival.
This main shrine is decorated by dragon, dog, monkey.


West of this shrine, Hiyoriyama park is existing.
Sunset from this park is wonderful.


After seeing the sunset, I return my hotel, and drink Japanese Sake "Jyokigen".

Next morning, I go to Naruko Hot Spring.

En route, I visit Shinjo city.
This station has Shinkansen, and modern station house.


I get off at Naruko-Onsen station.

Naruko hot spring is a big three hot springs in Tohoku.

Takinoyu is a oldest Spring at Naruko.
About 7 minutes walking from station.
Charge is only 150yen.

I try to make a Onsen-Eggu.
I buy egg and go to "Onsen Egg factory"

This factory has only Hot Spring Well.
Hot spring temperature is 70degree.
Enter egg to this well for 25minutes, you can make a Onsen-Egg.
It is soft and delicious.

Naruko has a Naruko Kokeshi.
I buy a Chochin of Naruko, shape is Naruko Kokeshi.

I stay Naruko hot spring Hotel.
Naruko Hotel adopt Japanese style Omotenashi.
I drink Sake "Nauko no Yu" and sleep.

Historical city Sakata, Famouse hot spring NarukoOnsen.
Both are wonderful spots.

That's it.