Things to Do - Yame, Chikugo

Yame, Chikugo

Famous Places

Yame Fukushima Historic Townscape

A nationally designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings lined with earthen-walled storehouse-style townscapes.

Yame, Chikugo

Tourist Attractions

Senbonzakura at Hyugami Dam

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A popular spring drive destination where 1,000 cherry trees brighten the lakeside of a gorge filled with striking rock formations.

Kurogi no Ofuji (The Great Wisteria of Kurogi)

Yame, Chikugo

Tourist Attractions

Kurogi no Ofuji (The Great Wisteria of Kurogi)

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A majestic wisteria tree over 600 years old that has survived wars and great fires.

Yame, Chikugo

Nature Spots

Tanigawa Plum Grove

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One of Kyushu’s leading plum blossom spots, counted among the region’s three great plum gardens.

Yame, Chikugo

Nature Spots

Hinokami Gorge

A spectacular scenic spot in Yame where a beautiful gorge of unusual rock formations and a lake comes together with cherry blossoms in spring and autumn leaves.

Yame, Chikugo

Famous Places

Funagoya Onsen

It has been a popular hot spring resort since the Meiji Era, and is one of the few places in Japan where visitors can enjoy iron-containing highly concentrated carbonated hot springs.