Activity Information (Dependent on Season)
All year round experience many new things.
All year round Yonezawa has various experiences and activities to try! Why not give them a go?
Yonezawa Style Ceramics Experience
Ripe cherriesHerb Soap Making（May～October）
Soap making with seasonal herb can be experienced.
●Yonezawa Yanazawa 5265
TEL 0238-32-2116
TEL 0238-32-2116
【Info】Herb soap making
【Parking】 Available
(20 vehicles max.)
(20 vehicles max.)
【Fee】¥1,000～
【Experience time】60 minutes
【Business hours】Weekdays 11:00～15:00, Weekends and public Holidays:10:00～16:00
【Experience time】60 minutes
【Business hours】Weekdays 11:00～15:00, Weekends and public Holidays:10:00～16:00
【Closed】Tuesdays, Winter season
Fishing Experience（Late April～Mid November）
Mountain stream fishing experience (Trout and Masu Salmon)
‘Tateishi Mountain Stream Fishing’
●Yonezawa Ōaza Tateishi 523-1
TEL 0238-38-6162
TEL 0238-38-6162
【Info】Koi and Trout Fishing
【Parking】 Available
（150 vehicles max. ）
（150 vehicles max. ）
【Fee】¥1,000～ (Koi one day Catch and Release), ¥2,500～ (Trout all you can fish) – bait sold separately
【Experience time】One day,2 hours
【Business hours】8:00～17:00
【Experience time】One day,2 hours
【Business hours】8:00～17:00
【Closed】Late-July ～ Late August season has no scheduled closures, outside of this season only weekends are available.
‘Azuma Masu Salmon’
(Reservation required)
(Reservation required)
●Yonezawa Ōaza Sekimachi 303-1
TEL 0238-38-4290
TEL 0238-38-4290
【Info】Masu Salmon Fishing
【Parking】 Available
（10 vehicles max. ）
（10 vehicles max. ）
【Fee】¥2,000 ～ (half day-ticket- bring your own rod), ¥3,800 (one-day ticket), 1kg ¥2,000 (rod, bait included)
【Experience time】half-day,Day
【Business hours】Sunrise until Sunset
【Experience time】half-day,Day
【Business hours】Sunrise until Sunset
【Closed】Unscheduled closures on weekdays may occur
Edible plants foraging experience（June）
Pick and forage for edible plants such as bracken, Koshiabura and Tara-no-ko.
Pension-Mura Kira Kira Kingdom
(Reservation required)
(Reservation required)
●Yonezawa Bansei-chō Kariyasu
TEL 0238-28-1487
TEL 0238-28-1487
【Info】Edible Plant picking
【Parking】 Available
（200 vehicles max. ）
（200 vehicles max. ）
【Experience time】3 hours
Mushroom ‘kinzuke’ Experience（June）
Mushroom ‘kinzuke’ – Japanese Mushroom Planting Experience
Pension-Mura Kira Kira Kingdom
(Reservation required)
(Reservation required)
●Yonezawa Bansei-chō Kariyasu
TEL 0238-28-1487
TEL 0238-28-1487
【Info】Mushroom ‘kinzuke’ experience
【Parking】 Available
（200 vehicles max. ）
（200 vehicles max. ）
【Experience time】 2～3 hours
Outdoor cooking experience（June～October）
Stove and water facilities are provided and everything needed for cooking can be rented. Imoni (traditional potato and meat soup) making experience is also available.
●Yonezawa Shirabu Onsen Tengendai
TEL 0238-55-2236
TEL 0238-55-2236
【Info】Outdoor-cooking experience
【Parking】 Available
（600 vehicles max.）
（600 vehicles max.）
【Fee】Water facilities – cooking space provided (fees for Imoni etc. will vary)
‘Tōgei’ Yonezawa Ceramics Experience （Late-June ～ Late November）
The Yonezawa style of ceramics was said to be started by the 9th Feudal Lord of Yonezawa, Uesugi Yōzan – who took elements of the Narushima style of ceramics and created a new method. This experience is for all ability levels, even beginners.
●Yonezawa Shirabu Onsen Tengendai
TEL 0238-55-2236
TEL 0238-55-2236
【Info】‘Tōgei’ Ceramics Experience
【Parking】 Available
（600 vehicles max.）
（600 vehicles max.）
【Experience time】90～120 minutes
Cherry Picking Experience（mid-June ～ Late-July）
Pick Yamagata’s famous Cherries.
●Yonezawa Yarai 3-3-39
TEL 0238-23-4107
TEL 0238-23-4107
【Info】Cherry Picking Experience
【Parking】 Available
（25 vehicles max.）
（25 vehicles max.）
【Experience time】60 minutes
【Business hours】8:30～17:00（Registration until 16:00）
【Closed】No Scheduled Closures
●Yonezawa Bansei-chō Azuyama 1882
TEL 0238-28-5431
TEL 0238-28-5431
【Info】Cherry Picking Experience
【Parking】 Available
（50 vehicles max.）
（50 vehicles max.）
【Experience time】30 minutes
【Business hours】8:00～17:00
【Closed】No Holiday
●Yonezawa Ōaza Sumomoyama 5510
TEL 0238-38-6266
TEL 0238-38-6266
【Info】Cherry Picking experience
【Parking】 Available
（20 vehicles max.）
（20 vehicles max.）
【Experience time】No limit
【Business hours】9:00～17:00
【Closed】No Holiday
‘Lavender Stick’ making（Late-June～Mid July）
Make your very own Lavender stick
●Yonezawa Yanazawa 5265
TEL 0238-32-2116
TEL 0238-32-2116
【Info】‘Lavender Stick’ making
【Parking】 Available
（20 vehicles max.）
（20 vehicles max.）
【Fee】¥1,000～
【Experience time】30 minutes
【Business hours】Weekdays 11:00～15:00, Weekends and holidays 10:00～16:00
【Experience time】30 minutes
【Business hours】Weekdays 11:00～15:00, Weekends and holidays 10:00～16:00
【Closed】Tuesdays, Winter Season
‘Sōmokutō’ talk（July）
After learning about ‘Sōmokutō’ (traditional engraved stone pillars) and visit the seven remaining in the Tazawa district.
Tazawa Community Center
(Reservation required)
(Reservation required)
●Yonezawa Ōaza Kuchitazawa 2375-1
TEL 0238-31-2111
TEL 0238-31-2111
【Info】 ‘Sōmokutō’ tour
【Parking】 Available
【Experience time】5 hours
Lavender group planting experience（July）
Experience planting Lavender.
●Yonezawa Yanazawa 5265
TEL 0238-32-2116
TEL 0238-32-2116
【Info】Lavender planting experience
【Parking】 Available
（20 vehicles max.）
（20 vehicles max.）
【Fee】¥2,000～
【Experience time】60 minutes
【Business hours】Weekdays 11:00～15:00, Weekends and Holidays 10:00～16:00
【Experience time】60 minutes
【Business hours】Weekdays 11:00～15:00, Weekends and Holidays 10:00～16:00
【Closed】Tuesdays, Winter Season
Campfire（Summer）
Enjoy a campfire under the starry night sky.
●Yonezawa Shirabu Onsen Tengendai
TEL 0238-55-2236
TEL 0238-55-2236
【Info】Camp fire experience
【Parking】 Available
（600 vehicles max.）
（600 vehicles max.）
【Experience time】2 hours
Grape Picking（Mid-August - Late November）
A picking experience for regional specialties, such as Delaware Grapes, is also available to try.
●Yonezawa Bansei-chō Azuyama 1882
TEL 0238-28-5431
TEL 0238-28-5431
【Info】Grape Picking
【Parking】 Available
（50 vehicles max.）
（50 vehicles max.）
【Experience time】60 minutes
【Business hours】8:00～17:00
【Closed】No Holiday
Mushroom Picking（September - November）
Mushroom picking experience.
Pension-Mura Kira Kira Kingdom
(Reservation required)
(Reservation required)
●Yonezawa Bansei-chō Kariyasu
TEL 0238-28-1487
TEL 0238-28-1487
【Info】Mushroom Picking
【Parking】 Available
（200 vehicles max.）
（200 vehicles max.）
【Experience time】3～4 hours
Chestnut picking（mid-September - mid-October）
Walk freely through through beautiful parks and gather chestnuts.
●Yonezawa Yanazawa 5265
TEL 0238-32-2116
TEL 0238-32-2116
【Info】Chestnut Picking Experience
【Parking】 Available（20 vehicles max.）
【Fee】Entrance into park - High-school students and over: ¥300, Middle school students and under: ¥100. Fee for taking chestnuts home ¥600 per kg
【Experience time】60 minutes
【Experience time】60 minutes
【Closed】No planned closures during chestnut season
Miso-making experience
Enjoy an authentic Miso-making experience at a Miso Distillery.
●Yonezawa Jōsei 4-7-33
TEL 0238-23-1850
TEL 0238-23-1850
【Info】Miso-making experience
【Parking】 Available
【Experience time】120 minutes～
【Business hours】9:30～18:30
【Closed】Wednesdays
Kanjiki’ Traditional Snow-shoe experience. （winter）
Wear ‘Kanjiki’ and experience a mini trek with an experienced guide.
●Yonezawa Shirabu Onsen Tengendai
TEL 0238-55-2236
TEL 0238-55-2236
【Info】 ‘Kanjiki’ Experience
【Parking】 Available
（600 vehicles max.）
（600 vehicles max.）
【Experience time】4 hours 20 minutes
Kamakura’ snow hut Experience （mid-January - mid-March）
Eat Yonezawa Ramen inside a ‘Kamakura’ snow-hut.
Onogawa Onsen Ryōkan Association
(Reservation required)
(Reservation required)
●Yonezawa Onogawa-machi 2501-1
TEL 0238-32-2740
TEL 0238-32-2740
【Info】‘Kamakura’ snow-hut experience
【Parking】 Available
【Business hours】Only winter seasons