Tendō Station (天童駅)
Station Type: Train station
Tendo Station is one of the stations on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line and is located in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture. The area around the station is popular among many tourists for its historic shrines, temples, and beautiful nature.
Near the station is Tendoji Temple, which is designated as a national important cultural property. This historic temple was built in the Nara period (710-794) and has a beautiful garden and many cultural assets on display. Tendo City is also home to the Junisho Shrine, known for its ginkgo tree, which is over 1,000 years old and grows wild. This shrine attracts many tourists during the fall foliage season.
A short distance from the station is Yamadera Temple, a symbol of Tendo City. Yamadera is a temple of Shugendo, a symbol of Japanese mountain worship, and is located in a mountainous area rich in nature. This temple is located about 20 minutes by bus from the station and attracts many tourists.
There are also hot spring resorts and areas of beautiful nature near the station. About a 30-minute drive from the station is Yudenyama Hot Springs. This hot spring resort is a quiet place surrounded by beautiful nature and is famous as a hot-spring cure. Furthermore, about an hour’s drive from the station is the Zao Mountain Range. The Zao mountain range is one of the most famous mountain resorts in Japan and offers beautiful scenery from season to season.
There are many sightseeing spots around Tendo Station, where visitors can experience traditional Japanese culture and nature. The surrounding hot spring resorts and nature are also attractive, allowing visitors to relax and enjoy sightseeing.
Restaurants, Foods
Some restaurants and food shops around the station.
Lifht meal corner Koma (軽食コーナー駒)
Restaurant Type: Syokudo and Teishoku restaurant
Sannanbo (参男房)
Restaurant Type: Restaurant
Uotami (魚民 天童東口駅前店)
Restaurant Type: Izakaya restaurant
Tourist area
Some tourist area – the best views, museums and parks – around the station.
Tendo City Shogi Museum (天童市将棋資料館)
Tourist Area Type: Museum
The Tendo Shogi Museum opened in 1992 as a symbol of Tendo, the city of shogi, which produces more than 90% of all shogi played in Japan. The small Shogi pieces are imbued with great history, romance, tradition and technology. Traditional skills and the roots of Shogi The history of Shogi, why Tendo became the town of Shogi pieces Holding of Ningen Shogi The history of the title game can be learned in this museum.
Shogi is a type of board game (board game) played by two players. It is also called Japanese Shogi to distinguish it from Chess or Shanqi.
Road Station Tendo onsen (道の駅 天童温泉)
Tourist Area Type: Toll road rest stop
Michi no Eki Tendo Onsen (Michi-no-Eki Tendo Onsen) is a roadside station on National Route 13 in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture. Its nickname is Wakuwaku Land.
Tendo Park (Maizuru Park) (天童公園（舞鶴山）)
Tourist Area Type: Park
Maizuruyama is a mountain located in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture. The JR Ou Main Line (Yamagata Shinkansen) runs along the western side of the mountain, and the National Route 13 Yamagata Bypass runs north-south on the eastern side. The area is the site of Tendo Castle and part of Tendo Park. It is known for its cherry blossoms, and a human shogi (Japanese chess) tournament is held there every April.
Dewazakura Museum (出羽桜美術館)
Tourist Area Type: Art museum
The Dewazakura Museum of Art opened in 1988 with the donation of ceramics and crafts collected by Seijiro Nakano III over a long period of time. The museum is housed in the former residence of Seijiro III, a traditional Japanese house built in the late Meiji period, and the wooden main building with a tiled roof and storehouse are open to the public as exhibition rooms.
The main collection includes ceramics and crafts from the Old Korean, Silla, Koryo, and Yi Dynasty periods, as well as Shinichi Saito’s “Gojo, Meiji Yoshiwara Hosomikki,” calligraphy by modern writers, crafts related to cherry blossoms, and the six oldest kilns in Japan.
Tendoshi Museum (天童市美術館)
Tourist Area Type: Art museum
Tendo City Museum of Art is located in Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture. The museum mainly houses works by artists active in the Tendo area.
Hotels
There are various hotels around the station.
Comfort Hotel Tendo (コンフォートホテル天童)
Tendo Central Hotel (天童セントラルホテル)
Tourist Information Center
Tourist information centers inside/around the station.
Have a nice visit !
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