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StayGet to know the history of Yonezawa and traditional crafts
Experice the traditional craft of "Yonezawa Textiles."
To save Yonezawa in a time of finacial crisis Uesugi Yozan, the 9th lord of Yonezawa domain, devised Yonezawa's textile industry as one of the industrial development policies. He encouraged the wives of samurai to learn how to weave as their side jobs, and this weaving industry is said to have developed into the silk textile industry.
For 250 years up to now, kimono, women's clothes, hakama skirts, stoles, and other small products have been passed down.
This tour offers you a safflower dyeing experience: a workshop of "Yonezawa textiles" which has continued since the Edo period.
Early summer is the best season for safflowers. You can even pick the safflowers, a special experience for a limited time only.
Rice paddy art, where people plant rice of various types and colors to create images in a paddy field, is also a must-see.
Recommended Route
- Period
- June to July
- Tour Duration
- 2 days (1 night and 2 days)
- Transportation
- Car
Day 1
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Michi no Eki Yonezawa/Yonezawa Station
Meet at 1:15 PM Leave at 1:30 PM
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Yozando
Yonezawa textile workshop
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Viewing Onogawa rice paddy art
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Onogawa Onsen
Arrival time 4:00 PM
Day 2
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Onogawa Onsen
Leave at 10:00
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Safflower picking experience
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Senshoku Koubo Waku-waku Kan
Safflower dyeing Experience
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Tamano Kakurega
Lunch
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Uesugi Shrine/Uesugi Museum
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Tōkō Sake Warehouse
Explore the Sake Warehouse
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Michi no Eki Yonezawa/Yonezawa Station
Leave at 3:30 PM
About travel consultation
We welcome private inquiries from those who want to sign up for a Yonezawa tour or try an experience in the tour.
Other various tours are also introduced.
Check this page to sign up for a tour.
Please contact us if interested.
Michi no Eki Yonezawa Tourist Information Center
- ●Address: 1039-1 Oaza Kawai, Yonezawa City, Yamagata prefecture
- ●TEL：0238-40-8400
- ●FAX：0238-40-1131
- ●E-mail：michinoekiy@yahoo.co.jp
