Yamagata city is a former castle town now turned into a beautiful city in the south-west Tohoku region. Besides the scenic traditional Japanese buildings, you can also find a national treasure quite unlike any other: the Bunshokan, or Yamagata Prefecture Local Museum. This English Renaissance building was established in 1916 as a Yamagata prefectural government office and a prefectural assembly hall. The current building was restored in 1995. This beautiful architecture building is free of charge to visitors and can easily be reached by bus from Yamagata station.
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Yamagata Prefecture Local Museum
Scenic English Renaissance building in Yamagata City

By Febry Fawzi
Community writer

Welcome to Bunshokan or Yamagata Prefecture Local Museum

The scenic English Renaissance building and its beautiful garden

Information office with free English brochures available

To the second floor

Hall for art performances and events

Exhibition

Unique artifacts and traditional dress

Exhibition of local traditional dress

Unique artifacts and traditional dress

Unique artifacts and traditional dress

Visitor and photo exhibition

Classic meeting room

Diorama of former activity in this prefectural office building

Beautiful yard at the center of the complex

Veranda with view of Yamagata City
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