Sakata

Few cities in Yamagata Prefecture have histories as closely bound to Kitamaebune coastal trade as Sakata. Set at the mouth of the Mogami River on the Sea of Japan, it became a major Edo-period port, shipping rice and other cargo along Japan’s coast. Its mercantile past remains tangible at Sankyo Soko, a group of rice storehouses built in 1893 and lined with zelkova trees. The former residence and villa of the influential Honma family recall the role of local landowners and merchants. Sakata also faces the broad Shonai Plain, with Mount Chokai visible beyond the coast in clear weather. Continue with other webcams from Yamagata Prefecture to see how this stretch of Japan’s Sea of Japan coast connects regionally.

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