Access to Sagae Akita Prefecture What is "SAGAE" like? Sagae City is located almost in the middle of Yamagata Yamagata Sakata Prefecture, which shape appears to be a profile of a person. Yamagata Shinkansen 2hrs 29min Tokyo The developing city, also known as a Valley of Flower and Aterazawa Line Shinjo Green, is a nice place to live as it has well-maintained motor- JR Tsuruoka Tohoku Shinkansen Senzan Line 26min ways, which allow us to access to Yamagata Airport only for Sendai 20 minutes. Fresh streams of Sagae River and the abundance 1hr 36min 1hr 7min Sagae City Ookura of nature well nurture people and fruits and continue to Village Murayama produce the Treasure of Sagae. Yamagata Airport City 1hr [One flight per day] Sagae Nishikawa-machi Higashine If someone asks you "where are you going?", then feel free to Tokyo Kahoku-cho City 1hr 5min [One flight per day] Taxi Miyagi answer "I'm just going to Sagae to find smiley faces." The Ooe-machi Tendo City Nakayama-machi Airplane Nagoya Prefecture sweet fragrances of fruits, flower-blossoming colorful paths 20min Asahi-machi Yamanobe-machi and pure smiles of local people warmly welcome you. 1hr 15min [Three flights per day] Yamagata City Osaka Tohoku Expressway Murata JCT Tokyo 4hrs (330km) Yamagata Expressway Yonezawa City Tohoku Expressway 40min (53km) Niigata Car Sendai Prefecture To Akita 12min (18km) Fukushima Prefecture Route 7 Route 113 Route 287 Ookura Village Niigata 3hrs 30min (169km) Mt. Gassan JR Sagae Station Mt. Hayama Murayama City To Tsuruoka Yamako Bus Sagae Office Sagae City Sagae Taxi Murayama Nishikawa-cho Chuo Taxi Gassan IC Yamagata Expressway Kahoku-cho Yamagata Shinkansen Nishikawa IC Cherry Higashine Higashine City Yamagata Airport Higashine IC Takamatsu Aterazawa Nishi Sagae Shibahashi Sagae SA Tendo IC Sagae To Sendai Sagae IC Tendo Minami Sagae Tendo City Ooe-machi Nagasaki Tohoku Central Expressway Nakayama-machi To Sendai Aomori Senzan Line Hachinohe Shin Aomori Aterazawa Line Yamagata JCT Yamadera Yamanobe Yamagata Kita IC Akita Morioka Yamanobe-machi Shinkansen Miyagi Prefecture Motorway Ooasahidake Yamagata City Airplane Yamagata Chuo IC Kita Asahi-machi Yamagata Sagae Travel Yamagata Sakata Shinjo Shonai Airport Yamagata Airport Information Sagae City Sendai To Sendai Yamagata Murata JCT Niigata Fukushima Zao To Fukushima The 5th New Sagae City Promotion Plan was established with the theme of "Sagae, a city of cherries, where dreams happen and people and nature shine." To celebrate the launch of Tokyo the plan, a design proposal of a campaign character was invited, in which we received a large number of responses from all over the nation. After the first screening by the Sagae City Tourism Campaign Promotion Committee and the second screening, a popularity vote by elementary school students and city residents, Nagoya the Best Image Character Award was given to "Cherin", designed by Masayo Shiozaki. Contact Currently, Cherin is seen in various scenes of promotional activities in Sagae City. Osaka Sagae City Cherry Tourism Division 1-9-45, Chuo, Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, 991-8601 Cherin Designer / Masayo Shiozaki (Ikuno-ku, Osaka) Phone:0237-86-2111 Fax:0237-86-7100 With an image of a fairy of cherry, which is a symbol of Sagae City, Cherin was deigned as a lovely mascot char- Sagae City Tourism Association acter that is loved by anyone from children to elder people. The character wears a scarf, made with Sagae soba noodles, and a shirt with an azalea, the city flower. The green color of her shirt represents the rich nature of 1-9-45, Chuo, Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, 991-8601 Sagae. The posing of the lively jump presents a sense of energy, which expresses the future progress of Sagae. Phone/Fax:0237-86-8866 (commented by the designer) Sagae Tourism Search Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture This brochure has been printed with an eco-friendly vegetable oil ink. 16111000 Cherry Road Late Mar - late Jul / Doll Festival Jun - early Jul / Cherry Festival Festival Calendar ○In the city ○In the city Cherry is originally from Republic of Turkey in western Asia. It was delivered to Doll Festival is a celebration of girls for • National Seed Spitting Competition their growth by decorating dolls repre- Europe in the pre Christian era, then arrived in Japan in the early Meiji era via the • Miss Cherry Contest senting a noble family in a wedding US. The pathway from Turkey to Sagae is called the "Cherry Road". scene. Sagae was actively interacting • Tour de Cherry About cherry This history has brought an opportunity for Sagae City and Giresun City in Turkey with Kyoto • Opening of Tourism Cherry Park to establish a sister-city relationship in 1988. Giresun City has established Sagae Park and Edo in the • Cherry Haiku Competition and Sagae Road within the city, Edo era, and • Cherry Marathon Race Others England Oregon The US 17th centuries there are still and Sagae has built Turkey Hall Sagae (1876) Germany France 1st - 2nd many old valu- in Cherry Land. centuries Turkey ○Mogami River Japan 19th centuries California able dolls for Giresun (origin of cherry) Doll Festivals Furusato Sogo Park Cherry Road in the city. Yumetane@Sagae Cherry picking Mid - late Apr / Cherry Festival ○Sagae Park Would you like to enjoy picking red cherries heav- Sagae Park is a well-known spot for ily grown on trees, and eating them? The freshly cherry blossom viewing along with the site of Hachimangu, Cherry Hills, Sagae City is known as the best valley of cherries in Japan. The Chi- picked fruit is indescribably delicious. Hope you Sagae City has many festivals with long Sandai Sakura, etc. National Seed Spitting Competition nese cherry, called an Outou in Japanese, is originally from the west- visit us one day to enjoy cherries in Sagae. history, events that attracts many people, etc. ern Asia. The white flowers fully blossom in the end of April, and The best time: early Jun - mid July Price: \1,200 After enjoying festivals in spring, in which Mid-May / Azalea Festival Mid Sep / Sagae Festival ruby-red cherries grown abundantly from the end of June to the Contact:Shunen Tourism Agriculture Information Center people enjoy viewing cherry blosso ms and mid July. During this period, Sagae becomes crowded with tourists (within the Cherry Hall in Cherry Land) azaleas, Cherry Festival starts in early ○Azalea Garden in Sagae Park ○Sagae Hachimangu and in the city The Azalea Park, which coming from inside/outside the prefecture for cherry picking . summer. Autumn festivals in different areas • Yabusame stretches over the east • Yakko town tour to celebrate good harvest is also enjoyable. A slope of Mt. Nagaoka in the • Mikoshi Festival The pink building has been designed based on festive feeling reaches at peak with Sagae The center of the urban area, • Garyu Drum town tour Cherry Hall city is enveloped has the largest area size in A theme park with a motif of cherries! the image of a space shuttle. Photos and panels Festival, which is held at Hachimangu as its • Furusato Entertainment Festival center. in a festival mood Tohoku area, with 43,000 • Delicious Big Pot Festival showing the history and planting of cherries, with the best mikoshi festival colorful azaleas waving in in Tohoku area, yabusame, There are many traditional events including paper cutout works of late Masayuki Miyata, Enjoy four seasons of Sagae colored with pleasant breezes in May. festivals. etc. yabusame, in which a horse rider releases Cherry Land etc. are displayed. The facility also provides a (they are lit up at night) an arrow while riding a running horse. road information service and tourist informa- tion. The place also sells unique ice creams made Sagae - a city colored with flowers, greens and the sound of a river stream. Sagae Spring Flower Story with local ingredients, and attracts visitors Well-known spot for cherry blossoms and azaleas (Sagae Park) throughout a year.. Flower Walk The best time: mid - end April The best time: early - late May Various attractions Turkish Hall Approx. 300 Someiyoshino cherry trees spread over the site The combination of colors created with blossom light pink flowers gorgeously. of a huge 222,000m² area. elegant azalea flowers are breathtakingly Cherry flowers being lit up at nighttime It opens 365 days beautiful. The huge area size, which is said produce magical atmospheres. Visitors can to be the biggest in Tohoku area, is must- Cherry Land Sagae enjoy visiting many stalls and various see. This building, consisting of a tourist / product center, restaurants, large halls and confer- fun-filled events at Cherry Festival. ence rooms, is a concentration of handiworks, specialties and deliciousness collected from all over Yamagata Prefecture. Visitors can enjoy shopping and having a rest. International Cherry Park Cherry Dome The design of the building, by an architect There are 139 cherry trees (114 species) The cone-shaped modern from Republic of Turkey, is the same as those from Japan and overseas in the park. building has been built in the Ottoman Turks era. Marbles, tiles, metal- Sagae City is a rainbow-colored place with flowers and greens throughout Also, creeks and rest houses are using triangle panels lic decorations, etc. are from Turkey. In the four seasons. The enrichment of the city has been being promoted by arranged around trees of seasonal fruits without iron frames. It is facility, ceramics, glass products, bronze handi- introducing flowers and green through activities such as "Yumetane @ (plums, apples, grapes, quinces, peaches, known as a symbol of work, as well as fabrics and photos are exhib- Sagae" and Flower Road. Ninoseki-shinsui Park, at which visitors can enjoy pears, blueberries, nashi pears, etc.) Cherry Land. ited. Visitors can enjoy the culture of Turkey, a intersection of west and east.