[Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture] “Cherry Land Sagae” is a “cherry theme park” where you can enjoy cherries all season!

naka
2022.09.15
Last updated: 2024.03.18

table of contents

1 What is Cherryland Sagae?
2 Collaboration event with local YouTuber
3 What are the highlights of Cherryland?
4 in conclusion
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Cherries are the fruit that represents Yamagata even within the fruit kingdom of Yamagata.

This time, we would like to introduce Cherry Land Sagae, a multi-purpose roadside station where you can enjoy original sweets made with Yamagata specialties and delicious ingredients, including cherries, all year round.

What is Cherryland Sagae?

Cherry Land Sagae is a roadside station located in Sagae City, which is located almost in the center of Yamagata Prefecture and is known as the village of cherries.
Unlike a typical roadside station, it is a ``cherry theme park'' where a passion for cherries can be seen throughout the facility, and it is crowded with many visitors even outside the cherry season.

Collaboration event with local YouTuber

Exhibitions and various events are held irregularly at Cherry Land Sagae.

In particular, he often releases collaborative videos with the popular YouTuber "Siotan" who is from Sagae City and is active as a soprano singer, and at the "Music and Food Festival" held in August 2022, Siotan's special A live show was held.

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What are the highlights of Cherryland?

Cherry Land Sagae's vast grounds are lined with a variety of stores and facilities.
Here we will introduce some shops that we especially recommend.

“Souvenir Center” has many special products and crafts from Yamagata Prefecture.

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This is a souvenir center with a wide selection of special products and crafts from Yamagata Prefecture.
In particular, there is a wide selection of local sake such as sake, wine, and shochu.
It's a perfect place to look for Yamagata souvenirs.
In addition, the products sold at the souvenir center can also be purchased at the online shop.

Link: Cherry Land Sagae Online Shop

roadside station piano

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This cute piano is wrapped with Sagae City's mascot character "Cherin", and its name is "Roadside Station Piano". It is set up in the entrance hall and anyone can play freely.

Stylish cafe "cherry Cafe chouchou"

"Cherry Cafe chouchou" has celebrated its 1st anniversary since its opening. This is a stylish cafe that is frequented not only by tourists but also by locals.

You can fully enjoy the cherry menu even in the off-season.

This cherry fruit sandwich is a perfect match between the crunchy texture of frozen cherries and the rich, not-too-sweet fresh cream.

The lovely pale pink cherry water has a refreshing taste that makes you want to gulp it down.

It's also equipped with Wi-Fi and power outlets, so you can use it for work or study.

If you are tired of walking around Cherryland and shopping, this is a place you should definitely stop by.

Enjoy authentic cuisine! "Bonjuk"

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Boncuk is a restaurant where you can enjoy authentic Turkish cuisine made by Turkish people.

The highlight dish is definitely the kebab dish.

Doner kebabs are made by slowly grilling large chunks of meat right in front of the customers, and the aroma of the meat and sauce makes you hungry just looking at them.

We also recommend Nobiru Turkish Ice Cream “Dondoruman”. You will definitely fall in love with the chewy texture.

They will also perform ice cream performances unique to Turkey that utilize the stickiness of ice cream! The other customers laugh as they can't seem to get their ice cream.

Sakuranbo Kaikan

Cherries have become well-established as Yamagata's signature fruit, but behind their cultivation is a history of hardships faced by many of our predecessors.

This is a rare cherry museum in Japan that exhibits the history and materials of cherry cultivation in Yamagata.

Homemade ice cream is also sold inside the facility, and many mothers with their children can be seen even on weekdays.

Türkiye pavilion

You may be wondering, "Why is there a Turkish Pavilion in Sagae City?", but in fact, the Republic of Turkey is the origin of cherries.
Giresun City and Sagae City in the Republic of Turkey established a friendly relationship in 1988 as Sakuranbo Sister Cities.
Unfortunately, it is currently closed as of September 2022, but there are many Turkish specialties on display and for sale, and you can enjoy authentic Turkish coffee made by boiling coffee powder at the cafe "Giresun Cafe" on the first floor.