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Gotenbayashi Forest

The forest is the battleground where the Shonai Clan and the new government army fought in the Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces. Today, there is a walking path. In 1893, the poet, Masaoka Shiki visited and composed a poem about cicadas.

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Tourist site details

Name
Gotenbayashi Forest
Location
Kiyokawa, Shonai Town, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata Prefecture
Access
10 min. on foot from JR Kiyokawa Train Station
Category

Access map

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