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Mogami Town
Yamagata Prefecture · Town
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Mogami Town is in the Oguni Basin in northeastern Yamagata Prefecture, surrounded by the Ou Mountains. The Mogamioguni River flows through it, and it has two hot spring areas, Akakura Onsen and Semi Onsen. The Hojin-no-Ie house, where Matsuo Basho stayed during his journey of "The Narrow Road to the Deep North," remains. Despite the town's name, the Mogami River does not flow through it.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this town
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Yamagata Prefecture
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