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City in Tōhoku, Japan
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天童市将棋資料館
A compact but comprehensive museum about the history of shogi, with impressive displays on how pieces are made, some gorgeous sets, and reams of information on grandmasters through the years. Displays are only in Japanese, but the front desk can provide an excellent English booklet, and the exhibits are easy to follow. Next door is a small shogi parlor; if you arrive on a day the museum is closed, hang out in front looking disappointed, and someone may take pity and let you in.
広重美術館
This museum has a small collection of prints and artifacts related to the ukiyo-e master, Hiroshige. It is not intended to cover his entire career, focusing mostly on lesser-known work that he did for the Tendo samurai clan. Descriptive materials are only in Japanese. Upstairs are a decent-sized library and another gallery for temporary (non-Hiroshige) exhibits.
オリーブ
An Italian pizza and pasta restaurant.
スルターン
An Indian restaurant.
A business hotel next to the station.
滝の湯
A popular hotel in the Tendo Onsen area with private onsen in the rooms and a public onsen open for staying guests and daytrippers.
栄春堂
There are a few shogi shops in town, but this one is easy to find and readily open to visitors. Don't expect much more than a grunt from the resident craftsman, but you can see bit of the process, and there are a few shelves of affordable shogi pieces and Tohoku's native kokeshi dolls for sale in the next room.
JR Tendo Station is on the Yamagata Shinkansen, about three hours from Tokyo and one stop north of Yamagata. It's also on the JR Ou Main Line between Fukushima and Aomori, about 20 minutes from Yamagata.
Read in the guideEverything is within walking distance of the station, either in the station building itself or down the main street, Kamatahoncho, east of the station.
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