This is a live camera installed at Soba Restaurant Kotobukiya in Hijiori Onsen, Minamiyama, Okura Village, Mogami District, Yamagata Prefecture. You can see Hijiori Onsen, Prefectural Route 57, Dozan River, and Kusui River. It is operated by Soba Restaurant Kotobukiya. You can also check the weather forecast, rain cloud radar, and map.
Hijiori Onsen is a historic hot spring located in Okura Village, Yamagata Prefecture, and is said to have been discovered about 1,200 years ago. The name of the hot spring comes from the legend that an old man named Gen’o broke his elbow and was cured in the hot spring water. The hot spring is a sodium chloride bicarbonate spring, and is said to be effective for neuralgia, rheumatism, and gynecological diseases.
Hijiori Onsen is attractive for its rustic atmosphere surrounded by a rich natural environment, and is dotted with public baths and accommodation facilities. It is also known as a snowy area, and a fantastic snow event is held in the winter. In the hot spring town, you can enjoy dishes made with local ingredients and the famous morning market, making it a popular hot spring resort that attracts many tourists.
Sobadokoro Kotobukiya is a soba specialty restaurant located in Hijiori Onsen, Okura Village, Yamagata Prefecture. Located on the banks of the Dozan River, the restaurant serves home-milled, unpolished buckwheat grown in Yamagata Prefecture. The restaurant is known for its freshly ground, freshly made, and freshly boiled soba, and is popular among tourists as a local specialty restaurant.

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Live camera information
- Distribution type – Video
- Distribution and management – Soba restaurant Kotobukiya
- Location – Soba restaurant Kotobukiya, 571 Minamiyama, Okura, Mogami District, Yamagata Prefecture 996-0301
- Related sites – Hijiori Onsen
Weather in Okura-mura, Yamagata
Rain cloud radar in Okura-mura, Yamagata Prefecture
Map of Okura, Mogami District, Yamagata (Google Maps)
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