Activities Matsugaoka Alena Eckelmann Some 3,000 samurai of the Shonai Domain decided to swap their swords for hoes and cleared some 225 hectares of wasteland in Yamagata Prefecture.
Outdoors Zao Snow Monster Festival 2025 Early Feb Zao Onsen, ends with a great show that features the Zao Onsen mascots, Yamagata... They are joined for the night by Yamagata's "imoni" hot-pot
Sports & Fitness Taranokidai Ski Resort in Tsuruoka Rashaad Jorden Taranokidai is a popular ski resort in Yamagata Prefecture.
9 Outdoors Picking Mountain Vegetables Tomoaki Sato Sansai treasure hunting in the Yamagata mountains
Camping & Trekking Trekking on Mount Zao Alena Eckelmann comprised of almost 400 square kilometers, stretching across the borders of Yamagata... A bus from Yamagata Station in Yamagata City takes you directly to Zao
Activities Air Show at Rokkon Festival 2014 Radica Sooknarine Japan Air and Self-Defense Force air show opens the 2014 Rokkon Matsuri in the Yamagata Prefecture.
13 Outdoors Sunflowers in Haguro Hannah Warren one million sunflowers appears in the back roads of Haguro, in western Yamagata