Camping & Trekking Mt. Haguro During the Winter Justin Velgus Dewa Sanzan is a combination of three sacred peaks in Yamagata Prefecture. The only peak accessible during the heavy winter snow..
Camping & Trekking Temple Trekking Through Northern Yamagata Geoff Day Yamagata is famous for its mountain and seaside temples. Join us as we explore a few of our favorites and start your own journey..
Activities Adventure Discoveries in Yamagata Tom Roseveare Yamagata prefecture offers beautiful outdoor environments which promise heaps of adventure as well as cultural discoveries.
13 Winter Sports Yamagata in Winter Amber Mezbourian With winter comes the opportunity to experience a different side to life in Yamagata. Snow festivals, winter sports and onsen are..
Activities Iris Festival at Nagai Ayame Park Kim Each year from around mid-June to the first week of July, Yamagata's Nagai Ayame Park is filled with the color of around a million..
Activities Zao Onsen in Winter Alena Eckelmann Zao Onsen is a winter sports and an onsen paradise. Zao's Snow Monsters are a top attraction.
13 Outdoors Sunflowers in Haguro Hannah Warren These fields in Haguro are bursting with beautiful sunflowers.
12 Activities Zao Snow Monsters 2015 Justin Velgus Even with a warm 2015 winter, the Zao "Snow Monsters" returned to the delight or skiiers and tourists.