Activities Autumn Road Trip in Iwate, the "Last Frontier of Ja... Alena Eckelmann , I felt drawn to the strange tales that I had read about Tono, now a city... These folk tales were collected by scholar Kunio Yanagita and published
Activities Kurume Light Festival 2026-2027 Early Dec - Mid Feb Running for almost two decades now, the Kurume Light Festival features an impressive 400,000 LED lights decorating various spots across the city center
Activities Sendai Waterworks Museum Justin Velgus Sendai has a compact city center, but stretches geograhically from the... Pacific Ocean to the mountains bordering Yamagata Prefecture.
Activities Mamurogawa Plum Festival Kim Bergström Each year from around late April until early May, Yamagata's Mamurogawa Park hosts a plum blossom festival where visitors can enjoy the beauty of 450 plum
12 Activities Zao's Rare Winter Landscape 2015 Justin Velgus creates the perfect conditions for ice and snow covered trees on the Yamagata
Activities Iris Festival at Nagai Ayame Park Kim Bergström 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 irises in bloom.
Activities Best Places to See Cherry Blossoms in Japan Joanna Ligon is one of the prime spots for hanami (cherry blossom viewing) in the city... Matsugasaki Park, Yamagata Matsugasaki Park is a tranquil spot for cherry
Activities Sagae Park Azalea Festival Kim Bergström Each year in May, Yamagata's Sagae Park is home to an azalea festival which celebrates the impressive number of them on the grounds.