Culture Millennium Corridor 2025 Late Oct - Late Nov From late October until early December, one of the Tohoku region's most popular winter illumination events is set to take place...
Culture Yamadera Temple 5 (3Reviews) Yamadera is a temple complex on a mountain top northeast of the city of Yamagata in the prefecture of the same name. Its official name is Risshakuji,..
Culture Conquering Yamadera in Winter Brian Takahashi Yamadera is a location of a mountain temple. Climb to the top and view the entire valley below. Get detailed direction to the location..
Culture Tendo Ningen Shogi 2025 Mid Apr Tendo Ningen Shogi is a “Human Chess” event that occurs every April in the city of Tendo, Yamagata. Set under rows of blooming..
Music Shinjo Matsuri 2025 Aug 24th - Aug 26th Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Festivals Yamagata Snow Festival 2025 Late Jan Yamagata hosts a winter festival on the first weekend of February 2017.
Culture Cultural Discoveries in Yamagata Tom Roseveare Yamagata is a fantastic cultural destination to discover some of Tohoku's varied treasures. Explore some of its cultural highlights,..
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2025 Aug 5th - Aug 7th Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.