Culture Chihiro Iwasaki Exhibition 2021 Jan 30th - Mar 14th 2021 Past Event A special event taking place at the Sakata City Museum of Art will showcase the works of Chihiro Iwasaki (1918 - 1974), a Japanese..
24 Temples & Shrines The Enchantment of Yamadera Radica Sooknarine Atop the mountain lies a place rich in history and marked by wondrous beauty.
Festivals Fireworks Festival in Tsuruoka Rashaad Jorden The Akagawa fireworks festival in Tsuruoka is a big celebration that attracts thousands of onlookers.
38 Culture Hiking Yamadera Justin Velgus Risshakuji is a temple complex of the Tendai Sect in Yamagata Prefecture. Its temple buildings are built up and in the side of a..
Museums The Old Abumiya Residence Alena Eckelmann Sakata, a small town in the northwestern part of Honshu Island, has a rich merchant history. The "Band of 36", a group of powerful..
Culture Audrey Hepburn Photo Exhibition 2020-2021 Nov 28th 2020 - Jan 22nd 2021 Past Event A special event at the Sakata City Museum of Art looks at Audrey Hepburn's life through photographs. Around 150 photographic..
Festivals Kurokawa Noh Alena Eckelmann Kurokawa, a small village near the mountains of Dewa Sanzan in Yamagata Prefecture, is preserving a 500-year-old tradition of Noh..