15 Museums Yamagata Prefecture Local Museum Febry Fawzi Yamagata city is a former castle town that now turn into a beautiful city in Southwest Kanto region, home to the Bunshokan, or Yamagata Prefecture
Music Shinjo Matsuri 2024 Late Aug Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2024 Early Aug Celebrating the flower hat festival in Obanazawa Yamagata City
Museums Sankyo Rice Warehouses Alena Eckelmann The heritage of Sakata City in Yamagata Prefecture tells the stories of rich rice merchants and of poor day laborers in rice warehouses.
Culture Tsuruoka Park Rashaad Jorden Just about every city has a nice, quiet place where people relax with friends... Located in the city center, a short walk from City Hall and on a major
Museums The Ken Domon Museum of Photography Alena Eckelmann The Domon Ken Photography Museum in Sakata City now shows his substantial body of work to the public.
Historical Exploring Yamagata the Basho Way Alena Eckelmann Located 300 km north of Tokyo, it still seems as remote to city dwellers... Nowadays you just hop on to a train from Yamagata City which will take