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..
Museums Watarai Honten Sake Brewery Alena Eckelmann Watarai Honten Sake Brewery. Dewa no yuki-one of the best sake brews in Dewa Sanzan and the favorite of Japan's Prime Ministers..
15 Traditional Kaneyama Seasons Amber Mezbourian Kaneyama is a small town in Yamagata where life has remained unchanged for generations. Its four distinct seasons mean there is..
Museums On the Movie Set of “Okuribito” Alena Eckelmann "Okuribito" (Departures) won the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 2009. The main movie set, the NK Agent's office, is now open..
14 Culture Samurai Experience with Abe Faction Saber Way Tom Roseveare Join samurai champion, Yoshihiro Abe, in this interactive workshop, The Samurai Experience, in Yamagata city.
Festivals Green Tourism and Sugegasa Hats Imogen Riethmuller An account of a visit to the beautiful village of Iide in Yamagata to make a sugegasa: a traditional Japanese conical hat.
Culture Zenpoji Temple in Tsuruoka Rashaad Jorden Zenpo Temple in Tsuruoka is a place where people go to feel calm and serenity.
Culture Wara Craft Master Saito-san Alena Eckelmann Watching a wara (rice straw) craftsman produce sandals and boots like in the old days