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Tendo Sakura Matsuri

Tendo Sakura Matsuri

Celine Ong

Known for the famous Ningen Shogi (Human Chess) event, the Tendo Sakura Matsuri is an annual spring festival held in Tendo City, Yamagata.

Yamagata
Tendo Ningen Shogi

Tendo Ningen Shogi

Apr 13th - Apr 14th

Tendo Ningen Shogi is a “Human Chess” event that occurs every April in the city of Tendo, Yamagata.

Yamagata 2 Free Entry
Things to Do in Tsuruoka City

Things to Do in Tsuruoka City

Tom Roseveare

Designated a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in 2014, Tsuruoka can be proud of having a diverse food culture thanks to the blessings of an abundant

Yamagata
Japan Sea Cold Cod Festival

Japan Sea Cold Cod Festival

Late Jan

Cold cod soup or dongara jiru is a popular winter dish in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture, and the Japan Sea Cold Cod Festival in Tsuruoka City

Yamagata Free Entry
The Uesugi Clan

The Uesugi Clan

Elena Lisina

At the time of Uesugi, Niigata was not yet a city, but the Uesugi Clan... In that small city, you'll find the Uesugi Museum, the Uesugi Clan

Yamagata 2
Blessing of the Yamabushi

Blessing of the Yamabushi

Featured

ancient bus, which departed only four to five times a day, left Tsuruoka City... way of life could not compete against the comforts and distractions of city

Yamagata 1
Chihiro Iwasaki Exhibition

Chihiro Iwasaki Exhibition

Jan 30th - Mar 14th 2021

A special event taking place at the Sakata City Museum of Art will showcase the works of Chihiro Iwasaki (1918 - 1974), a Japanese painter and illustrator

Yamagata 2 ¥700