Outdoors Zao Snow Monster Festival Feb 6th - Feb 7th The Zao Snow Monsters rival Nagano's Snow Monkeys in popularity and they are one of Japan's winter attractions not to be..
Activities Kasedori Festival Thursday - Feb 11th Kasedori Festival, or “Strawbird Festival”, is a unique yet bizarre Japanese event. Performers gather at Kaminoyama Castle dre..
Gardens & Parks Tendo Ningen Shogi 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..
Culture Tendo Sakura Matsuri Early Apr - Early May Known for the famous Ningen Shogi (Human Chess) event, the Tendo Sakura Matsuri is an annual spring festival held in Tendo Cit..
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri Early Aug Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
Culture Shinjo Matsuri Late Aug Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Culture Ishidan Marathon at Mount Haguro Late Oct The Ishidan Marathon is an event held in Haguro that takes runners to the summit of Mount Haguro.