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..
Activities Sakura Season at Eboshiyama Park Apr 15th - May 5th Yamagata's Eboshiyama Park is one of the prefecture's top destinations to enjoy sakura season, and for good reason. The..
Activities Mamurogawa Plum Festival Apr 28th - May 6th Each year from around late April until early May, Yamagata's Mamurogawa Park hosts a plum blossom festival where visitors can..
Activities Sagae Park Azalea Festival May 15th - May 16th Each year in May, Yamagata's Sagae Park is home to an azalea festival which celebrates the impressive number of them on the..
Activities Iris Festival at Nagai Ayame Park Jun 15th - Jul 7th Each year from around mid-June to the first week of July, Yamagata's Nagai Ayame Park is filled with the color of around a million..
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.