Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival 2025 Feb 8th - Feb 9th Held on the second weekend of February each year, the Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival sees Matsugasaki Park and its surrounds decorated..
Activities Kasedori Festival 2025 Tuesday - Feb 11th Kasedori Festival, or “Strawbird Festival”, is a unique yet bizarre Japanese event. Performers gather at Kaminoyama Castle dre..
Outdoors Zao Snow Monster Festival 2024-2025 Dec 27th - Feb 24th Every winter, Mount Zao in Yamagata Prefecture becomes overrun with hordes of “snow monsters.” This natural spectacle is calle..