Food Ichian Soba Restaurant Christie Petrakopoulou Ichian Soba Restaurant: Tasty soba in Tendō city, Yamagata Prefecture.
Shopping Kasafuku Doll Paradise Alena Eckelmann The Sanno Club in Sakata City is an exquisitely preserved building that gives a glimpse into rich merchants’ nightly pursuits during Japan’s early Meiji
Food Al Ché-cciano in Tsuruoka Alena Eckelmann "Yamagata-style Italian cuisine" has become a brand name amongst food connoisseurs in Japan, and Al-che-cciano restaurant in Tsuruoka City is a prime example
9 Activities Zao-san's Okama Crater Lake Brian Wood-Koiwa Zao-san (Mount Zao) is a volcano on the border of Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures... about a 45-minute drive southeast of Yamagata city.
Culture Shinjo Matsuri 2024 Late Aug Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Discovering Tendō Christie Petrakopoulou Tendo: Discovering Japan in Yamagata Prefecture - The perfect getaway.
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2024 Early Aug Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
Food Satoya Sweets Laura Welch Ask a Japanese person about Yamagata, and they are almost certain to talk... Satoya is a Yamagata-based sweet shop that sells both Japanese- and Western-style