• Yamagata

Travel back in time to classical Japan in Ginzan Onsen! The town is home to wooden hot s…

• Yamagata

Imoni is a traditional Tohoku stew of taro and meat. It is particularly popular in Yamag…

• Yamagata

The Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival is held over two day on the second Saturday and Sunday …

• Yamagata

Zao is home to one of Japan’s largest ski resorts and the legendary hoar frosts kn…

• Yamagata

The Midagahara Wetlands are wetlands located at an elevation of 1,400 meters at the eigh…

• Yamagata

• Yamagata

This local line runs about 30.5 km total in southern Yamagata Prefecture. You will see t…

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Ginzan Hot Spring is one of the most famous hot springs in Yamagata Prefecture and throu…

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Located on the border of Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures, the Zao Mountain Range has bee…

• Yamagata

Mount Haguro, Mount Gassan and Mount Yudono, known as the Three Mountains of Dewa, have …

• Yamagata

Tsuruoka City Kamo Aquarium is located in an impressive modern white-walled building on …

• Yamagata

While other ski resorts are closing, Gassan Ski Resort opens in April. The slopes are lo…

• Yamagata

Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture is famous as a producing area of shogi pieces. One of the m…

• Yamagata

Uesugi Jinja Shrine was built on the grounds of the former Yonezawa Castle to enshrine K…

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Facing the Japan Sea, the unique topography of Mount Chokai rises dramatically from sea …

• Yamagata

Sagae is one of the largest tourist strawberry farms in Yamagata Prefecture. The scent o…

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Risshaku-ji Temple is popularly known as Yamadera (Mountain Temple). The rocky mountain …

• Yamagata

Hijori Onsen is a hot spring district that still today retains the atmosphere of a tradi…

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Eat warm ramen inside a large kamakura (a type of igloo residence with an altar enshrini…

• Yamagata

Try your hand at painting "Otakapoppo," a traditional craft handed down from g…

• Yamagata

• Yamagata

Sekiyama Waterfall is a 15-metre wide waterfall dropping 10 metres over a unique rocky s…

• Yamagata

The Yonezawa Uesugi Festival is a period picture scroll that unfolds on a grand scale wi…

• Yamagata

The Denkoku-no-Mori Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum is a museum adjacent to Matsugasaki Park…

• Yamagata

Sakuranbo Higashine Onsen is a rural hot spring district. You can look out to mountains …

• Yamagata

• Yamagata

Built in 1893, the Sankyo Soko Storehouses continue to function today as rice storehouse…

• Yamagata

• Yamagata

Matsugasaki Park is located on the grounds of the former Yonezawa Castle. The water-fill…

• Yamagata

Enjoy activities unique to snow country at Yukiguni Wonderland, a 3-minute walk from the…

• Yamagata

A sokushinbutsu is a self-mummified monk who cleanses their sins and impurities through …

• Yamagata

At Ohsyo Fruits Farm, you can experience seasonal harvesting as shown in the table below…

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• Yamagata

Hiyoriyama Park is a historic park in the port town of Sakata. The park is a popular sce…

• Yamagata

The Shinjo Festival of Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture has a history of more than 260 year…

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Experience authentic mountain training practices under the guidance of a real Yamabushi …

• Yamagata

Yamagata Prefecture is famed for its sakuranbo cherries. To enjoy these cherries at thei…

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[Shijikairo (Tohoku’s Four-Temple Pilgrimage)]A monk by the name of Jikaku Daishi …

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Tobishima is a small island with a circumference of 10.2 kilometers. To visit, you will …

• Yamagata

Fruit Sato is cultivating various fruit in Sagae City, located in the center of Yamagata…