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16 upcoming events
Hanagasa Matsuri 2025

Hanagasa Matsuri 2025

Aug 5th - Aug 7th

Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.

Yamagata 2 Free Entry
Shinjo Matsuri 2025

Shinjo Matsuri 2025

Aug 24th - Aug 26th

Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.

Yamagata 2 Free Entry
Nanyo Chrysanthemum Festival 2025

Nanyo Chrysanthemum Festival 2025

Early Oct - Early Nov

The Nanyo Chrysanthemum Festival takes place from early October to mid-November every year at two venues: the Kumano Taisha Shrine..

Yamagata 4 Free Entry
Millennium Corridor 2025

Millennium Corridor 2025

Late Oct - Late Nov

From late October until early December, one of the Tohoku region's most popular winter illumination events is set to take place...

Yamagata ¥1,500
Tendo City Nabe Battle 2025

Tendo City Nabe Battle 2025

Late Nov

Now in its 27th year, the Tendo City Nabe Battle is held every winter and sees numerous restaurants fight it out – peacefully ..

Yamagata 9
Japan Sea Cold Cod Festival 2026

Japan Sea Cold Cod Festival 2026

Mid Jan

Cold cod soup or dongara jiru is a popular winter dish in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture, and the Japan Sea Cold Cod Festival..

Yamagata Free Entry

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