Culture Audrey Hepburn Photo Exhibition 2020-2021 Nov 28th 2020 - Jan 22nd 2021 Past Event A special event at the Sakata City Museum of Art looks at Audrey Hepburn's life through photographs. Around 150 photographic..
Activities Zao Snow Monster Festival 2025-2026 Late Dec - Late Feb Every winter, Mount Zao in Yamagata Prefecture becomes overrun with hordes of “snow monsters.” This natural spectacle is calle..
12 Activities Cherry Picking in Tendo Fruit Land Radica Sooknarine You can master the art of cherry-picking in just 30 minutes at one of the many orchards in Yamagata. For a minimal cost, you can..
Culture Shinjo Matsuri 2026 Aug 24th - Aug 26th 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.
24 Culture The Enchantment of Yamadera Radica Sooknarine Atop the mountain lies a place rich in history and marked by wondrous beauty.
9 Accommodation Walking around Zao Onsen Town Jerome Lee Zao Onsen town is located in Yamagata Prefecture, and JR East Pass holders are able to get there from Tokyo station via a 2.5 hour..
Activities Air Show at Rokkon Festival 2014 Radica Sooknarine Japan Air and Self-Defense Force air show opens the 2014 Rokkon Matsuri in the Yamagata Prefecture.