Culture Blessing of the Yamabushi Featured After a traumatic injury at school, 12-year old Satoshi falls into emotionally difficult times. In an effort to figure out how she..
Activities Lake Takadate, Tsuruoka Arlene Bastion A beautiful place of two lakes where peace is a natural part of the scenery.
Food Tendo City Nabe Battle 2025 Sunday - Nov 16th Now in its 27th year, the Tendo City Nabe Battle is held every winter and sees numerous restaurants fight it out – peacefully ..
Culture Tsuruoka's Historic Sites Arlene Bastion Tsuruoka's history makes it an interesting place. Better still, there's nothing touristy about it.
Accommodation Koyo Ryokan in Kaminoyama Alena Eckelmann Koyo Ryokan in Kaminoyama Onsen near Yamagata City and near the Zao mountains is ranking amongst the best ryokan in Japan. The Ogami..
Culture The Uesugi Clan Elena Lisina The Uesugi Clan became famous for the motto "Justice". Places connected with the history of the clan include Kawanakajima, Kasugayama,..
Five Days in Yamagata Prefecture Paul McInnes The landscape of mountains, rivers and rice fields are ingrained in the very nature of the people and culture of Yamagata. The relationship..
Activities Iris Festival at Nagai Ayame Park Kim Bergström Each year from around mid-June to the first week of July, Yamagata's Nagai Ayame Park is filled with the color of around a million..