Food Tendo City Nabe Battle 2026 Kim Bergström 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. Th...
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, Ka...
Activities Mamurogawa Plum Festival Kim Bergström Each year from around late April until early May, Yamagata's Mamurogawa Park hosts a plum blossom festival where visitors can...
Accommodation Kuhe Ryokan Alena Eckelmann Kuhe Ryokan in Yutagawa Onsen, a small hot spring village near Tsuruoka City in Yamagata Prefecture, is well-suited for a sta...
Activities Sagae Park Azalea Festival Kim Bergström Each year in May, Yamagata's Sagae Park is home to an azalea festival which celebrates the impressive number of them on the g...
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. Th...
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 mi...
Activities Sakura Season at Eboshiyama Park Kim Bergström Yamagata's Eboshiyama Park is one of the prefecture's top destinations to enjoy sakura season, and for good reason. The park ...
