Culture Nanyo Wine Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Wine lovers will have the chance to sample some of Yamagata's finest vintages at the Nanyo Wine Festival, an annual event tha...
Food Discover a Side to Fukushima You’ve Never Seen Ryan Noble For a side of Fukushima you've never seen before, visit Iwaki. Taste local seafood dishes, explore Fukushima's aquarium, and ...
Activities Hottoyuda Northern Japan Snowball Fight 2027 Kim Bergström Nishiwaga Town in Iwate Prefecture is home to one of northern Japan's most distinctive winter events, the Hottoyuda Northern ...
Culture Shirakawa Lake Submerged Forest Light-Up 2026 Kim Bergström Each spring, Yamagata Prefecture's famous Shirakawa Lake Submerged Forest becomes even more enchanting after dark with its an...
Accommodation A Snowy Retreat at Kamenoi Hotel Tazawako, Akita Veronica Carnevale Embrace the season with an off-the-beaten-path getaway to this rural city and swap the tourist crowds for an authentic Japane...
Accommodation Hotel Pearl City Hachinohe Imogen Riethmuller Stay in the comfortable Hotel Pearl City Hachinohe for cozy accommodation and easy access to the JR Hachinohe Line. Be sure t...
Culture American Day in Misawa 2026 Shawn Swinger American Day in Misawa offers a unique experience of how a foreign community chooses to celebrate it's culture out in rural J...
Culture Sendai's Pageant of Starlight 2026 Dale A. Brown The Sendai Pageant of Starlight is one of Japan's biggest winter illumination displays. Each year from early December through...
Culture Shinjo Matsuri 2026 Hannah Warren Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Culture The Kourakukan Justin Velgus The Kourakukan is Japan's oldest traditional operating kabuki theater, located in Kosaka in Akita Prefecture. The building is...
