Culture Audrey Hepburn Photo Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim Bergström A special event at the Sakata City Museum of Art looks at Audrey Hepburn's life through photographs. Around 150 photographic ...
Culture Yamagata Snow Festival 2020 [Cancelled] Mandy Bartok Yamagata hosts a winter festival on the first weekend of February 2017.
Culture Yamagata Wine Bar 2026 Kim Bergström Yamagata Wine Bar is one of Japan’s largest outdoor wine events, returning to the castle town of Kaminoyama for a celebration...
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 ...
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...
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...
Culture Shinjo Matsuri 2026 Hannah Warren Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Culture Green Bamboo Lantern Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Every summer, Takahata Town in Yamagata Prefecture hosts the Green Bamboo Lantern Festival, a long-running local event that b...
Activities Zao Snow Monster Festival 2026-2027 Veronica Carnevale Every winter, Mount Zao in Yamagata Prefecture becomes overrun with hordes of “snow monsters.” This natural spectacle is call...
Discovering Tendō Christie Petrakopoulou Tendo: Discovering Japan in Yamagata Prefecture - The perfect getaway.
