Beauty & Spa Yunohama Beach in Tsuruoka Rashaad Jorden Every summer, thousands go to Yunohama in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture to relax on the beach.
Culture Ishidan Marathon at Mount Haguro 2025 Rashaad Jorden The Ishidan Marathon is an event held in Haguro that takes runners to the summit of Mount Haguro.
Culture Shonai Eigamura in Tsuruoka City Alena Eckelmann Hollywood in Japan at the Shonai Open-air Movie Set in Yamagata. Pretend to be a samurai for one day.
Culture Yamadera: The Temple in the Mountain Alena Eckelmann Yamadera - "temple in the mountain" - fully lives up to its name: famous haiku poet Basho penned a poem here in praise of the...
Culture Exploring Yamagata the Basho Way Alena Eckelmann Matsuo Basho, an Edo Era Japanese haiku poet (1644-1694) undertook a five-month journey, mainly on foot, to the north of Japan.
Accommodation Hotel Pearl City Tendo Christie Petrakopoulou Hotel Pearl City Tendo. Affortable, functional hotel in the heart of Tendo
Culture Green Tourism and Sugegasa Hats Imogen Riethmuller An account of a visit to the beautiful village of Iide in Yamagata to make a sugegasa: a traditional Japanese conical hat.
18 Yamagata's Rose Haven Radica Sooknarine As the weather has gotten warmer, the peak of the rose season has reached Yamagata. Continuing for the next couple of weeks, ...
Food Satoya Sweets Laura Welch Japanese- and Western-style, handmade sweets, made with techniques passed down through generations of the Sato family. There'...
Culture Basho Memorial Hall Museum Laura Welch The temple at Yamadera isn't all there is to see - give your body a rest and let your mind learn about Japan's most famous ha...
