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• Shonai Area

    The Ogisai Festival begins on February 1st with the Lunar New Year.  …

• Okitama Area

The Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival is held over two day on the second Saturday and Sunday …

• Shonai Area

Sakata Festival is held from May 19 to 21 every year. It is a traditional festival that …

• Shonai Area

The Tsuruoka Tenjin Festival is a ritual taking place annually on 25 May at Tsuruoka Ten…

• Murayama Area

The Juhyo (Snow Monsters) of Zao, which are said to be rare in the world, are a mys…

• Murayama Area

At Zao Onsen Ski Resort, the "Zao Juhyo Festival" is held to coincide with the…

• Murayama Area

A light up of the Snow Monsters, the “Juhyo”.

• Murayama Area

Imoni is a traditional Tohoku stew of taro and meat. It is particularly popular in Yamag…

• Mogami Area

Check out the 28th Okura Yuki Monogatari, a winter tradition in Okura Village and Yamaga…

• Okitama Area

The Yonezawa Uesugi Festival is a period picture scroll that unfolds on a grand scale wi…

• Okitama Area

Mifuchi Keikoku Valley in the upper part of Nagai Dam can be only reached by a rescue&nb…

• Mogami Area

• Okitama Area

• Murayama Area

Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture is famous as a producing area of shogi pieces. One of the m…

• Mogami Area

The Shinjo Festival of Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture has a history of more than 260 year…

• Okitama Area

Eboshiyama Park, which overlooks the Okitama area, is located behind Akayu Onsen(Hot Spr…

• Murayama Area

Yamagata Hanagasa Festival is one of the four major festivals in Tohoku. It is the leadi…

• Shonai Area

There are more than 50 sake breweries in Yamagata and four of them are in Oyama, Tsuruok…

• Okitama Area

Nanyo Chrysanthemum Festival is held around Kumano Taisha Shrine and Nanyo Chuo Flower P…

• Okitama Area