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Culture in Yamagata

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Yutagawa Onsen Plum Festival 2025

Yutagawa Onsen Plum Festival 2025

Kim

The Yamagata hot springs town of Yutagawa Onsen has many good reasons to visit, and if you're a flower lover the Yutagawa Ons...

Yamagata
Japan Sea Cold Cod Festival 2025

Japan Sea Cold Cod Festival 2025

Kim

Cold cod soup or dongara jiru is a popular winter dish in the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture, and the Japan Sea Cold Co...

Yamagata
Tsuruoka's Zenpoji

Tsuruoka's Zenpoji

Arlene Bastion

Zenpoji's plain wood structures beautifully highlight its complex carvings of flora and fauna. Its tradition of a dualistic f...

Yamagata
Millennium Corridor 2024

Millennium Corridor 2024

Kim

From late October until early December, one of the Tohoku region's most popular winter illumination events is set to take pla...

Yamagata
The Uesugi Clan

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...

Yamagata
Tendo Sakura Matsuri

Tendo Sakura Matsuri

Celine Ong

Known for the famous Ningen Shogi (Human Chess) event, the Tendo Sakura Matsuri is an annual spring festival held in Tendo Ci...

Yamagata
Tendo Ningen Shogi 2025

Tendo Ningen Shogi 2025

Celine Ong

Tendo Ningen Shogi is a “Human Chess” event that occurs every April in the city of Tendo, Yamagata. Set under rows of bloomin...

Yamagata