Culture Yutagawa Onsen Plum Festival 2026 Mar 28th - Mar 29th The Yamagata hot springs town of Yutagawa Onsen has many good reasons to visit, and if you're a flower lover the Yutagawa Onsen..
Culture Tendo Ningen Shogi 2026 Apr 11th - Apr 12th Tendo Ningen Shogi is a “Human Chess” event that occurs every April in the city of Tendo, Yamagata. Set under rows of blooming..
Culture Yamagata Wine Bar 2026 May 16th - May 17th Yamagata Wine Bar is one of Japan’s largest outdoor wine events, returning to the castle town of Kaminoyama for a celebration ..
Snow Egg Festival 2026 Late Jul Looking for a truly unique experience in Japan? Head to Iide Town in Yamagata Prefecture this July for the Shirakawa Dam SNOW EGG..
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2026 Aug 5th - Aug 7th Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
Culture Green Bamboo Lantern Festival 2026 Aug 15th - Aug 16th Every summer, Takahata Town in Yamagata Prefecture hosts the Green Bamboo Lantern Festival, a long-running local event that began..
Music Shinjo Matsuri 2026 Aug 24th - Aug 26th Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Festivals 360° Yonezawa Open Factory 2026 Mid Sep The 360° Yonezawa Open Factory invites visitors to step inside the workshops and studios that define the city’s rich manufactu..