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 ..
Culture Nanyo Wine Festival 2026 Saturday - May 23rd Wine lovers will have the chance to sample some of Yamagata's finest vintages at the Nanyo Wine Festival, an annual event that..
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.