Hondoji
Hondoji sits at the entrance to the Rokujurigoe Kaidō and was once a prosperous temple town.
Hondoji sits at the entrance to the Rokujurigoe Kaidō and was once a prosperous temple town.
Explore Yamagata’s Poké Lids—unique Pokémon manhole covers celebrating local culture and promoting regional tourism. Have you caught them all?
The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival is Yamagata's biggest festival, and one of the four great festivals of the Tohoku region!
The Nagai Kurojishi Festival is the biggest and most important festival in Nagai, Yamagata and cannot be missed if you want to truly experience the city!
One of the biggest challenges that visitors to Japan face is the language barrier. Never fear, our easy survival Japanese guide is here!
The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival is Yamagata's biggest festival, and one of the four great festivals of the Tohoku region!
Yamagata Safflower, also known as "Benibana" is the symbolic flower of Yamagata Prefecture and is ingrained deeply in Yamagata culture.
Jingisukan is a delicious Japanese lamb dish from Yamagata that gets its name from the great Mongolian Genghis Khan.
Built in 1877, The Bunshokan is the old prefectural capital of Yamagata and today it serves as a history museum in Yamagata City.
Once visited by poet Matsuo Basho, Yamadera is the collective name given to the thirty temples creviced into the ancient slopes of Mt. Hoju.
