Yamagata Prefecture, some 300 kilometers north ... On this episode of Journeys in Japan, American architect James Lambiasi visits a hot spring resort where the main street is lined with hotels ...

Akita, Yamagata and Niigata prefectures are known ... On this episode of Journeys in Japan, Sheila Cliffe explores the textiles and clothing from Japan's "Snow Country." ...

Yamagata, the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture, was the top spender on ramen in 2024 among Japan’s prefectural capitals and designated cities for the third year running, with an average ...

Yamagata Prefecture marked the highest 24-hour precipitation total in recorded history at six locations ... the peak of the rainfall had passed, the Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded a ...

Few ski slopes of this type exist across Japan. After the Yudonosan Ski Field was featured in a snowboard magazine, visitors from outside Yamagata ... now be found in 18 locations at the ski ...