Yamagata Prefecture, some 300 kilometers north of Tokyo, is a mountainous region. Around 70% of its land covered by forests and to this day it boasts a long tradition of using that wood in its ...

As of Friday morning, the snow depth in Okura village (Yamagata Prefecture) reached 1.99 meters ... snowstorm is expected along the Sea of Japan regions by Saturday morning.

The Tohoku region of northern Japan has been pounded by torrential rain, causing many rivers to burst their banks. The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its rain alert in Yamagata Prefecture ...

while the snow was 175 cm deep in Okura village in Yamagata Prefecture. The JMA has forecast 80 cm of snow in the Hokuriku region over 24 hours until noon on Jan. 10, 70 cm in the Tohoku ...

From the dynamic Nebuta festival of Aomori Prefecture ... Niigata and Yamagata prefectures – there's a reason to visit Tohoku at any time of year. Yet despite this region being an off-the ...

Four of the top five prefectures were in the Tohoku region in the operator’s list of “travel experiences rising in popularity.” Top-ranked Yamagata Prefecture saw a 1.94-fold increase in ...