After taking a shinkansen to Yamagata Station, it’s just a 30-minute drive to the resort, and buses are also available. This means staying at a hotel in the center of the city is a convenient ...

YAMAGATA--For lovebirds on the slopes wanting a dream engagement spot or skiers celebrating a special occasion with their family, a ski resort here is extending a special invitation. The Chuo ...

YAMAGATA--A hot spring resort in this prefecture renowned for its heavy snowfall is offering discounts in accommodation and bathing charges for visitors when at least 40 centimeters of snow falls ...

Yamagata Prefecture, some 300 kilometers north ... American architect James Lambiasi visits a hot spring resort where the main street is lined with hotels built from timber; an ancient Buddhist ...

At Zao Onsen Ski Resort in the city of Yamagata, ice trees conveying a feeling of winter are at their best. Ice trees are formed when snow and ice repeatedly stick to Maries' fir trees on Mount ...