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Popular Tours in Yamagata

Hands-on "Snow Experience " Tour 　(Snow Digging ＆ Boatriding)

This tour is focused on the three wintery activities in the snowbound area of Yamagata. First you can enjoy shoveling the 3-meter-deep snow and digging the stored vegetables (turnips) out of the snow. Second you'd like to cook them with the help of a local cuisine specialist and appreciate the traditional food on the spot. Third we take a breathtaking boatride down the Mogami River.

FROM$298/ per group

Exciting Experience Tour in Shinjo (EETS)

You can experience three exciting things in this tour. First, you can see Shinjo Festival float ( Intangible World Cultural Heritage), and play the "hayashi" music at the museum, wearing a "happy" coat. Second, you can enjoy a thrilling boatride down the Mogami River, like Matsuo Basho, a haiku poem master from about 400 years ago. Third, you can hike in "Genso-no-mori", Fantasy Forest.

FROM$298/ per group

Yamadera and fruit picking

Yamadera is one of popular tourist destinations in Yamagata. The official name is Risshaku-ji Temple, but people call it “Yamadera”, which means “Mountain Temple”, and you will know the reason when you visit the place. After Yamadera, you go to an orchard and enjoy fruit picking. At the end of the tour, you see the entire view of Yamadera from the top of the hill located across Yamadera Station.

FROM$149/ per group

Popular Guides in Yamagata

Tr taxi R.

We offer airport/port transfer services as well as sightseeing car tours across Japan. Please see our cars' page for more details. We can accommodate ...

Mai H.

I'm a licensed English tour guide living in Sendai, Miyagi. I think myself friendly, open minded, polite and considerate. I love talking and di...

Kuniaki S.

I've been involved in English education at public junior high school and prefectural board of education for more than 40 years as a teacher, teac...

Yoshiko A.

Hi, I am Yoshiko. I was born and grown up in Shizuoka Prefecture and had lived in Tokyo about 20 years but now I live in Yamagata Prefecture, in the ...

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Popular Transportation in Yamagata

Yamagata Day Tour with a Private Car

Experienced local taxi drivers will cordially show you around the area so that you can visit both must-see and hidden sightseeing spots and enjoy local food.

FROM$252/ per group

Yamagata Day Tour with a Private Car

Experienced local taxi drivers will cordially show you around the area so that you can visit both must-see and hidden sightseeing spots and enjoy local food.

FROM$197/ per group

Day Trips from Yamagata

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