Three elderly people died in Yamagata Prefecture between Dec. 18 and 19 as they toiled to remove snow after heavy snowfall blanketed northeastern Japan along the Sea of Japan, according to ...

YAMAGATA—High temperatures have devastated cherry crops in Yamagata Prefecture this season, leading to the second-smallest harvest of the local specialty since the start of the Heisei Era (1989 ...

One of Japan’s most popular winter destinations is Ginzan Onsen in Yamagata prefecture ... It's especially breathtaking when snow collects on the rooftops of buildings and streets in the ...