The Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival will be held over the weekend on 11th and 12th February this year!

We would like to encourage the use of the free parking lots at Yonezawa City Hall as heavy congestion is expected at the event area then. A shuttle bus service serving city hall and the event grounds will also be available.

Another shuttle service that stops at Yonezawa station and the event grounds will also be available. Please board this bus if you wish to travel on the JR East lines.

Buses depart every 20 minutes.

Operating Hours:

10:30 am – 9:30 pm (11th February, Saturday)
10:30 am – 8:30 pm (last bus departing from the festival) (12th February, Sunday)

Bus Fares (One-way):

Regular – 200 yen
Elementary school children – 100 yen
Toddlers – Free

Additional parking lots will also be available temporarily for the festival at these locations:
-    Yamagata Bank Yonezawa Ekimae branch
-    Yonezawa Shinkin Bank Main branch & Seibu branch
-    Yamagata Daiichi Shinyou Kumiai Yonezawa branch

Spaces are limited at these locations. Please use the shuttle bus if possible.

We would like to encourage visitors who are driving directly to the festival to refrain from parking your vehicles at the parking lots of nearby shops (convenience stores, supermarkets, etc.).