Are you ready for some winter sports? Tengendai Ski Area will open on 23rd November (Thursday, national holiday) for the winter season! Pre-opening for the ski slopes and a safety prayer ceremony will be held on 22nd November (Wednesday). Please also note that the opening day may be postponed depending on the snowfall.   Activities   22nd November (Wednesday) – Mountain Safety Prayer Ceremony (10:00 am, slopes pre-open after the ceremony concludes)   23rd November (Thursday, national holiday) – Ski Area opens Early bird ski campaign will be held from 23rd November until 15th December (Friday). Each visitor who goes to Yumoto station during the abovementioned period will receive a 20% discount coupon for the next day pass they purchase!   9th December 2023 (Saturday) ~ 25th February 2024 (Sunday) – Tengendai Kogen Kanjiki & Snowshoe Experience Tour Don snowshoes or kanjiki and explore Tengendai Kogen at heights of 1,350 m! The panoramic view of the five famed peaks of Yamagata and the Yonezawa basin is a highlight to look out for!   31st December 2023 (Sunday) – New Year’s Countdown and Hatsumoude Shrine Visit to Tengendai Shrine (11:50 pm ~ 1:00 am) A countdown for those who are staying near the Tengendai Kogen ropeway station for the night! Visitors to the shrine will be served tama konnyaku, sake straight from the cask, and can try their luck at the lucky draw!   For other events and schedule details, please check here .   Contact   Tengendai Kogen 〒992-1461 Shirabu Onsen Tengendai, Yonezawa-shi TEL: 0238-55-2236  

The first generation Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 ~ 1858) was an ukiyo-e woodblock print artist whose repertoire covers a wide variety of subjects, and his best known works among them are “The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido” and “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”. His works were famous among his contemporaries and remain so to this day. Through the beloved works of five generations of Hiroshiges from the Hiroshige Museum of Art in Tendo city, this exhibit will teach viewers how to appreciate ukiyo-e and the key focal points of a print as you travel from sight to sight along the Tokaido. In collaboration, the Uesugi Museum’s very own collection of warrior prints will also be on display for the duration of this exhibition.   Enjoy a look at the ukiyo-e of the late-Edo leading up to the Meiji period!   Exhibition period   First part: 11th November 2023 (Saturday) ~ 10th December 2023 (Sunday) Second part: 13th December 2023 (Wednesday) ~ 14th January 2024 (Sunday)   * The museum will be open on 2nd and 3rd January 2024.   Opening Hours   9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm (Last entry: 4:30pm)   The museum is closed on the following days: 22 Nov (Wednesday), 4, 11, 18 and 25 Dec (Monday), 27 Dec (Wednesday) ~ 1 Jan (Monday) for the New Year holidays, 9 Jan (Tuesday)   Entry Fee   Regular – 490 yen (390 yen) High school and University students – 340 yen (270 yen) Elementary and Middle school students – 240 yen (190 yen)   * Prices in brackets apply to groups of 20 and above.   Related Activities   Opening Guest Talk   11th November 2023 (Saturday), 2:00 pm ~ 3:00 pm Speaker: Umesawa Miho (Curator and Deputy Director of Hiroshige Museum of Art) Venue: Special Exhibit Hall * Registration is not required, but you need to pay for entry to the thematic exhibit.   Workshop – Challenge the Ukiyo-e Printer!   19th November 2023 (Sunday), 2 sessions from 10:00 am and 1:30 pm Held in collaboration with The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing Participant limit: 10 per session, children of elementary school age and above Participation Fee: 500 yen Registration period: 4th October 2023 (Wednesday) 9:00 am onwards   Night Tour – Visit the 53 Stations of Tokaido with Hiroshige with MiraVerse Museum!   24th November 2023 (Friday), 7:00 pm ~ 8:30 pm Speakers: Umesawa Miho (Curator and Deputy Director of Hiroshige Museum of Art) Tsuchiya Asuka (Co-curator) Participant limit: 20 (Children of middle school age and below must be accompanied by a caregiver) Venue: Special Exhibit Hall Entry Fee: 500 yen Registration period: 18th October 2023 (Wednesday) 9:00 am onwards   Gallery Talk  (Explanation of the exhibits by the curator in charge)   16th December 2023 (Saturday), 2:00 pm ~ 3:00 pm Venue: Special Exhibit Hall * Registration not required, but you need to pay for entry to the Special Exhibit Hall.   For more information, check this page .   Contact   Denkoku no Mori, Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum   〒992-0052 1-2-1 Marunouchi, Yonezawa-shi TEL: 0238-26-8001  

Michinoeki Tazawa will be holding its Fresh Soba Fest on 3rd November 2023 on Friday! Free soba will be distributed to the first 200 visitors, so be sure to get there early for a taste of delicious freshly made soba! There are also plenty of other freebies available, so be sure not to miss out!   Date: 3rd November 2023 (Friday) Dining Hall Opening Hours: 10:30 am ~ 3:00 pm * Only 200 servings available for soba * Requests for larger servings cannot be accepted due to limited quantity   Bonus Freebies -    Commemorative gifts will be distributed to the first 100 visitors! -    100 sticks of Tama Konnyaku will be distributed from 10:00 am -    50 yen discount for soft serve ice cream! (Usual price: 400 yen)   Contact Michinoeki Tazawa Nagomi no Sato 573-19 Oaza Iritazawa, Yonezawa-shi TEL: 0238-31-2753  

Please note that the opening hours for the Uesugi Clan Mausoleum will be shortened temporarily on 13th October 2023 due to the office’s commemorative celebration.   Opening Hours on 13th October 9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm  1:00 pm Normal operations will resume from 14th October.   Contact 〒992-0055 1-5-30 Gobyou, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata TEL: 0238-23-3115  

La Festa Mille Miglia 2023 is an official FIVA event that will begin on 6th October, Friday! On 7th October, Saturday, the classic cars will pass through Uesugi Shrine and Onogawa Onsen as part of the course! Be sure to check it out!   Drive-by Date 7th October 2023   Locations and Times   Uesugi Shrine – 11:45 am ~ 12:30 pm Onogawa Onsen – 12:00 pm ~ 12:45 pm   Contact   La Festa Organisation Committee TEL: 046-874-4626   Entrants List Official Website What is the La Festa Mille Miglia about?   (taken from the official website’s Objectives page) La Festa Mille Miglia will mark its 26th autumn event this year. Since the event's inception in 1997, we have consistently upheld three basic principles: "Respect for the old”, "No matter how old you are, be young at heart," and to "Expand the circle of friendship with all those involved." This spirit remains unchanged for our 26th event. Three years have passed since the global coronavirus pandemic began in 2019 and changed our lives. At first, we did not know how to deal with the unknown virus. We were unsure of how we should cope with the changes to our lives and we reacted with different emotions at the information reported in the media. Our lives have now started to slowly return to normal. This will be the third time that La Festa Mille Miglia will be held during the pandemic. We will support and make every possible preparation for a successful La Festa Mille Miglia. The vehicles participating in La Festa are all analog vehicles that call back to a different time. Participants will face various difficulties and challenges not only during the event but also before participating. With these cars it is not as easy as fixing a problem in a modern car with just a single chip. However, when we overcome difficulties like this and reach the final goal of the event, we can be very happy and proud of our accomplishment. In today's digital age, there seems to be great value in the hardship and challenges of working with our hands. La Festa Mille Miglia will continue to enjoy such hardships as it runs through the Tohoku region this fall.