Yamagata Okitama Tourism Council Yonezawa/Okitama Area, Yamagata Prefecture Distribution of “Winter Experi ence Program 2025” where you can find activities using snow and ice has started

[Yamagata Okitama Tourism Council] [Yonezawa/Okitama area, Yamagata Prefecture] Distribution of “Winter Experience Program 2025” where you can find activities using snow and ice begins ​
Yamagata Okitama Tourism Council Press release: January 28, 2025 [Yonezawa/Okitama area, Yamagata prefecture] “Winter experience program 2025” where you can find activities using snow and ice has started distribution Full of winter adventures such as trekking and snowshoe hiking that can be enjoyed in the
overwhelming snowy scenery of the heavy snowfall region
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/152092/7/152092-7-9455ad910c7f081a2530608d901ce524-1920×1080.jpg Yamagata Okitama Tourism Council (Secretariat: Yamagata Prefecture Okitama General Branch Office Tourism Promotion Office) has created a flyer for the first time to introduce tourism content such as trekking to enjoy the spectacular winter scenery in the Yonezawa/Okitama area. From late December 2024, we will begin distributing the tickets at hot spring inns, roadside stations, tourist stopover facilities, etc. in the Okitama area. Special page on Yamagata Prefecture official tourism website “Travel to Yamagata”:
https://yamagatakanko.com/features/detail_489.html Contents of the trial program In winter, Yamagata is filled with beautiful snowy scenery that can only be seen now. This flyer mainly introduces activities that allow you to enjoy the spectacular winter scenery. Purpose of publication Since winter is a time of the year when the number of tourists decreases, our council works to attract winter tourists by disseminating information about warm hot springs in various parts of Okitama and gourmet food such as Yonezawa beef. I’m here. With this flyer, we hope to encourage people who come to the Okitama area in winter to enjoy winter activities, promote excursions and stays in the area, and increase tourism spending during the trip. Publication contents〈Main contents〉
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/152092/7/152092-7-e7a32e7ea845f606bfb6e3da1762e2a7-3900×2925.jpg Ice bamboo shoot trekking tour ~Let’s go meet the ice trolls~ (Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture) Date: February 16th (Sunday), 19th (Wednesday), March 1st (Saturday), 8th (Saturday), 12th (Wednesday), 2025 Tour features: This is a snow trekking tour that takes you to see the winter art “ice bamboo shoots” that only appear during the winter months inside the Kuriko Tunnel on the old National Route 13 that connects Yonezawa City and Fukushima City. Bamboo shoots are icicles that form when water droplets that fall from the ceiling freeze, creating a fantastic sight that looks like ice bamboo shoots growing from the ground. Details:
https://coubic.com/okitamakankou/4676498
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/152092/7/152092-7-19fdef22d5a97679194b28ce3b3464ee-3900×2925.jpg Ice bamboo shoots
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/152092/7/152092-7-fff447ccbed2a1d48bcb26313969aae9-800×533.png Let’s go to the snowy mountains! Snow board ride & snowshoe hike tour (Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture) Event period: January to March This is a nature-enjoying tour where you can experience riding a winter activity called “snowboard” and enjoy hiking in the snowy field using snowshoes. Snowboarding is a new winter activity. You ride on a wooden snowboard without bindings and slide down the snowy slope just like surfing. Even beginners can enjoy it easily. Details:
https://tour.arcadia-kanko.jp/products/detail/104
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/152092/7/152092-7-f2d3701a2f86e809287012410e78367e-2016×1512.jpg Flyers and PR cards ■About the Okitama area in Yamagata Prefecture The Yonezawa/Okitama region in the south of Yamagata Prefecture is a region with rich nature and rural scenery. In the spring, enjoy a cherry blossom viewing party under the cherry blossoms; in the summer, the irises, lilies, roses, safflowers, and dahlias are in full bloom; in the fall, you can enjoy the blessings of nature with the fall foliage. In winter, enjoy the hot springs under the light of snow lanterns. British female traveler Isabella Bird described Okitama as an “Oriental Arcadia” (Utopia), full of rich nature and a sense of hospitality. It takes about 2 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Yonezawa Station. It consists of three cities and five towns: Yonezawa City, Nagai City, Nanyo City, Takahata Town, Kawanishi Town, Oguni Town, Shirataka Town, and Iide Town. ■About Yamagata Okitama Tourism Council The Yamagata Okitama Tourism Council is an
organization that brings together the government and the private sector to promote wide-area tourism in the Okitama area of ​​Yamagata Prefecture, contributing to industrial development and regional development. Address (secretariat): 7-1-50 Kanaike, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture (3rd floor, Okitama General Branch Office) Official website: Okitama tourist information site 《Okitama JP》