Enjoy Comparing 350 Kinds of Wine at Yamagata’s Winebal 2025 Festival, 10th Edition of Event Held

KAMINOYAMA, Yamagata — One of Japan’s largest wine festivals, Yamagata Winebal 2025, was held around Kaminoyama Castle in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 10 and 11. This year, a record number of 57 wineries opened stalls, with 27 coming from inside the prefecture and 30 from outside. Visitors enjoyed about 350 kinds of wines produced inside and outside the prefecture.