Best around Surrounding Areas Of Yamagata Spot List

Head for Zao for the fantastical scenery of white rime, also known as snow monsters!

Featuring private baths that are the largest in size and number in the prefecture

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

Ginzan Onsen's quintessential ryokan is also registered as a Tangible Cultural Property

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A mystical, sacred place of Shugendo, or Japanese mountain asceticism-shamanism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

Magnificent views await at the end of the 1,015-step climb

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths