Head for Zao for the fantastical scenery of white rime, also known as snow monsters!
All-you-can-eat inaka (country-style) soba
Featuring private baths that are the largest in size and number in the prefecture
A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs
A boutique inn with plenty of privacy
A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef
The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent
A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths
A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture
The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan
A mystical, sacred place of Shugendo, or Japanese mountain asceticism-shamanism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku
A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi
Magnificent views await at the end of the 1,015-step climb
A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon
Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro
The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata
A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall
A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones
Ginzan Onsen's quintessential ryokan is also registered as a Tangible Cultural Property