Best around Surrounding Areas Of Yamagata Spot List

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

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

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

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

All-you-can-eat inaka (country-style) soba

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

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

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

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata