Best around Surrounding Areas Of Yamagata Spot List

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

White ice monsters

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

Dip into the popular private baths, accented with the aroma of wood

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

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

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

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

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

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

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

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata