Best around Surrounding Areas Of Yamagata Spot List

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

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

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

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

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

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

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

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

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

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall