Best around Surrounding Areas Of Yamagata Spot List

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

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

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

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

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

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

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

White ice monsters

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

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

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism