Best around Surrounding Areas Of Yamagata Spot List

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

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

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

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

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

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

An inn of relaxation and comfort

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

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef