Best Visiting around Surrounding Areas Of Yamagata Spot List

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

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

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

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

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

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

An onsen town lined with Western-style multi-story wooden buildings from the Taisho Period. Exuding a nostalgic atmosphere, the town is often used as a location for movies and TV dramas.

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

A temple of flowers, with a circuit-style garden

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A big attraction is the rich variety of trails; from beginners to advanced everyone will have a great time.

100% powder snow and a long season from the beginning of season to spring skiing.

You can ski down a 4.3km long slope, enjoying Pacific Ocean views. It is safe driving to the ski resort because the approacing road is facilitated with a snow melting feature.