Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

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

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

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

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

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

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

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan