Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

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

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

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

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

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

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall