Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

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

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

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

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

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

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

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan