Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

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

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

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

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

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

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

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

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

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

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef