Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

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

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

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

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

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

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

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