Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

Dip into the popular private baths, accented with the aroma of wood

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

White ice monsters

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

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

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

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

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

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

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

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