Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

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

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

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

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

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

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

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

White ice monsters

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro