Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

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

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

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

White ice monsters

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

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

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs