Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

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

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

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

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

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

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan