Best Visiting around Yamagata Spot List

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

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

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

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

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

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

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

An onsen town lined with Western-style multi-story wooden buildings from the Taisho Period. Exuding a nostalgic atmosphere, the town is often used as a location for movies and TV dramas.

A temple of flowers, with a circuit-style garden

A big attraction is the rich variety of trails; from beginners to advanced everyone will have a great time.

100% powder snow and a long season from the beginning of season to spring skiing.

You can ski down a 4.3km long slope, enjoying Pacific Ocean views. It is safe driving to the ski resort because the approacing road is facilitated with a snow melting feature.