Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

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

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

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

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

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

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak