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

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

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

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

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

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

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

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

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

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku