Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

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

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

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

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

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

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

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

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

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy