Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

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

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

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

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

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

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

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

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

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

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata