Best 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

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

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

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

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

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

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

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata