Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

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

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

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

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

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

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones