Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

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

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

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 hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

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

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

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

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

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

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall