Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

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

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

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

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

A Japanese confectionery shop popular for its joman and warabi mochi

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

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

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

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

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy