Best around Yamagata Spot List

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

The most sacred of the three Dewa Sanzan

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

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

A ski resort with ice-covered trees and hot springs

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

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

A ryokan with a view of a silvery waterfall

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

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata

A hotel with Yonezawa beef, spa services and private baths

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

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