Best around Surrounding Areas Of Yamagata Spot List

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

White ice monsters

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

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

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

Symbolizing the sacred mountain Haguro

A roadside station with Forest and Sea zones

A nostalgic masterpiece of Taisho-period architecture

A museum housing the entire collection of photographer Ken Domon

A complete kaiseki course highlighting konnyaku

Appreciate masterpieces of French Impressionism

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

Boasting the largest variety of jellyfish in the world

Dip into the popular private baths, accented with the aroma of wood

A boutique inn with plenty of privacy

A hotel featuring handpicked Yamagata beef

The thatched Haiden hall is magnificent

Savor some low-temperature aged Yonezawa steak

The centerpiece of the sacred Dewa Sanzan

The three-story pagoda is the symbol of Takahata