Yamagata

Yamagata, Ginzan Onsen

Yamagata offers a perfect mix of spiritual heritage and scenic beauty. Climb the sacred Dewa Sanzan mountains, visit the temple of Yamadera perched on a hillside, or soak in the nostalgic hot spring town of Ginzan Onsen. The region is also famous for its sweet cherries, La France pears, and hearty local cuisine.

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Yamagata Prefecture

Yamagata Prefecture

Yamagata offers a perfect mix of spiritual heritage and scenic beauty. Climb the sacred Dewa Sanzan mountains, visit the temple of Yamadera perched on a hillside, or soak in the nostalgic hot spring town of Ginzan Onsen. The region is also famous for its sweet cherries, La France pears, and hearty local cuisine.

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Yamagata City

Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, is a captivating destination where deep historical heritage—such as Yamadera (Ryakusheji Temple), with its breathtaking views at the top of over 1,000 stone steps, and the Yamagata Castle Ruins (Kajo Park), with its grand restored gates—coexists with overwhelming natural beauty like Zao Onsen, home to mystical "Snow Monsters" in winter and sulfur springs renowned for their skin-beautifying effects. Visitors can also indulge in seasonal gourmet delights, including Japan's top-produced sweet cherries, melt-in-your-mouth Yamagata Beef, and the traditional autumn riverside dish "Imoni" (taro soup). It is one of Tohoku's premier destinations, where you can experience traditional Japanese...

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Sakata City

Sakata City, a port town located in northwestern Yamagata Prefecture, retains strong traces of a history so prosperous from the Kitamaebune trade of the Edo period that it was praised as Sakai in the West, Sakata in the East. It is an atmospheric city where the refined Ryotei restaurant culture of wealthy merchants and the elegant performances of Sakata Maiko dancers still live on. Through the iconic Sankyo Warehouses—massive rice granaries protected by rows of zelkova trees—the panoramic views of the vast Shonai Plain looking toward Mount Chokai, and the superb cuisine born from the fertile soil of the Mogami...

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Yonezawa City

Yonezawa City, located in southern Yamagata Prefecture, is a castle town deeply connected to the Uesugi Clan, founded by the legendary warrior Uesugi Kenshin. It is a city where the samurai spirit and a noble history remain alive. The solemn atmosphere of Uesugi Jinja Shrine and moments spent gazing at Japanese gardens from former count residences offer a profound sense of traditional beauty. In terms of cuisine, it is the home of the world-renowned Yonezawa Beef, famous for its fine marbling and rich aroma. Indulging in a steak or shabu-shabu meal here will undoubtedly be the highlight of your journey....

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Kaminoyama City

Kaminoyama City

Kaminoyama City, located in southeastern Yamagata Prefecture, is a rare destination in Japan where three historical identities overlap: a castle town, a post station, and a hot spring resort. From Kaminoyama Castle, the symbol of the city, you can enjoy stunning views of the Zao Mountain Range, while also taking in the atmosphere of Edo-period samurai residences and finding healing in famous hot springs with over 560 years of history. Furthermore, in recent years, it has gained attention as a wine region utilizing its rich climate. With high-quality winery tours and Kurort (climatic therapy) walking experiences that enhance health in...

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Sagae City

Sagae City is a very emotional city known worldwide as one of Japan's leading cherry-blossom and cherry-fruit hometowns, spreading at the foot of Mt. Gassan and embraced by the rich flow of the Mogami River. Historic sites and beautiful orchards are dotted in the city, wonderfully harmonizing urban convenience with rich nature. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling leisurely while viewing beautiful scenery richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. Trips touching traditional performing arts and local delicious fruits to beautifully realign mind and body will be a very intellectual and luxurious holiday for...

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Okura Village

Okura Village is a very attractive and dramatic village known as a heavy snowfall area, embracing Japan's top-class hot spring "Hijiori Onsen" and rich great nature. The expressions of great nature changing through the four seasons strongly attract the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, visiting this quiet village and spending time soaking in warm hot springs resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching the unpretentious beauty of Yamagata's nature and people's warmth, spend a supreme healing journey. Make your best memory in Okura Village.

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Samegawa Village

Samegawa Village

Samegawa Village is a very idyllic and beautiful village embraced by rich Mogami River tributaries, where the mysterious figure of giant trees and rich agriculture breathe. Untouched nature like the village symbol "Kosugi no Osugi" warmly welcomes visiting travelers. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling through this quiet village and touching local delicious special products and great nature brings deep peace and new intellectual curiosity to mind and body. In this land where Yamagata's tradition and nature harmonize, please spend an intellectual and special travel for adults. Spend a luxurious, peaceful holiday.

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Shonai Town

Shonai Town is a very attractive town embraced by Mt. Chokai's majestic figure and the Mogami River's rich flow, where beautiful rural landscapes and unique food culture breathe. The scenery of vast plains where windmills spin refreshingly heals the visiting traveler's heart. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling through this calm town and touching local delicious rice and special products richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. In this town where Yamagata's tradition and nature harmonize, please spend an intellectual and special travel for adults. Don't you want to make your best memory here?

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Top Landmarks

Must-visit iconic spots that define Japan.

Ginzan Onsen

Ginzan Onsen, nestled quietly in the mountains of Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, is a hot spring town with a history of thriving silver mining. Its charm lies in a nostalgic landscape that feels as though time has stood still, with multi-storied wooden inns of Western-style architecture built from the late Taisho to early Showa eras lining both banks of the Ginzan River. At dusk, the soft glow of gas lamps illuminates the streets, and during snowy winter nights, its mystical beauty reaches its peak, reminiscent of the world in Spirited Away. Guests can stroll through the snow in kimonos, heal...

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Zao Snow Monsters (Juhyo of Mount Zao)

Zao Snow Monsters (Juhyo of Mount Zao)

The Juhyo — or “Snow Monsters” — are a world-famous natural wonder created by the unique weather and vegetation of the Zao Mountain Range.These ice-covered trees, born from the power of nature, are a true treasure of Yamagata.Their breathtaking beauty attracts visitors from around the globe, eager to witness this phenomenon with their own eyes.Be sure to experience the magical transformation of the Juhyo as they change from day to night.

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Yamadera (Rissyakuji Temple)

Yamadera (Rissyakuji Temple)

Hojuzan Rissyakuji Temple, affectionately known as "Yamadera," is a sacred Tendai sect temple founded in 860 by Jikaku Daishi. Climbing the 1,015 stone steps is said to be an ascetic path that washes away worldly desires. The panoramic view of the rustic landscape from Godaido Hall, which clings to the cliffside, is simply breathtaking. Famous as the site where haiku master Matsuo Basho composed one of his most celebrated poems, it offers a mystical serenity and powerful natural beauty that changes with each season. For international travelers seeking spiritual healing and spectacular views, it is a must-visit "power spot" in...

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Mount Haguro (Dewa Sanzan)

Mount Haguro (Dewa Sanzan)

Mount Haguro, revered as the site to pray for happiness in the "Present" within Yamagata's Dewa Sanzan, is famous for its 2,446 stone steps flanked by centuries-old giant cedars—a path awarded three stars by the Michelin Green Guide Japan. This route serves as an ascetic training ground to wash away worldly impurities. Visitors can experience the pinnacle of religious architecture, including the National Treasure Five-Story Pagoda nestled quietly in the forest and the Sanjin Gosaiden, which features one of Japan's largest thatched roofs. With its living Yamabushi traditions, Shugendo spirituality, and a sacred atmosphere that purifies the soul throughout the...

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Mount Gassan (Dewa Sanzan)

Mount Gassan (Dewa Sanzan)

Mount Gassan, standing 1,984 meters at the center of Yamagata Prefecture, is a sacred peak representing the "Past" (the world of the afterlife) as part of the Dewa Sanzan mountains. For centuries, it has been a center for deep mountain worship where white-clad ascetics (Yamabushi) undertake the "journey of rebirth." Beyond its spirituality, it offers perennial snow that allows for summer skiing and marshes filled with rare alpine plants. The magnificent panoramic view from Gassan Shrine at the summit, overlooking the Sea of Japan and the Shonai Plain, combines mystical silence with an overwhelming scale of landscape. For international travelers...

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Sankyo Warehouses

Sankyo Warehouses

The Sankyo Warehouses, a symbol of Sakata City in Yamagata Prefecture, are a complex of 12 massive rice granaries built in 1893. These historic structures still function as active warehouses today, showcasing the wisdom of ancestors who utilized double-roof designs for natural ventilation. Behind the buildings, a row of zelkova trees over 150 years old stands in orderly fashion, protecting the rice from direct summer sunlight and strong winter winds while creating breathtakingly beautiful landscapes in every season. Amidst the evocative scenery woven by white walls and the dignified beauty of wooden architecture, visitors can deeply experience the history of...

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Mogamikyo Basho Line

Mogamikyo Basho Line

Mogamikyo Basho Line is Yamagata's representative very thrilling and beautiful sightseeing boat tour where visitors go down the Mogami River rapids on traditional boats while enjoying beautiful gorge beauty and numerous famous waterfalls changing through the four seasons close at hand. The time touring grand nature with boatmen's singing boat songs echoing strongly attracts the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, the time spent viewing this mysterious scenery feeling river breeze resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching the powerful yet beautiful nature breath of Yamagata and facing...

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Uesugi Jinja Shrine

Uesugi Jinja Shrine

This shrine is dedicated to Uesugi Kenshin, the strongest warlord of the Sengoku period who prioritized righteousness. Built on the former site of the main keep of Yonezawa Castle, it is visited by many as a power spot for victory and good fortune. The battle flags of Bi and Ryu fluttering along the approach symbolize the samurai spirit, enveloping visitors in a solemn atmosphere. The Keishoden treasure house exhibits swords and armor designated as Important Cultural Properties, making it the soul of Yonezawa tourism where you can feel the history of real samurai up close.

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Kosugi no Osugi (Totoro Tree)

Kosugi no Osugi (Totoro Tree)

Kosugi no Osugi (Totoro Tree) is a very mysterious and heartwarming giant tree spot where two cedars growing closely together look like an adorable silhouette resembling a famous anime character "Totoro." Its appearance quietly tucked away in rich rural landscapes instantly returns the visiting traveler's heart to childhood, gently healing you. Completely away from digital urban busyness, spending time in this heartwarming scenery brings new vitality and peace to the soul. Touching Yamagata's great nature's unique and warm charm, it will be a very luxurious, heart-enriching special moment for travelers.

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Maruike-sama Pond

Maruike-sama Pond

Maruike-sama, located in Yuza Town, Yamagata Prefecture, is a mystical spring pond formed by the cold, bubbling underground waters of Mount Chokai. Its highly transparent surface is breathtakingly beautiful, shifting between vibrant emerald green and deep blue depending on the light and angle. Revered since ancient times as a sacred site, the pond has a unique ecosystem where fallen trees settle at the bottom without decaying. Surrounded by dense primeval forest, the silence creates an ethereal atmosphere where time seems to stand still. For travelers seeking to experience Japan's primitive nature worship and miraculous colors, it is an ultimate hidden...

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Tobishima Island

Tobishima Island

Tobishima, the only inhabited island in Yamagata Prefecture floating in the Sea of Japan, is a captivating destination where a mild climate influenced by the Tsushima Warm Current meets crystal-clear cobalt blue waters and rugged reefs carved by powerful waves. Known as a paradise for wild birds where many migratory species rest during spring and autumn, the island offers a unique sense of tranquility away from the hustle and bustle of the mainland. Through strolls in villages that retain the charm of historic port towns and savoring fresh local seafood, visitors can truly experience the slow passage of time and...

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Authentic Local Experiences

Deep dive into authentic Japanese culture.

Mogamikyo Basho Line

Mogamikyo Basho Line

Mogamikyo Basho Line is Yamagata's representative very thrilling and beautiful sightseeing boat tour where visitors go down the Mogami River rapids on traditional boats while enjoying beautiful gorge beauty and numerous famous waterfalls changing through the four seasons close at hand. The time touring grand nature with boatmen's singing boat songs echoing strongly attracts the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, the time spent viewing this mysterious scenery feeling river breeze resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching the powerful yet beautiful nature breath of Yamagata and facing...

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Yamagata Hanagasa Festiva

Yamagata Hanagasa Festiva

The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival, symbolizing summer nights in Yamagata Prefecture, is one of the four major festivals of the Tohoku region. This passionate celebration takes place annually from August 5th to 7th along the main streets of Yamagata City. To the spirited chants of Yasho, Makasho!, around 10,000 dancers parading through the city carry Hanagasa hats adorned with vibrant safflowers. The breathtaking beauty of perfectly synchronized group performances and traditional dances featuring powerful hat-spinning movements resonate with the rhythmic beat of Japanese Taiko drums, drawing all spectators into a whirlwind of excitement. With sections where onlookers can spontaneously join the...

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Former Kashiwakura Family Residence Safflower Dyeing Experience

Former Kashiwakura Family Residence Safflower Dyeing Experience

Former Kashiwakura Family Residence Safflower Dyeing Experience is a very precious and luxurious spot where you can actually experience plant dyeing using "safflower," a traditional culture of Yamagata, inside a historic and beautiful wealthy farmer's residence. The time spent creating vibrant crimson dyed goods under the careful guidance of artisans richly stimulates the traveler's sensitivity, bringing a heart-enriching special moment. Leaving the bustle of the city, touching the depth of traditional crafts while feeling the breath of history should make your Yamagata trip deeper and more memorable. Please enjoy an intellectual and special handicraft experience for adults in this historic...

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Shinjo Higashiyama Yaki

Shinjo Higashiyama Yaki

Traditional pottery from Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture, known for its simple elegance, soft glaze, and the warmth of handmade craftsmanship.

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Kahoku Town Safflower Museum

Kahoku Town Safflower Museum

Kahoku Town Safflower Museum is a very important and beautiful cultural facility utilizing a historic wealthy farmer's residence that once boasted Japan's top safflower production, exhibiting precious materials and history regarding Yamagata's traditional culture "safflower." Historic architectural beauty and beautiful gardens invite visiting travelers to the good old days. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling through this quiet historic space richly stimulates the visiting traveler's intellectual curiosity, bringing a heart-enriching special moment. Deeply touching Yamagata's traditional crafts and historical background, please spend an intellectual and luxurious holiday for adults here.

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Nanyo Sky Park

Nanyo Sky Park, situated at the summit of Mt. Jūbuichi in Nanyo City, Yamagata, is one of Japan's premier sky sports hubs. It offers a dynamic panoramic view of the Okitama Basin and the beautiful seasonal landscapes of its unique scattered settlements. Even beginners can enjoy a tandem paragliding flight with an experienced instructor from a 300-meter altitude, taking in Tohoku’s grand nature and the refreshing breeze from a bird's-eye view. On autumn mornings, the park is often transformed by a mystical sea of clouds. When combined with nearby hot springs and local wineries, it becomes a special destination that...

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Kusamakizome Kobo Kameya

Kusamakizome Kobo Kameya

Kusamakizome Kobo Kameya is a very attractive and warm workshop conveying traditional plant-dyeing techniques using plants harvested from Yamagata's rich nature and safflowers. The time spent experiencing dyeing with your own hands or touching beautiful colored cloth products richly stimulates the visiting traveler's sensitivity. Leaving the bustle of the city, touching artisans' handwork in this quiet workshop brings deep peace and new awareness to mind and body. Trips touching traditional Yamagata culture and warm people to beautifully realign mind and body will be a very intellectual and luxurious holiday for adults. Make wonderful memories here.

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Yamadera Tendai-no-Michi Minenoura

Yamadera Tendai-no-Michi Minenoura

Yamadera Tendai-no-Michi Minenoura is a very sacred and beautiful hiking course where deep forests and traces of history remain, flourishing since ancient days as a place of asceticism for the Tendai sect. Walking through the quiet mountain trail feeling history's romance separates the visiting traveler's heart from daily life, bringing deep silence and healing. Completely away from urban busyness, the time spent in this mysterious nature brings new vitality and peace to the soul. In this land where Yamagata's history and nature harmonize, please spend an intellectual and special travel for adults.

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Local Stays

Charming inns and stays for your journey.

Ginzan Onsen

Ginzan Onsen, nestled quietly in the mountains of Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, is a hot spring town with a history of thriving silver mining. Its charm lies in a nostalgic landscape that feels as though time has stood still, with multi-storied wooden inns of Western-style architecture built from the late Taisho to early Showa eras lining both banks of the Ginzan River. At dusk, the soft glow of gas lamps illuminates the streets, and during snowy winter nights, its mystical beauty reaches its peak, reminiscent of the world in Spirited Away. Guests can stroll through the snow in kimonos, heal...

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Honkan Kosekiya

Honkan Kosekiya

Honkan Kosekiya is a very emotional traditional hot spring inn nestled within Ginza Onsen's nostalgic Taisho Roman streetscapes, leaving the flavor of historic wooden architecture strongly. The scenery of the beautiful hot spring town lit by gas lamps spreading outside the window invites visiting travelers to a fantastic world like time-tripping. Leaving the bustle of the city, spending time in this retro and quiet space gently heals mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace to the soul. In this place where Yamagata's history and beautiful landscape coexist, please spend an intellectual and special travel moment.

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Kosekiya Bekkan

Kosekiya Bekkan

Kosekiya Bekkan is a very emotional historic hot spring ryokan located in the center of Ginza Onsen, transmitting the atmosphere of past traditional Japanese inns to the present. The warmth of retro wooden architecture and beautiful Ginza Onsen streetscapes seen from windows deeply heal the visiting traveler's heart. Leaving the bustle of the city, spending leisurely time in this nostalgic space brings deep peace as if traveling to a past era. Touching Yamagata's traditional culture and warm hospitality, a trip to beautifully realign mind and body will be a very intellectual and luxurious holiday for adults. Make wonderful memories here.

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Senkyo-no-Yado Ginzanso

Senkyo-no-Yado Ginzanso

Senkyo-no-Yado Ginzanso is a very liberating and modern hot spring ryokan located along the beautiful Ginzan River gorge, where you can simultaneously enjoy rich natural panoramas and high-quality hot springs. Sleeping baths where you can enjoy open-air baths while lying down, and supreme relaxation experiences are prepared. Completely away from urban busyness, spending time wrapped in great nature's silence and beautiful scenery resets mind and body from the depths, giving new vitality. Along with delicious dishes using fresh local ingredients, please spend a luxury holiday for adults to fully enjoy Ginza Onsen's charms.

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Fujiya

Fujiya is a very stylish and prestigious supreme hot spring ryokan beautifully fusing a modern sophisticated space designed by a world-class architect and Ginza Onsen's traditional hot spring ambiance. The interior where light shining through stained glass is beautiful and private-use hot spring baths overflowing with privacy charm visiting travelers. Completely away from urban busyness, spending quiet time in this artistic space richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. In this place where Yamagata's tradition and contemporary design harmonize, please spend an intellectual and special travel for adults.

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Takimikan

Takimikan is a hidden sanctuary-like hot spring ryokan blessed with superb views, located on high ground overlooking Ginza Onsen's townscape, where you can view the powerful "Shirogane Falls" right in front of your eyes. The panorama of rich nature changing expressions through the four seasons can be enjoyed from the wood-warm interior and open-air hot spring baths. Leaving the bustle of the city, soaking in high-quality hot springs while listening to waterfall sounds resets mind and body from the depths, bringing new vitality to the soul. Along with delicious local dishes, please spend a luxurious holiday for adults to fully...

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Yonezawa Eight Hot Springs

Yonezawa Eight Hot Springs

Nestled deep in the mountains of Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, the Yonezawa Eight Hot Springs are a paradise of secluded hot springs consisting of eight uniquely individual spa areas. From breathtaking open-air baths above the clouds at altitudes over 1,000 meters to famous springs with over 700 years of history and rustic baths overlooking waterfalls, each offers a distinct water quality and story. Many inns retain the historical ties to the Uesugi Clan and the authentic atmosphere of the Japan Association of Secluded Hot Springs. Soaking in free-flowing spring water from private sources, visitors can experience a silence and the...

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Ubayu Onsen Masugataya

Ubayu Onsen Masugataya

Located at an altitude of 1,300m and surrounded by rugged rock faces, this is the "ultimate hidden hot spring." Since its discovery in 1533, the open-air baths perched on deep mountain cliffs offer an extraordinary world that feels like a dwelling place for mountain hermits. Immersed in white, cloudy waters with the scent of sulfur, you can feel the raw energy of vast, unobstructed nature.

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Oodaira Onsen Takimiya

Oodaira Onsen Takimiya

Located at the source of the Mogami River, this inn offers a breathtaking view of a powerful waterfall, just as its name suggests. The baths, reached only by walking along mountain paths inaccessible to vehicles, offer a true sense of a hidden sanctuary. Surrounded by the gentle murmur of the river and the roar of the waterfall, you can experience a wild yet luxurious soak that makes you feel at one with untouched nature.

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Shintakayu Onsen Azumaya Ryokan

Shintakayu Onsen Azumaya Ryokan

This inn boasts five scenic open-air baths with unique themes, such as the "Root Bath" and "Waterfall View Bath." Located at an elevation of 1,126m (a play on words for "good bath" in Japanese), the views of the sea of clouds and the night scenery of the Yonezawa Basin are spectacular. In a silence that echoes ancient mountain worship, you can fully enjoy free-flowing hot spring water in a space full of liberation.

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Namegawa Onsen Fukushimaya

Namegawa Onsen Fukushimaya

Boasting over 200 years of history, this traditional hot spring clinic (toji) inn is characterized by its charming wooden architecture. The milky-white waters flowing from a private source are renowned for their effectiveness against neuralgia and poor circulation. The good old Japanese culture of hot spring healing still lives on here, offering a blissful time to deeply heal your body and mind in a quiet space where time seems to stand still.

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Goshiki Onsen Auto Campground

Goshiki Onsen Auto Campground

Situated at an altitude of 800m, this spot allows you to enjoy historic hot springs dating back to the Meiji era alongside camping. Surrounded by deep forests, the area offers breathtakingly beautiful starry skies at night. Based on the theme of coexistence with nature, it is an ideal location for modern refreshment where you can enjoy both the outdoors and hot springs simultaneously.

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Yonezawa City Misawa Area

Yonezawa City Misawa Area

Yonezawa City Misawa Area is a very idyllic and beautiful mountainous area embraced by rich mountains and clear rivers, where Yonezawa's original scenery strongly remains. Simple culture and warm people's lives breathe here, wrapping the visiting traveler in a sense of security like a nostalgic hometown. Completely away from urban busyness, spending time in this quiet town beautifully realigns mind and body. Touching Yamagata's unpretentious natural beauty and resetting mind and body wonderfully is a supreme healing experience. Don't want to make your best memory in Misawa Area? Please enjoy a supreme experience harmonizing with nature.

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Shirabu Onsen

Discovered 700 years ago, this famous hot spring was once counted among the "Three Famous High-Altitude Springs of Oshu." Traces of the Edo period remain throughout, including inns with massive thatched roofs and the powerful "Hot Spring Waterfall." Serving as a trailhead for the Azuma Mountain Range, it deeply integrates traditional hot spring culture—perfect for soothing fatigue after a climb—with the quiet spirit of the mountains.

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Zao Onsen

Yamagata’s pride, Zao Onsen, is one of Japan's most prominent ancient hot spring towns with a 1,900-year history. Known as the "Springs of Beauty" due to its highly acidic waters, it is also a premier mountain resort where visitors can enjoy world-famous "Snow Monsters" (frost-covered trees) and vast ski slopes in winter. The charming town, filled with rising steam, traditional inns, and public baths, continues to fascinate travelers from around the globe with its seasonal beauty, local cuisine, and restorative waters that heal the body and soul.

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Hijiori Onsen

Hijiori Onsen is a very historic and emotional famous hot spring boasting a history of over 1,200 years since opening, leaving the atmosphere of a traditional hot spring cure station (toji-ba) and warm wooden architecture in a deep valley bottom. The townscape of the hot spring town with rising steam deeply heals the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, staying leisurely in a hot spring inn surrounded by rich nature makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening mind and body from the depths. Touching warm local hospitality and morning market people, please spend a very luxurious holiday for...

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Shirakawa Onsen Shirakawaso

Shirakawa Onsen Shirakawaso

Located on the shores of Lake Shirakawa in Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture, Shirakawa Onsen Shirakawaso is a hot spring inn boasting a prime location with views of the submerged forest in spring. Inside the inn, filled with the warmth of wood, guests can relax in natural hot springs known as skin-beautifying waters while taking in the ever-changing panoramic views of the lake. The local cuisine, featuring mountain vegetables, river fish, and premium Iide beef, delivers the simple yet deep flavors of rural Japan. Adjacent to the Shirakawa Dam Lakeside Park, where you can enjoy canoeing and camping, it is the...

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Yunosawa Onsen Tokinoyado Sumire

Yunosawa Onsen Tokinoyado Sumire

A secluded retreat for adults who cherish tranquility, specializing exclusively in "parties of two." Every room offers views of the mountain village scenery throughout the four seasons, and guests can enjoy creative full-course meals featuring local Yonezawa beef. Through exquisite gastronomy and high-quality hot springs, it promises the ultimate experience for travelers wishing to spend special time with a loved one.

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Hanezawa Onsen

Hanezawa Onsen is a hot spring area known as a hidden superb hot spring where very rare fossil seawater hot springs with a faint petroleum scent, highly reputed as a skin-beautifying bath, gush out. The rustic hot spring town surrounded by rich nature gently loosens the visiting traveler's mind and body fatigue from the depths. Leaving the bustle of the city, spending leisurely time in a quiet hot spring inn makes you forget daily busyness, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching warm local hospitality, a trip to beautifully realign mind and body will be a very...

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Onogawa Onsen

Known as the "Spring of Beautiful Skin," legend says it was discovered by the famous beauty Ono no Komachi. Its charms include 100% natural, high-temperature free-flowing hot spring water and an atmospheric townscape. Visitors can experience the local richness where fireflies dance in summer and the famous "mame-moyashi" (bean sprouts) grow in winter. Experience warm Japanese hospitality through footbath tours and handmade craft experiences.

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Ono-gawa Onsen Yumori Takumian Yamakawa

Ono-gawa Onsen Yumori Takumian Yamakawa

Ono-gawa Onsen Yumori Takumian Yamakawa is a very stylish and luxurious hot spring inn nestled in the historic Ono-gawa Onsen renowned as a skin-beautifying bath, where you can enjoy rich nature, sophisticated hospitality, and supreme local cuisine. Soaking in source-flowing hot springs makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening mind and body from the depths. Leaving the bustle of the city, staying in a quiet space wrapped in silence brings deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Along with delicious dishes using local fresh ingredients, please spend a special holiday for adults to fully enjoy Yamagata's hot spring culture...

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Ono-gawa Onsen Hoju-no-Yu

Ono-gawa Onsen Hoju-no-Yu

Ono-gawa Onsen Hoju-no-Yu is a very homey and heartwarming wonderful hot spring facility where you can enjoy luxury source-flowing hot springs of historic Ono-gawa Onsen. Soaking leisurely in high-quality hot springs makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening the visiting traveler's mind and body from the depths. Leaving the bustle of the city, staying leisurely in a quiet hot spring space brings deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching warm local people and wonderful hot spring culture, a trip to beautifully realign mind and body will be a very intellectual and luxurious holiday for adults. Spend a special...

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Ono-gawa Onsen Azumasou

Ono-gawa Onsen Azumasou

Ono-gawa Onsen Azumasou is a very historic and comfortable hot spring ryokan leaving the emotional atmosphere of a traditional hot spring town, boasting warm hospitality and supreme source-flowing hot springs. A calm space where you can relax from the heart deeply heals the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, the time spent soaking in warm water relaxing makes you forget daily busyness, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Along with delicious dishes utilizing local seasonal ingredients, please spend a special holiday for adults to fully enjoy Yamagata's hot spring culture.

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Ono-gawa Onsen Itsutsu-no-Kokoro-no-Yado Takasagoya

Ono-gawa Onsen Itsutsu-no-Kokoro-no-Yado Takasagoya

Ono-gawa Onsen Itsutsu-no-Kokoro-no-Yado Takasagoya is a very attentive hospitality ryokan welcoming visiting people with warm hearts, deeply healing mind and body with supreme hot springs and local flavors. Soaking in source-flowing hot springs makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening mind and body from the depths. Leaving the bustle of the city, staying in a quiet space wrapped in silence brings deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Along with delicious dishes using local fresh ingredients, please spend a special holiday for adults to fully enjoy Yamagata's hot spring culture here.

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Ono-gawa Onsen Suzu-no-Yado Dofuya Ryokan

Ono-gawa Onsen Suzu-no-Yado Dofuya Ryokan

Ono-gawa Onsen Suzu-no-Yado Dofuya Ryokan is a very advanced and warm long-established hot spring ryokan providing supreme relaxation to all visiting travelers with barrier-free facilities and unique private-use baths. Soaking in comfortable hot springs makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening mind and body from the depths. Leaving the bustle of the city, staying in a space filled with delicate consideration brings deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Along with delicious local dishes, please spend a special holiday for adults to fully enjoy Yamagata's rich hot spring culture.

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Ono-gawa Onsen Kajikasou

Ono-gawa Onsen Kajikasou

Ono-gawa Onsen Kajikasou is a very emotional hot spring ryokan nestled along the river of Ono-gawa Onsen surrounded by rich nature, where you can fully enjoy supreme hot springs while listening to comfortable river sounds. Relaxing in open-air baths makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening mind and body from the depths. Leaving the bustle of the city, staying in a quiet space wrapped in silence brings deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Along with delicious dishes using local seasonal ingredients, please spend a special holiday for adults to fully enjoy Yamagata's hot spring culture.

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Atsumi Onsen

Atsumi Onsen is a very scenic and soothing hot spring resort town where historic hot spring inns line up along the clear stream of the Atsumi River, close to the beautiful coastline of the Japan Sea. The nostalgic hot spring town atmosphere, once loved by many literati, deeply heals the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, staying leisurely in a hot spring inn surrounded by rich nature makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening mind and body from the depths. Touching fresh local seafood and hot spring warmth, please spend a luxurious holiday for adults to beautifully realign...

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Tsuki Hotel

Tsuki Hotel is a very stylish and popular hotel located in the center of Sakata City, combining sophisticated modern design and supreme comfort. Beautiful interiors paying attention to details richly stimulate the visiting traveler's sensitivity, bringing an elegant moment. While being a sophisticated urban space, you can feel the warmth of Yamagata's hospitality. Leaving the bustle of the city, staying leisurely in a quiet, calm room gently heals travel fatigue. Experience an extraordinary, stylish, and special stay experiencing Yamagata's new charms.

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Sagae Onsen Hotel Symphony Annex

Sagae Onsen Hotel Symphony Annex

Sagae Onsen Hotel Symphony Annex is a very comfortable and reputable resort hotel where high-quality hot springs and a sophisticated modern space harmonize beautifully. Soaking in hot springs boasting abundant water volume makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening mind and body from the depths. Leaving the bustle of the city, staying in a quiet space wrapped in silence brings deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Along with delicious dishes using local fresh ingredients, please spend a special holiday for adults to fully enjoy Yamagata's rich hot spring culture with all five senses.

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Sagae Onsen Hotel Symphony Main Building

Sagae Onsen Hotel Symphony Main Building

Sagae Onsen Hotel Symphony Main Building is a very comfortable hot spring hotel boasting history and trust, proud of wonderful source-flowing hot springs and warm hospitality. Calm guest rooms where you can relax from the heart and well-equipped hot spring facilities deeply heal the visiting traveler's tired mind and body. Completely away from urban busyness, spending time leisurely in this warm space richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. Trips enjoying delicious gourmet and supreme hot springs will be a very wise and luxurious holiday for adults. Spend a wonderful stay in the main building.

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Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata

Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata

Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata is a very popular premium hotel boasting outstanding convenience directly connected to Yamagata Station, while providing a sophisticated modern space and supreme comfort. Clean rooms and breakfasts utilizing Yamagata's delicious ingredients receive high praise from travelers. Many historic sights and delicious gourmet spots of Yamagata are nearby, realizing a fulfilling stay feeling the city's energy close at hand. Based in this place where urban convenience and warm hospitality harmonize, make many wonderful Yamagata travel memories from here.

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Yamagata Station West Exit Washington Hotel

Yamagata Station West Exit Washington Hotel

Yamagata Station West Exit Washington Hotel is a very convenient and comfortable hotel boasting superior accessibility just a short walk from Yamagata Station West Exit, optimal as a business and sightseeing base. Functional and clean guest rooms gently heal travel fatigue. Many convention facilities and delicious restaurants are nearby, realizing a fulfilling stay in a comfortable environment. Based in this place where urban convenience and warm hospitality harmonize, enjoy planning your wonderful trip touring Yamagata's rich nature and history. Your best memory starts here.

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Schoenes Heim Kanayama

Schoenes Heim Kanayama

Schoenes Heim Kanayama is a very sophisticated and beautiful accommodation facility nestled in the rich nature of Kanayama Town, known for its beautiful Kanayama cedar streetscapes, reminding you of a European mountain resort. The environment surrounded by surrounding beautiful forests and greenery gently heals the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, the time spent leisurely in this silence-wrapped resort resets mind and body from the depths, bringing new vitality to the soul. Along with dishes using local delicious ingredients, please spend a special holiday for adults to fully enjoy Yamagata's nature.

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Tsukioka Hotel

Tsukioka Hotel is a very prestigious long-established hot spring hotel colored by history and tradition, where high-quality hot springs and Japanese gardens harmonize beautifully. Soaking in source-flowing hot springs in spacious large baths or open-air baths makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening mind and body from the depths. Leaving the bustle of the city, staying in a quiet space wrapped in silence brings deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Along with delicious dishes using local seasonal ingredients, please spend a special holiday for adults to fully enjoy Yamagata's rich hot spring culture with all five senses.

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Hotel Surata Yamagata Airport

Hotel Surata Yamagata Airport

Hotel Surata Yamagata Airport is a very convenient and comfortable lodging facility located right beside Yamagata Airport, optimal as a base before or after air travel, or for business and sightseeing. Clean and comfortable guest rooms gently heal travel fatigue. Leaving the bustle of the city, spending leisurely time in a quiet, calm environment refreshes mind and body, bringing new vitality. As a wonderful starting point for touring Yamagata's sightseeing spots, and as a place for comfortable stay, it is a very attractive spot. Make many wonderful Yamagata travel memories from here.

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Room Dining & Private Hot Spring Bath Kutsurogi-no-Yado Arimakan

Room Dining & Private Hot Spring Bath Kutsurogi-no-Yado Arimakan

Room Dining & Private Hot Spring Bath Kutsurogi-no-Yado Arimakan is a very luxurious and warm hot spring inn boasting delicious meals served in guest rooms valuing privacy and private-use hot springs you can enjoy without concern. Soaking in hot springs slowly without minding surroundings makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening mind and body from the depths. Completely away from urban busyness, spending time in this private space brings deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Fully savoring Yamagata's delicious seasonal tastes and supreme hot springs, please spend a very luxurious holiday for adults.

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Bimyu-shin-no-Yado Tendo Hotel

Bimyu-shin-no-Yado Tendo Hotel

Bimyu-shin-no-Yado Tendo Hotel is a very hospitable and reputable hot spring hotel where you can simultaneously enjoy supreme dishes utilizing Yamagata's rich ingredients and the high-quality water of the famous Tendo Onsen. Sophisticated guest rooms and warm service warmly welcome visiting travelers. Leaving the bustle of the city, spending time healing mind and body with delicious food and hot springs completely makes you forget travel fatigue, creating special memories. Touching the depth of Yamagata's rich food culture and hot spring culture, please spend an intellectual, luxurious moment for adults here.

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Yumemi-no-Yado Kanshokan

Yumemi-no-Yado Kanshokan

Yumemi-no-Yado Kanshokan is a very prestigious and elegant prestigious hot spring ryokan of Semine Onsen where Japan's traditional aesthetic sense and warm hospitality breathe in every detail. Beautiful Japanese spaces and superb gardens deeply heal the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, spending time leisurely soaking in atmospheric hot springs makes you forget daily busyness, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Along with delicious dishes using local seasonal ingredients, please spend a special holiday for adults to fully enjoy traditional Yamagata culture.

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Local Treasures

Discover hidden gems loved by locals.

Lake Shirakawa

Lake Shirakawa, located in Iide Town, Yamagata Prefecture, is a mystical spot famous for its submerged forest that appears for only one month each spring. During this season, as snowmelt fills the dam lake, fresh green willow trees stand as if growing directly from the water, creating a surreal landscape reflected on the mirror-like surface. Especially in the early morning, canoeing across the lake shrouded in mist and quietly passing between the trees offers a profound sense of wonder, as if wandering into a forest from another world. It is the ultimate destination for photographers and nature lovers to experience...

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Kuki Shrine (Air Shrine)

Kuki Shrine (Air Shrine)

Kuki Shrine (Air Shrine) is a very unique and sacred shrine quietly tucked away in Asahi Town's rich forest, worshipping the invisible "air" as a deity without having a material building. A highly polished stainless steel mirror surface reflects surrounding greenery and sky, giving visiting travelers the importance of the natural environment and deep silence. Completely away from digital urban busyness, the time spent taking deep breaths in this mysterious place resets mind and body from the depths, beautifully realigning the soul. Touching Yamagata's great nature and philosophical spiritual culture, spend an intellectual and special travel moment.

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Shikamumura Rice Terraces

Shikamumura Rice Terraces

Shikamumura Rice Terraces is a very sacred and nostalgic original Japanese scenery selected as one of Japan's top 100 rice terraces, spreading beautiful stone masonry piled up in layers and golden paddy fields at the foot of Mt. Gassan. The beauty of rice terraces changing expressions every season gently heals the visiting traveler's heart from the depths. Completely away from digital urban busyness, strolling through this beautiful rural scenery brings new vitality and peace to the soul. Feeling Yamagata's great nature and its blessings is a very luxurious, heart-enriching, intellectual, and special moment for travelers. Please spend your best holiday...

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Former Uesugi Earl’s Residence

Former Uesugi Earl’s Residence

This historic building, once the residence of the 14th head of the Uesugi family, stands on the former site of the castle's second enclosure. The luxurious mansion made entirely of Japanese cypress and the beautiful stroll garden with a central pond, modeled after Tokyo's Hama-rikyu Gardens, invite visitors into the elegant aristocratic culture of the Meiji and Taisho eras. Currently used as a facility for local cuisine, it is a luxurious space where you can enjoy refined delicacies unique to a castle town, such as top-grade Yonezawa beef and the renowned Tsuyahime rice, while gazing at the garden's seasonal beauty.

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Hijiori Onsen

Hijiori Onsen is a very historic and emotional famous hot spring boasting a history of over 1,200 years since opening, leaving the atmosphere of a traditional hot spring cure station (toji-ba) and warm wooden architecture in a deep valley bottom. The townscape of the hot spring town with rising steam deeply heals the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, staying leisurely in a hot spring inn surrounded by rich nature makes you forget daily busyness, gently loosening mind and body from the depths. Touching warm local hospitality and morning market people, please spend a very luxurious holiday for...

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Explore by City

Discover hidden charms in each city and town through our visual map.

Obanazawa City

Obanazawa City is a very emotional snow country town rich in human warmth, which flourished as a safflower trade base in the Edo period and is also known as a beautiful watermelon producing area. Embracing "Ginza Onsen," boasting one of Japan's top beauties, townscapes filled with Taisho Roman invite visiting travelers to a fantastic world as if time-tripping. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling slowly through this nostalgic space gently heals the visiting traveler's mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace to the soul. In this city where Yamagata's traditional culture and beautiful landscape coexist, please spend...

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Oguni Town

Oguni Town, located at the westernmost tip of Yamagata Prefecture, is one of Japan's most nature-rich towns, known as the White Forest, where over 90 percent of its total area is covered by primeval beech forests. In winter, a mystical snow country culture thrives amidst snowdrifts several meters deep, while from spring to autumn, visitors can enjoy untouched wild beauty, including pristine mountain streams and the emerald green waters of the Tamagawa Gorge. Furthermore, the Matagi culture, a traditional way of life based on hunting and gathering in harmony with nature, is still passed down today, offering a unique opportunity...

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Shonai Town

Shonai Town is a very attractive town embraced by Mt. Chokai's majestic figure and the Mogami River's rich flow, where beautiful rural landscapes and unique food culture breathe. The scenery of vast plains where windmills spin refreshingly heals the visiting traveler's heart. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling through this calm town and touching local delicious rice and special products richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. In this town where Yamagata's tradition and nature harmonize, please spend an intellectual and special travel for adults. Don't you want to make your best memory here?

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Mikawa Town

Mikawa Town is a very idyllic and beautiful town spreading in the center of the Shonai Plain, where beautiful rural landscapes as far as the eye can see and rich agriculture breathe. Calm rural scenery reminiscent of Japan's original landscape gently heals the visiting traveler's heart from the depths. Completely away from digital urban busyness, the time spent in this beautiful nature brings new vitality and peace to the soul. Feeling Yamagata's great nature and its blessings is a very luxurious, heart-enriching, intellectual, and special moment for travelers. Please spend your best holiday in peace, letting nature and harmony become...

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Shirataka Town

Shirataka Town is a very idyllic and soothing town embraced by the Mogami River's beautiful flow and rich mountains, also known as Japan's No. 1 sweetfish hometown. Traditional "Shirataka Lion Dance" and beautiful safflower fields warmly welcome visiting travelers. Completely away from urban busyness, strolling through this quiet town and touching local delicious special products and warm people brings deep peace and new intellectual curiosity to mind and body. In this land where Yamagata's tradition and nature harmonize, please spend an intellectual and special travel for adults. Spend a luxurious, peaceful holiday.

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Sankai Falls

Sankai Falls is a very dynamic and overwhelming famous waterfall selected as one of Japan's top 100 waterfalls, beautifully flowing down in three tiers within Zao's rich primeval forests. The scenery woven by vigorously falling water currents and surrounding greenery invites visiting travelers to deep emotion. Completely away from urban busyness, the time spent listening to the sound of the waterfall in this mysterious place resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching the unpretentious beauty of Yamagata's nature and resetting mind and body wonderfully is a supreme healing experience. Don't...

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Tsuruoka City

Tsuruoka City is a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy whose history and food culture are globally recognized, facing the Japan Sea and embraced by the sacred mountains of Dewa Sanzan and the rich Shonai Plain. Historic temples/shrines and traces of clan government era remain, deeply charming visiting travelers. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling through historic streetscapes or savoring supreme shojin ryori (vegetarian cuisine) and seafood richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. In this city where Yamagata's deep tradition and rich food blessings coexist, please spend an intellectual and luxurious holiday for adults.

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Tozawa Village

Tozawa Village is a very exotic and tradition-harmonizing village where beautiful mountains spread along the Mogami River rapids, and past boat transport history and Korean-style townscapes (Roadside Station) coexist. The "Mogami-kyo Basho Line" going down the Mogami River is world-famous. Completely away from urban busyness, touring great nature resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching the unpretentious beauty of Yamagata's nature and resetting mind and body wonderfully is a supreme healing experience. Don't you want to make your best memory in Tozawa Village? Please enjoy a supreme experience harmonizing with...

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Samegawa Village

Samegawa Village

Samegawa Village is a very idyllic and beautiful village embraced by rich Mogami River tributaries, where the mysterious figure of giant trees and rich agriculture breathe. Untouched nature like the village symbol "Kosugi no Osugi" warmly welcomes visiting travelers. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling through this quiet village and touching local delicious special products and great nature brings deep peace and new intellectual curiosity to mind and body. In this land where Yamagata's tradition and nature harmonize, please spend an intellectual and special travel for adults. Spend a luxurious, peaceful holiday.

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Okura Village

Okura Village is a very attractive and dramatic village known as a heavy snowfall area, embracing Japan's top-class hot spring "Hijiori Onsen" and rich great nature. The expressions of great nature changing through the four seasons strongly attract the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, visiting this quiet village and spending time soaking in warm hot springs resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching the unpretentious beauty of Yamagata's nature and people's warmth, spend a supreme healing journey. Make your best memory in Okura Village.

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Mamurogawa Town

Mamurogawa Town

Mamurogawa Town is a very emotional town embraced by rich mountains and the clear flow of the Mamurogawa River, where simple and warm people's lives breathe. Traditional folk songs and rich natural environments wrap visiting travelers with a sense of security like a nostalgic hometown. Completely away from urban busyness, strolling through this quiet town and tasting delicious local special products and culture resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. In this land where Yamagata's tradition and nature harmonize, please spend an intellectual and special travel for adults. Spend a luxurious,...

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Kaneyama Town

Kaneyama Town is a very attractive town spreading streetscapes of unified "Kaneyama houses" abundantly using straight pillars of beautiful "Kaneyama cedar," charming visiting travelers with a sophisticated landscape like a beautiful European village. The warmth of wooden architecture wraps the entire town. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling slowly through the streetscape drifting this beautiful cedar fragrance richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. Touching traditional architectural beauty and warm hospitality, a trip to beautifully realign mind and body will be a very intellectual and luxurious holiday for adults. Spend a special moment in...

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Shinjo City

Shinjo City is a very historic and beautiful city in Tohoku where history and culture from the clan government era breathe. Famous for the gorgeous "Shinjo Festival" counted among Japan's top three festivals, traditional spirit and warm people's lives beautifully harmonize in the city. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling through historic sites and beautiful streetscapes richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. Trips touching traditional performing arts and local delicious food culture to beautifully realign mind and body will be a very intellectual and luxurious holiday for adults. Spend a special moment in...

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Nakayama Town

Nakayama Town is a very idyllic and beautiful town embraced by the rich flow of the Mogami River, breathing rich agriculture and historical culture. Also known as a famous sunflower spot, golden landscapes spreading all over in summer brightly color the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, strolling through this quiet town resets mind and body from the depths, beautifully realigning the soul. Touching warm local people and food culture and deeply savoring Yamagata's rich charms with all five senses, you can spend a heart-enriching intellectual special holiday. Please spend a luxurious, peaceful holiday.

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Kahoku Town

Kahoku Town is a very attractive town that flourished since ancient days as a base of Mogami River boat transport culture, widely known nationwide as the birthplace of the specialty "Taiku Nikisoba" (cold meat soba) counted among Japan's top three udon/noodles. Historic old townscapes remain, inviting visiting travelers to the good old days of Japan. Completely away from urban busyness, strolling through this quiet town tasting delicious local cuisine resets mind and body, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching the unpretentious beauty of Yamagata's culture, spend a supreme healing journey. Please make your best memory in...

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Yamanobe Town

Yamanobe Town is a very emotional town possessing the history of textile industries like traditional "Yamanobe Cotton," breathing rich nature and delicious local food culture. Spots where historic steps can be felt are dotted in the town, richly stimulating the visiting traveler's intellectual curiosity. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling through this calm town and touching artisans' handwork and warm people brings deep peace and new awareness to mind and body. In this land where Yamagata's traditional culture and unpretentious natural beauty coexist, please enjoy an intellectual and special travel for adults. Please spend a luxurious, peaceful holiday.

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Murayama City

Murayama City is a very attractive city that developed along the Mogami River, breathing rich natural beauty and history like Japan's No. 1 "Rose Park" and "Mogami River Sannannen." Historic sites and beautiful landscapes are dotted in the city, wonderfully harmonizing urban convenience with rich nature. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling leisurely while viewing beautiful roses and riverside scenery richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. Trips touching traditional performing arts and local food to beautifully realign mind and body will be a very intellectual and luxurious holiday for adults. Spend a special...

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Oishida Town

Oishida Town is a very emotional town known as an extremely prosperous base for Mogami River boat transport since ancient days, leaving beautiful townscapes keeping historical traces and exquisite "Oishida Soba" noodles. Calm landscapes viewing the Mogami River wrap the visiting traveler's heart with nostalgic gentleness. Completely away from urban busyness, strolling through this quiet town resets mind and body from the depths, beautifully realigning the soul. Touching warm local people and delicious soba culture and deeply savoring Yamagata's rich charms with all five senses, you can spend a heart-enriching intellectual special holiday.

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Asahi Town

Asahi Town is a very idyllic and soothing town where Japan's clearest stream Mogami River flows through the center of the town, spreading beautiful apple orchards and rich mountains. Unique spots like "Kuki Shrine" (Air Shrine) and rich natural environments warmly welcome visiting travelers. Completely away from urban busyness, strolling through this quiet town and touching local delicious apples and special products brings deep peace and new intellectual curiosity to mind and body. In this land where Yamagata's tradition and nature harmonize, please spend an intellectual and special travel for adults. Spend a quiet holiday in this place harmonizing with...

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Oe Town

Oe Town is a very emotional town where beautiful mountains spread along the majestic flow of the Mogami River, breathing historical romance like Japan's oldest wooden toll road "Mogami Bridge." Scenic landscapes along the river and rustic townscapes wrap the visiting traveler's heart with nostalgic gentleness. Completely away from urban busyness, strolling through this quiet town resets mind and body from the depths, beautifully realigning the soul. Touching warm local people and food culture and deeply savoring Yamagata's rich charms with all five senses, you can spend a heart-enriching intellectual special holiday. Please spend a luxurious, peaceful holiday.

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Higashine City

Higashine City is a very attractive city known as the hometown of Japan's top shipping volume cherries (Sato Nishiki), where rich nature and warm people's lives beautifully harmonize. A huge "Giant Keyaki" tree, designated as a national special natural monument, stands proudly in the city, making visiting travelers feel overwhelming vitality. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling through lush parks and orchards richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. Trips touching local delicious fruits and warm hospitality to beautifully realign mind and body will be a very intellectual and luxurious holiday for adults. Spend...

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Nishikawa Town

Nishikawa Town is a very sacred and beautiful town spreading at the foot of Mt. Gassan, the main peak of the Dewa Sanzan, where rich nature and unique culture peculiar to heavy snowfall areas breathe. Clear streams and beech forests created by Mt. Gassan's rich melting snow gently heal the visiting traveler's heart from the depths. Completely away from urban busyness, the time spent placing yourself in this great nature resets mind and body from the depths, bringing deep peace and new vitality to the soul. Touching the unpretentious beauty of Yamagata's nature and resetting mind and body wonderfully is...

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Yonezawa City

Yonezawa City, located in southern Yamagata Prefecture, is a castle town deeply connected to the Uesugi Clan, founded by the legendary warrior Uesugi Kenshin. It is a city where the samurai spirit and a noble history remain alive. The solemn atmosphere of Uesugi Jinja Shrine and moments spent gazing at Japanese gardens from former count residences offer a profound sense of traditional beauty. In terms of cuisine, it is the home of the world-renowned Yonezawa Beef, famous for its fine marbling and rich aroma. Indulging in a steak or shabu-shabu meal here will undoubtedly be the highlight of your journey....

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Iide Town

Iide Town, located in southwestern Yamagata Prefecture, is a town with a beautiful rural landscape that is counted as one of Japan's three major dispersed settlements. The sight of houses dotted across the vast plains, each surrounded by a protective grove of trees, conveys the aesthetics of traditional Japanese farming villages to the present day. Especially in spring, the submerged forest seen at Lake Shirakawa when meltwater flows in creates a mystical scene as if fresh green trees are growing directly from the lake surface, and canoeing through them is breathtakingly beautiful. It is also a treasure trove of gourmet...

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Sagae City

Sagae City is a very emotional city known worldwide as one of Japan's leading cherry-blossom and cherry-fruit hometowns, spreading at the foot of Mt. Gassan and embraced by the rich flow of the Mogami River. Historic sites and beautiful orchards are dotted in the city, wonderfully harmonizing urban convenience with rich nature. Leaving the bustle of the city, strolling leisurely while viewing beautiful scenery richly sharpens the traveler's sensitivity, bringing new vitality to mind and body. Trips touching traditional performing arts and local delicious fruits to beautifully realign mind and body will be a very intellectual and luxurious holiday for...

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Yuza Town

Yuza Town is a very beautiful town blessed with water, where clear spring groups brought by the rich melting snow of the sacred peak Mt. Chokai are scattered, facing the Japan Sea. The landscape woven by the grand nature of Mt. Chokai and the rough waves of the Japan Sea strongly attracts the visiting traveler's heart. Completely away from urban busyness, strolling through the calm town visiting beautiful spring water resets mind and body from the depths, bringing new vitality to the soul. Touching warm local people and delicious food culture, a trip to beautifully realign mind and body will...

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Nanyo City

Nanyo City, located in southeastern Yamagata Prefecture, is a city with a rich culture centered around Akayu Onsen, which boasts over 900 years of history and flourished as a hot spring resort for the Yonezawa Clan during the Edo period. Visitors can encounter classic Japanese scenery at Urushiyama, the setting of the folk tale The Crane’s Return of a Favor, and experience the tradition of Nanyo Chrysanthemum Dolls, which has a history of over 100 years. Furthermore, Akayu is one of Japan's leading wine-producing regions, where you can enjoy tastings at historic wineries. As a mecca for sky sports, it...

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Nagai City

Nagai City, located in southern Yamagata Prefecture, is known as a town of water, greenery, and flowers, retaining the charm of a merchant town that once flourished as a strategic point for Mogami River boat transport. Pure water channels wind through the city, and the landscape is graced with seasonal flowers, including the Kubo-zakura of Isazawa, a cherry tree over 1,000 years old, and Ayame Park, where one million irises of 500 varieties bloom. Strolling through streets lined with retro wooden school buildings and old earthen storehouses allows visitors to experience the atmosphere of good old Japan. It is a...

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Takahata Town

Takahata Town, located in southeastern Yamagata Prefecture, is known as Mahoroba-no-Sato, a land filled with ancient burial mounds and Jomon-period ruins where eternal history and rich nature breathe together. Also beloved as the Hometown of Fairy Tales because it is the birthplace of children's author Hamada Hirosuke, visitors can experience the world of his heartwarming stories. Another major draw is the Takahata Winery, set in a region famous for high-quality grapes, where guests can enjoy premium wines acclaimed both in Japan and abroad. With numerous mystical power spots such as Uriwari Ishiniwa Park, featuring breathtakingly massive stone walls, and Kameoka...

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Kaminoyama City

Kaminoyama City

Kaminoyama City, located in southeastern Yamagata Prefecture, is a rare destination in Japan where three historical identities overlap: a castle town, a post station, and a hot spring resort. From Kaminoyama Castle, the symbol of the city, you can enjoy stunning views of the Zao Mountain Range, while also taking in the atmosphere of Edo-period samurai residences and finding healing in famous hot springs with over 560 years of history. Furthermore, in recent years, it has gained attention as a wine region utilizing its rich climate. With high-quality winery tours and Kurort (climatic therapy) walking experiences that enhance health in...

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Tendo City

Tendo City, located in the center of Yamagata Prefecture, is a unique shogi town that boasts the highest production of pieces for shogi, Japan's traditional board game. Shogi motifs can be found throughout the city, and in spring, the spectacular Ningen Shogi event is held, where people dressed as warriors serve as playing pieces on a giant board. The sight, resembling a scene from a Sengoku period scroll set against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, is truly breathtaking. Tendo Onsen, with over 110 years of history, is a famous hot spring known for its skin-beautifying properties. In the hot...

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Sakata City

Sakata City, a port town located in northwestern Yamagata Prefecture, retains strong traces of a history so prosperous from the Kitamaebune trade of the Edo period that it was praised as Sakai in the West, Sakata in the East. It is an atmospheric city where the refined Ryotei restaurant culture of wealthy merchants and the elegant performances of Sakata Maiko dancers still live on. Through the iconic Sankyo Warehouses—massive rice granaries protected by rows of zelkova trees—the panoramic views of the vast Shonai Plain looking toward Mount Chokai, and the superb cuisine born from the fertile soil of the Mogami...

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Mogami Town

Mogami Town in Yamagata Prefecture is a quiet mountain town where history and the legend of Yoshitsune live on, dotted with charming hot spring villages such as Akakura Onsen, which boasts a 1,200-year history, and Semi Onsen, famous for its skin-beautifying waters. In addition to spending relaxing time amidst the beautiful virgin beech forests—the first in Japan to be selected as one of the Top 100 Water Source Forests—and the pristine natural environment near the headwaters of the Mogami River, visitors can savor rich agricultural products like the local brand Mogami Beef and fresh asparagus. It is a perfect destination...

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Yamagata Prefecture

Yamagata Prefecture

Yamagata offers a perfect mix of spiritual heritage and scenic beauty. Climb the sacred Dewa Sanzan mountains, visit the temple of Yamadera perched on a hillside, or soak in the nostalgic hot spring town of Ginzan Onsen. The region is also famous for its sweet cherries, La France pears, and hearty local cuisine.

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Yamagata City

Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, is a captivating destination where deep historical heritage—such as Yamadera (Ryakusheji Temple), with its breathtaking views at the top of over 1,000 stone steps, and the Yamagata Castle Ruins (Kajo Park), with its grand restored gates—coexists with overwhelming natural beauty like Zao Onsen, home to mystical "Snow Monsters" in winter and sulfur springs renowned for their skin-beautifying effects. Visitors can also indulge in seasonal gourmet delights, including Japan's top-produced sweet cherries, melt-in-your-mouth Yamagata Beef, and the traditional autumn riverside dish "Imoni" (taro soup). It is one of Tohoku's premier destinations, where you can experience traditional Japanese...

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