Centrally located and directly connected to JR Yamagata Station,
Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata offers convenience and the perfect location for exploring the sights of Yamagata.
Enjoy the journey to Yamagata !
Zao Area
Marvel at the fluffy mounds of gigantic Snow Monsters at Zao!
Snow Monster at Zao Onsen Ski Resort
Access from Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata
1)Yamagata station bus stop to Zao onsen
About 40 minutes by local bus
2)Zao Sanroku station to Jizo Sancho station
About 17 minutes By Zao Rope way
Enjoy a range of winter attractions at this Onsen town – skiing, hot springs and brilliant Juhyo（hoar frosts）!
Zao Hot Springs
Access from Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata
Yamagata station bus stop to Zao onsen
About 40 minutes by local bus
Yamadera
The historic temple rising to the sky along delightful mountain paths described in the great Haiku master’s poem
Yamadera / Risshaku-ji Temple
Access from Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata
Yamagata station to Yamadera station
About 30 minutes by JR Senzan line
Ginznan Onsen
This classic hot spring town lined with traditional wooden architecture is full of photogenic nostalgia!
Ginznan Onsen
Access from Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata
1) Yamagata station to Oishida station
About 30 minutes by Shinkansen bullet train
2) Oishida station to Ginzan Onsen
About 35 minutes by local bus
Yonezawa Area
Receive some good luck at the shrine of Kenshin Uesugi, one of the most powerful warriors of the civil war period
Uesugi Shrine
Access from Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata
1) Yamagata station Yonezawa station
About 35 minutes by Shinkansen bullet train
2) Yonezawa station bus stop to Uesugi-jinjya-mae
By local bus
Travel back to Japan’s civil war period at this park with beautiful moats in the hometown of the Uesugi clan!
Yonezawa Castle Ruins / Matsugasaki Park
Access from Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata
1) Yamagata station Yonezawa station
About 35 minutes by Shinkansen bullet train
2) From Yonezawa station
10 munites by Taxi
Shonai Area
The sacred mountain of cedar trees awarded three stars in the Michelin Green Guide
Mt. Haguro
Access from Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata
1) Yamagata station Tsuruoka station
About 2 hours by express bus
2) Tsuruoka station to Haguro center
About 40 minutes by local bus
- Mt. Haguro | The official tourism website of Yamagata, Japan
- Yudono Srine | The official tourism website of Yamagata, Japan
- Mt. Gassan | The official tourism website of Yamagata, Japan
These functioning rice storehouses form a picturesque view with their black wooden walls lined with a row of Keyaki trees
Sankyo Soko Store House
Access from Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata
1) Yamagata station Sakata station
About 2hours 20minutes by express bus
2) Sakata station to Sankyo soko-mae
About 8 minutes by circulation city bus
Gourmet
Exceptionally juicy freshly-picked fruit in the "fruit kingdom" of Yamagata
Fruit
Yamagata's delicious sake is thoroughly refreshing
Alcoholic beverages
Meat
Shopping
S-PAL Yamagata is a shopping mall directly connected to JR Yamagata Station. They sell from the latest fashion and cosmetics to souvenirs. There is a restaurant where you can enjoy selected dishes from Tohoku, and a souvenir shop that sells regional specialties.
S-PAL Yamagata
Access from Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata
It is located on next building and connected in the first floor of our hotel.
