A hot spring town in Yamagata Prefecture with world-renowned fame, and one of the region's signature destinations. Historic wooden ryokan with three and four stories line both banks of the Ginzan River, and the scene of the gas lamps lighting up at dusk is full of the nostalgic atmosphere of Taisho romanticism. In particular, the winter nightscape covered in snow has gone viral worldwide on social media as something with the fantastical beauty of a Ghibli film, making this one of Japan's premier onsen destinations and a huge favorite among inbound travelers seeking snowy landscapes and traditional Japanese architecture.