Perfect weather, incredible view! Worth to travel far away, in the beauty of white, pure snow! Many ski mountaineers! From Yamagata Station (山形駅), took Yamagata-Tsuruoka line (山形市-鶴岡LINE) for about 40 minutes to Nishikawa interchange (西川インターチェンジIC). From Nishikawa interchange, transferred to the Nishikawa Town Bus (西川町バス), in approximately 50 minutes got Ubasawa trailhead (Ubasawaguchi-姥沢口 ).