Ryokans in Yamagata

Yuuyu No Sato Yusa offers a sauna and free private parking, and is within 12 km of Zao Onsen Ski Resort and 2.9 km of Lina World.

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JC

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Singapore

The room is spacious, well-equipped, and comfortable, with excellent family-friendly facilities that my kids thoroughly enjoyed, including the play and reading areas, and the convenience of provided parking added to a pleasant stay. Although the staff speak little English, they are extremely helpful and go out of their way to explain things in detail, making it a minor concern overall. For the first time, I experienced a hotel policy requiring guests to leave their shoes in the lobby and walk around in socks or in-room shoes, which I found to be a great idea for maintaining cleaner floors throughout the hotel.

Situated in Yamagata, 200 metres from Zao Onsen Ski Resort, 蔵王温泉 林檎屋 has ski-to-door access, private parking and rooms with free WiFi access.

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Adrienne Tin Yan

From

Hong Kong

The staff are super super super helpful, gentle and kind! They try their best to fulfill our requests. It’s the atmosphere that makes you falling in love with the place and people.

Situated in Tendo in the Yamagata region, Ichiraku tendo spa & brewery features accommodation with free private parking, as well as access to a hot spring bath.

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Nicholas

From

Sweden

The tatami room was lovely and the bed very comfortable for a futon type. There are a number of different style rooms. We especially booked a room with a private outdoor shower and bath. The food was superb in every respect. There were a number of beers available and, surely, there is a taste to appeal to everyone. The staff were caring and took time to understand the hotel guests. The communal bath was nice and the outdoor areas in general were pleasant. The test of a hotel is to positively answer the question, 'would you stay here again?' Our answer is that we returned after visiting here a year ago, except this time we doubled the length of our stay.

Set in Zao Onsen in the Yamagata region, Takasagoya Ryokan features accommodation with access to a public bath. The 3-star ryokan is 200 metres from Zao Onsen Ski Resort.

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Arielle

From

United States

I chose this place based on the ratings and it did not disappoint. It was great for foreigners but it would help to have some Japanese or access to Google translate. Definitely do the hike to the outdoor Onsen on the mountain while you’re there and you can call a cab if you need to make an earlier train. The room was incredibly clean and the tatami mats were among the most beautiful I have ever seen. The futon they use for your bed is thick and actually comfortable. You do not feel like you’re sleeping on the floor at all and the pillow was fabulous. Since the yen is so weak in November 2022, I considered buying a futon from their supplier - no lie. The food portions are large so skip lunch if you need to or learn some phrases in Japanese to apologize if you cannot finish it. Please try every dish though even if you can’t eat all of it. This is one of the best value ryokan in Japan with the meals included. You can’t beat this and Zao Onsen seems like it is underrated compared to Kusatsu. I would prefer Zao any day over Kusatsu and it isn’t so crowded. I will absolutely be back. What a gem. I would not have found this if it weren’t for booking.com and the over 9.2 rating. Privilege to stay here.

Boasting natural hot spring baths, Hohoemino Kuyufu Tsuruya is located a 15-minute walk from JR Tendo Station, 50 km from Sendai.

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Lynn.K

From

Singapore

Everything, from the food to the room. I booked the smallest room which I did not know that there is a private onsen. My meals were in a separated room which I feel is better than having inside my own room. This hotel is worth staying for the experience. There are guests around but I was surprised to not hear any noises. I felt like I was being served as a royalty. The sake that I had, does not have any alcohol smell, it tasted so good and it had a cherry taste to it. I enjoyed the private outdoor onsen and I regretted not trying the public onsen. Also, breakfast usually starts at 730am but I had a train to catch, the hotel offered to serve breakfast at 7am. I was already awake at 5am to enjoy the onsen for the last time. My dinner was at 6pm which was the earliest timing.

Located within a 10-minute walking distance from the Zao Sky Cable aerial lift, Miyamaso Takamiya features 9 natural hot spring baths for guests to enjoy.

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Debbra

From

Singapore

Excellent property. Comfortable stay, attentive and patient staff who anticipated and attended to our every need and request. Food was excellent and they accommodated my dietary restrictions and remembered them throughout my stay. Wonderful stay, highly recommend.

Set in Zao Onsen, less than 1 km from Zao Onsen Ski Resort, Mogamitakayu Zenshichinoyu Ohira has ski-to-door access, private parking and rooms with free WiFi access.

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Taniya

From

Australia

Very beautiful onsen. Mix bath and private onsen

Set just 30 km from Zao Onsen Ski Resort, Tendo Hotel provides accommodation in Tendo with access to an open-air bath, free bikes, as well as a 24-hour front desk.

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annie

From

Singapore

The breakfast spread was good and we enjoyed our 4 mornings of good breakfast. It is Japanese style mixed with some western, there are juices, tea, coffee and desserts. The staff serving breakfast was very polite and neat. What we like best is the private room Japanese dinner which we enjoyed for the 3 nights. Very exclusive and different night, different menu. On our last night our dinner was changed from 2nd floor to the 10 floor which allow us to see the night scene of this little town. I highly recommend this for family or honey moon couple. We booked 3 rooms and requested for our rooms to be next to one another and the hotel helped us with this request. The Onsen in this Ryoken was clean and comfortable both indoor and outdoor. Walking from Tendo station to here is about 15 mins. The room is super comfortable, clean, shower and WC separated, well furnished in Japanese style. If I have a chance, will return.

天童荘 TENDOSO provides a hot spring bath and free private parking, and is within 30 km of Zao Onsen Ski Resort. The accommodation has a spa bath. The ryokan features family rooms.

Located in Kaminoyama in the Yamagata region, with Kaminoyama-Onsen Station nearby, Tsukinoike provides accommodation with free WiFi and free private parking, as well as access to a hot spring bath.

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Erni

From

Indonesia

The staff are friendly and helpful