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

From

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, with Zao Onsen Ski Resort nearby, Takasagoya Ryokan features accommodation with access to a public bath.

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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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manatsanan

From

Thailand

it is very new, and cozy. Great location and staff is very good.

Guests at Hayamakan can enjoy traditional multi-course meals and relax in the indoor/outdoor hot-spring baths.

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Siu ha, Cindy

From

Hong Kong

Very friendly n helpful staff. The food n onsen r both good. We enjoy our stay there.

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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EntCrafter

From

Germany

Very nice, traditional experience! We were very surprised with the diversity of the breakfast. If you want to experience a proper Japanese breakfast, here is one place where you can do that very well. The onsen was very pleasant too, but you might need to get accustomed to the temperature. All in all we had a very pleasant stay here and we can definitely recommend! Thanks a lot :)

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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Jacqui

From

Australia

The Onsen was wonderful and in a great location we had a great breakfast with lots of options. Dinner was a beautiful traditional Japanese cuisine.

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.