The lodging has further evolved into one where you can experience "Yamagata" on a deeper level.
A new page has been written in the history of the Koyo.
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Kaminoyama Onsen is surrounded on all sides by mountains such as the Zao mountain range, and retains the atmosphere of a castle town and post town. Koyo is an inn known for its particularly elegant facilities and flawless hospitality from the proprietress down to all the staff.
There are two topics of discussion: the luxury suite room that will be available in 2024, and an experiential breakfast buffet that will take you on a journey through Yamagata.
The Koyo to use "spring water"
Two suite rooms with spectacular views are now available
The open-air bath at the large observation bath "Zao no Niwa" (Garden of Zao). The Zao mountain range is part of the Ou Mountain Range that runs down the backbone of the Tohoku region, and gently slopes along the border with Miyagi Prefecture. You can enjoy the magnificent view along with the pleasure of a hot spring.
A guest room with an open-air bath on the sixth floor of "Yuki-no-Yakata." From this room overlooking Mount Zao, you can enjoy the wonderful view while relaxing in the bathtub.
Located on the top eighth floor, offering a spectacular panoramic view of the Zao mountain range, the cityscape, and the countryside, are two suites with observation baths where you can enjoy hot spring water straight from the source, a first for Koyo.
The "Koyo Suite Japanese-Western Room" is the largest at Koyo, measuring 102㎡ and accommodating up to five people. It is a luxurious space with an open living room where you can enjoy the view, a semi-open-air bath filled with hot spring water, a private cypress sauna room where you can do self-louvering, and an outdoor deck where you can enjoy the fresh air.
The Koyo Suite Twin is also a luxurious space with a spacious 87 m2 interior, a 50-inch LCD TV, and an open-air observation bath filled with hot spring water, and can accommodate up to four people.
Both rooms are Japanese modern spaces with a chic black base, combining calmness and sophistication, and Yamagata culture is sprinkled throughout the interior and furnishings. The bedrooms are equipped with Sealy double beds for a quality sleep. There is also a desk for office work, making them suitable for long-term stays.
Along with the "Premium Suite Room with Teahouse Open-Air Bath" which opened in 2023 and comes with a self-loyly sauna and private theater room, this is a suite space where you can experience the ultimate relaxation while privately enjoying the gentle Kaminoyama hot springs, one of the three most beautiful spring qualities.
You can privately enjoy Kaminoyama's skin-beautifying hot springs and self-louver sauna.
The newly created "Koyo Suite Twin" comes with a natural hot spring panoramic bath. You can enjoy a special resort time with a view and a sense of openness while soaking in the comfortable hot spring. While you are in the room, you can enjoy the view of the Zao mountain range and the rural mountain scenery.
The "Premium Suite Room with Tea House and Open-Air Bath" can accommodate a maximum of six people. The bedroom is equipped with a Simmons semi-double bed. There is also a desk in the room for office work. Long-term stays are also possible.
Opened in 2024 on the top eighth floor, the Koyo Suite Japanese-Western Room is the first of its kind at Koyo, featuring a semi-open-air bath with natural hot spring water.
The bedroom features a Sealy double bed.
"Yui" is a new style of Japanese banquet that allows you to experience the deliciousness of Yamagata ingredients anew. It is a marriage of carefully selected ingredients from Yamagata Prefecture, such as funagata mushrooms, Shonai persimmons, temari sushi, and Zao cheese, with unique special sauces such as cherry sauce and dadachamame sauce that bring out the flavor of each ingredient.
The premium suite's private sauna (approximately 3.8 m2) is made entirely of cypress. Up to five people can enjoy the auto-louver sauna together. The adjacent indoor bath can be used as a cold bath, and you can also enjoy an open-air bath by using the outdoor deck of the open-air bath.
The "Premium Room" is equipped with an 85-inch TV, making it a true theater room. You can freely use VOD (video on demand) services such as Netflix and Hulu, so you can create your own theater (a paid individual account is required).
An unprecedented breakfast buffet with a focus on the "Yamagata feel" is also being created
Reopened in July 2024 as the "Yamagata Journey Experience Breakfast Buffet," which offers new values in food by focusing on the "Yamagata feel" in the menu, serving style, presentation methods, and interior design.
In the breakfast buffet venue, which has been transformed into a space decorated with flower hats, you can enjoy four breakfast dishes from Yamagata, all chosen by over 80,000 guests a year.
These include the specialty "imoni" made with traditional Yamagata vegetables such as akudoimo (potato yam) and ebiimo (shrimp potato), and locally brewed soy sauce; "thick omelet" made using a secret recipe created by the previous head chef and kept safe for 30 years; "exquisite French toast" created by the chef of Yamagata Pudding, a fruit pudding specialty store; and "Tsuyahime rice balls," a specialty of Koyo.
The new breakfast venue's symbol is the "Imoni Nabe" hotpot. You can have as many refills as you like.
The main symbol of the venue is a specially made, extra-large 80cm diameter potato stew pot. The French toast is topped with "dripping honey from honeycomb frames" from Hyakkaen Beekeeping, located at the foot of Mt. Asahi and Mt. Iide, and when you eat it, you can have a simulated harvesting experience by scraping off the honey yourself. The flavor of the honey changes with the seasons, and includes cherry, horse chestnut, akasia, yellow jasmine, Japanese pear, and watermelon. In addition, the Tsuyahime rice balls made in the open kitchen are also popular for their performance of branding with the Koyo branding mark. You can also have ochazuke in the food stall corner. All of these are food experiences that can only be had at an Koyo. You will definitely not want to leave the venue.
Comb honey is popular.
Try the "exquisite French toast" invented by Yamagata Pudding, topped with honey you've scraped yourself.
"Thick omelet" handmade using a secret recipe from an Koyo.
The "yaki-onigiri" rice balls, branded with the mark of an Koyo, can also be enjoyed with ochazuke.
The attraction is the facilities
The best part of the hot spring is the dynamic view. On the 8th floor, you can enjoy the exceptional comfort of the open-air observation bath "Zao no Niwa" that overlooks the magnificent view of the Zao mountain range and the night view of Kaminoyama, as well as the large observation bath that overlooks the cityscape including the Kaminoyama Castle tower.
Works by painter Taro Okamoto on display at the Rakuyaki Gallery.
Everyone is amazed by the "Garden of Zao." Stretching your limbs and gazing at the mountain scenery of Zao and the vast expanse of the sky will make you feel refreshed.
On the first floor, there is the "Safflower Bath," which is an open-air barrel bath with a Japanese feel, as well as the "Kamakura Sauna," which has both hot and cold temperatures, and a high-temperature sauna.
An experience unique to Koyo is making your own Raku pottery. Seeing the Raku pottery on display in the Raku pottery gallery and museum, which displays over 3,000 pieces of Raku pottery by famous people from various fields, will inspire your creativity. If you make it on the day of your arrival, it will be fired by the time of your departure.
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| building | Reinforced concrete 8-story building |
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| Rooms | (Total 127 rooms) / 77 Japanese style rooms, 8 with open-air baths, 26 semi-open-air baths, 7 twin rooms, 4 single rooms, 5 modern Japanese rooms |
| meal | Dinner: Japanese cuisine, Breakfast: Buffet (*Depending on the day, a set meal may be served) |
| Facilities | Baths: Large bath, open-air bath, safflower bath, private bath, high-temperature sauna, low-temperature sauna, banquet hall (11 rooms, 12.5 to 296 tatami mats), convention hall (600 people), Japanese restaurant (9 rooms), restaurant (45 seats), karaoke (2 rooms), tea lounge, shop, beauty salon |
| Fee | 17,600 yen to 68,200 yen (weekdays, tax included, bathing tax not included) |
| Check-in and check-out | Check-in 15:00 Check-out 10:00 |
| Wifi | The whole building |
| Smoking and non-smoking | No smoking in the building. Designated smoking areas. |
| Hot spring quality | Sodium-calcium chloride-sulfate spring |
Facility information / Access
| location | 5-20 Hayama, Kaminoyama City, Yamagata Prefecture, 999-3292 |
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| Railway | Get off at Kaminoyama Onsen Onsen Station on the JR Yamagata Shinkansen line, then take a taxi for about 5 minutes |
| bus | From JR Kaminoyama Onsen Station, take the bus bound for Takamatsu-Hayama, get off at the Takamatsu Hayama Onsen stop, and then walk for about 1 minute |
| car | From the Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC, take National Route 13 |
| plane | About 50 minutes by taxi from Yamagata Airport |
| parking | 325 passenger cars and 20 large cars (EV car charger available) |
| Pick-up and drop-off | From Kaminoyama Onsen Station (no reservation required, regular bus available) |
| TEL | 0570-00-5454 |
| FAX | 023-672-5459 |
| URL | https://www.koyoga.com |