At this authentic hot spring inn with over 300 years of history, you can enjoy pure hot spring water and highly acidic sulfur springs straight from the source.
The "Seseragi-no-Yu Zao Stone Bath," which uses natural stones from Zao, has a milky sulfur spring flowing through it.
The hot spring lounge is furnished with antique-style furniture and chests of drawers.
At this authentic hot spring inn with over 300 years of history, you can enjoy pure hot spring water and highly acidic sulfur springs straight from the source.
Located in Zao Onsen , Miyamaso Takamiya Ryokan is a long-established inn that has been protecting the traditions and prestige of the original Takamiya Ryokan Ryokan and its hot springs for over 300 years. Located on a hill in the back of the hot spring town, this tasteful pure Japanese-style wooden building, built over 100 years ago, stands out. The traditional beauty of Japan can be felt everywhere in the building. The pillars and beams that shine beautifully in the warm indirect lighting make it a truly authentic hot spring inn. Beyond this relaxation, await you are the unique guest rooms.
One popular hotel is "Rian Sansui," which has an open-air hot spring bath in every room and was produced by Yamagata-born Ken Okuyama, a world-renowned industrial designer who has worked on Ferrari designs, under the concept of "harmony between tradition and innovation." The "Maisonette," which has a Japanese-style room on the first floor and a bedroom with low-rise beds on the second floor, has an open-air bath by the window where you can enjoy the hot spring while feeling the clear air of Zao and the murmuring of the river, creating a space that feels like a Zao villa. "Rian Sansui" also has a Japanese-style room with a second room.
All rooms at "Rian Sansui" have an open-air hot spring bath and an adjoining room.
In December 2023, Seifuso will reopen with a new corner room, the "Corner Japanese Suite," which combines a spacious Japanese-style room, bedroom, and dresser, and the "Corner Japanese Modern," which combines Japanese and Western styles. Both rooms are comfortable spaces equipped with Simmons beds that ensure a good night's sleep.
A Japanese modern corner opened in December 2023.
The only one in Zao with an open-air bath with natural hot spring water is the "Hinakura Annex," a traditional storehouse that has been completely renovated. The interior features a Japanese-style room, living room, hall, counter kitchen, earthen floor with hearth, and twin-bed bedrooms on the first and second floors. It's a large, multi-purpose space that makes you want to stay with a group...for multiple nights.
The original purpose of visiting Takamiya Ryokan is to enjoy genuine hot springs, "strong acidic sulfur springs" flowing directly from the source. Pure sulfur springs flow from three private hot springs in "Choju no Yu," which has the atmosphere of a historic hot spring resort; "Seseragi no Yu," where you can hear the sound of the hot springs flowing into the Sugawa River; and the "private bath" on the first floor of Rian Sansui, which is a Shigaraki-yaki tub. Nine baths, including an open-air tub bath, a stone bath, a cypress bath, a reclining bath, and a foot bath, make for the ultimate bathing experience. This long-established hot spring inn was frequented by the lord of Yamagata during the feudal era, and by the imperial family for a time during the Showa era. The true pleasure of bathing that only genuine hot springs can bring remains unchanged from the past to the present.
"Hinakura Annex Villa" is a new, relaxing space where tradition and innovation come together in harmony.
The natural hot spring bath at the detached villa Hinakura.
The "Choju no Yu" open-air tub bath was created by a public bathhouse artisan from Yamagata. It is a semi-open-air bath where the breeze blows.
Private bath. Kibitagayu is a large bathtub made of Shigaraki ware where you can enjoy a luxurious time.
After the bath, you can enjoy a seasonal Japanese banquet meal unique to Yamagata, a region blessed with spring water from the majestic mountains and fertile land. You can savour the "Hana no Kaiseki Zen" meal, with the main course being a rare Zao beef ceramic plate steak or the specialty suki-shabu hotpot, limited to four groups per day. Pairing it with fine sake from a long-established sake brewery or local wine makes for an exquisite dinner. On your way out, be sure to check out "Warabe no Sato", run by Takamiya Ryokan. Valuable items that the inn has preserved over the years are on display in five extremely valuable storehouses that have been relocated from various places.
An example of the eye-catching and colorful "Hana no Kaiseki Zen."
More Information
| building | Main building: 3-story wooden building with 1 annex |
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| Rooms | (19 rooms in total) / 11 Japanese-style rooms, 8 Japanese-Western style rooms (6 of which have open-air baths) |
| meal | Dinner: Kaiseki cuisine, Breakfast: Japanese meal |
| Facilities | Baths: open-air bath, private bath, foot bath, banquet hall (4 rooms, 16-24 tatami mats), lounge, shop |
| Fee | 23,250 yen to 66,150 yen (tax and bath tax included) |
| Check-in and check-out | Check-in 15:00 Check-out 10:00 |
| Wifi | The whole building |
| Smoking and non-smoking | All rooms are non-smoking, some rooms are smoking |
| Hot spring quality | Hydrogen sulfide-containing strong acidity alum green spring (sulfur spring) |
Facility information / Access
| location | 54 Zao Onsen, Yamagata City , Zao Onsen, 990-2301 |
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| Railway | Get off at Yamagata Station on the JR Yamagata Shinkansen line, then take a taxi for about 40 minutes |
| bus | From Yamagata Station, take the bus bound for Zao Onsen for about 50 minutes, then get off at the Zao Onsen Bus Terminal stop and walk for about 10 minutes |
| car | Approximately 30 minutes from Yamagata Expressway, Yamagata Zao IC via Nishi-Zao Kogen Line |
| plane | From Yamagata Airport to Zao Onsen Bus Terminal, take a shared taxi for approximately 60 minutes. |
| parking | 20 passenger cars and 1 large vehicle |
| Shuttle bus | From Zao Onsen Bus Terminal (call upon arrival at Yamagata Station or after arriving at Zao Onsen Bus Terminal) |
| TEL | 023-694-9333 |
| FAX | 023-694-2166 |
| URL | https://www.zao.co.jp/takamiya |