14 Best Yamagata Hotels & Ryokan with In-Room Open-Air Baths - Perfect for Relaxing with Your Special Someone

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Mt. Hanasaki Observatory, a sanctuary for lovers

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For more than 40 years, Nihon no Yado Koyo has been selected as one of the 100 best hotels ryokan in Japan by professionals. The nearest station is Kaminoyama onsen Station, and there is a shuttle bus from there, which takes about 10 minutes to the inn. Kaminoyama onsen Station is one train from Tokyo Station on the Yamagata Shinkansen. The movement is smooth, and my tired boyfriend can arrive while sleeping.

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There are Japanese-style rooms and Western-style rooms, but let's rest in the Japanese-style room. This spacious guest room is the “Premium Room with Saryo Open-Air Bath”. Fantastic, it makes you feel calm and relaxed.

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There are 3 baths in the "Room Premium with Open Air Bath". This is a round rock bath dug down from a monolith. In addition, there is a half-moon-shaped cypress bath and a large round stone open-air bath. Enjoy the hot spring tour together and enjoy the ultimate healing experience.

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Hatago no Kokoro Hashimotoya welcomes you with a cute rabbit. There are rabbit design interiors and figurines all over the inn. If you look for it with two people, you will be thrilled. The location is about 7 minutes by car from Kaminoyama onsen Station. In addition, although the time is limited, there is a free pick-up service, so it is convenient to access the inn.

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There are 6 types of guest rooms with free-flowing hot spring baths. This is Kakurekura Hanaoboro, which has an open-air bath for one person. All of them are Japanese modern and stylish spaces, but the bathtub design and interior are different, so it might be a good idea to choose a room that he likes.

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If you want to enjoy the scenery, go to the "Private Observation Open-Air Bath". You can discover that there is a secret rabbit in the bathtub! There is a separate charge for this, but you can use it as much as you want during your stay. A special space that is closed during the winter. Make sure you have time to spare for the season and budget.

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About 15 minutes on foot from Kaminoyama onsen Station. ryokan is illuminated by soft lights and soft music plays. Cute yukata and clogs are prepared for women, so you can feel better. Let him heal himself in the bath.

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There are 3 guest rooms with open-air baths. Each room has a different theme and is stylishly decorated. The bath on the wooden deck is fed directly from the source. A CD component/DVD player is provided, and CDs and DVDs can be rented. Let's spend a carefree time watching your favorite music and movies while taking a bath.

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meal here is delicious, so we recommend a meal plan. The menu changes four times a year, and you can enjoy dishes using seasonal ingredients. There are also local ones, and "Yamagata Beef" is exquisite. It looks beautiful, and both of you can feel happiness with your five senses.

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Saikatei Jidaiya has a relaxing atmosphere. It takes about 10 minutes by car from Kaminoyama onsen Station, and there is a free pick-up service. You can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons and onsen that are said to be good for your skin.

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There are several guest rooms with attached baths, but the recommended one is Moegi-iro. The bath is an open-air bath filled with the scent of cypress. Let's take a bath together while feeling the clear air of Yamagata.

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We want you to taste the seasonal ingredients, and the dinner menu changes with the season. There is also a course that compares the taste of “Yonezawa beef” and “Yamagata beef”. You can choose how to eat shabu-shabu, sukiyaki, or steak. In addition, each plan can be served in a private room, so two people can thoroughly enjoy it.

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Yusuitei Isagoya is an inn that stands on the Shonai sand dunes on the coast of Japan. About 10 minutes by car from Shonai Airport. All guest rooms have a panoramic view of the sea, so even if he is tired, he will be able to relax with the beautiful scenery. Yunohama onsen, which has been loved for a long time, is attractive here. Be sure to enjoy the 6 different baths.

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The room you spend with him is a Japanese-style suite with an open-air barrel bath with a slightly luxurious view. You can enjoy an elegant time alone in a private space like a hideout. Enjoy bathing while gazing at the beautiful Sea of Japan in the indoor bath made from cypress barrels in your room.

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Choose the popular kaiseki "Rosui no Zen" and enjoy "Yamagata Beef" and "Dancing Abalone" in the dining room with a great view. The plump and crunchy texture of fresh abalones is irresistible. The menu changes with the seasons, but you can enjoy seasonal vegetables and seafood. Also noteworthy is the tableware created by Kitaoji Rosanjin, a rare gastronomist. You can enjoy meal while immersing yourself in art.

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If you want to take a large bath, go to the open-air bath with a sense of freedom. You can feel the four seasons of Ginzan onsen even more directly! It's different for men and women, but each other needs time to relax alone. After getting out of the bath, let's enjoy the time together again.

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How about having lunch with a view of the Ginzan River? At the restaurant "Utsurie", you can meal in such a wonderful place. Let's not only eat snacks, but also take pictures. If you look back at the beautiful scenery later, you will be healed even after returning home.

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It is located about 10 minutes on foot from "onsen Bus Terminal". After arriving at the bus terminal, contact the hotel and they will pick you up. Zao Ropeway is right in front of you when you walk out the front door! At this mountain-view restaurant, you can enjoy a leisurely breakfast while gazing at the sparkling white snowscape in winter. Fresh green can be seen in spring and summer, and autumn foliage can be seen in autumn, so you can visit in other seasons as well.

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There is a Japanese-style room with a semi-open-air bath, and it can be used spaciously by him and two people. From the bath, you can see the mountains of Zao and the Asahi mountain range. You can also enjoy an aroma bath with Ruri Club's original aroma oil, so you can spend the best bath time.
*The bath in the guest room is not onsen.

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You can fully enjoy onsen in the large public bath. You can take a bath 24 hours a day, so you can enter whenever you feel like it. There is also a sauna, so you can sweat and feel refreshed! I hope he heals too.

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“Mizanso Takamiya” is a long-established ryokan with a long history, founded over 300 years ago. It's about a 10-minute walk from onsen Bus Terminal, and there's a free shuttle service from the bus terminal, so it's easy to access. For couples, "Takami Premium Stay" is recommended, where you can spend time in the detached villa "Hina" while enjoying a luxurious meal unique to the area. This room is the only one in onsen where you can enjoy a free-flowing open-air bath.

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For dinner, let's have Takami's specialty "Sukishabu Hot Pot". Raised in a climate with four distinct seasons, "Zao Beef" is beautifully marbled and exquisite! Because of the rare meat, it is packed with a special feeling as it is limited to 4 groups per day. You can enjoy both sukiyaki and shabu-shabu, so you will feel very luxurious.

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The open-air bath in your room is good, but we also recommend the inn's bath, where you can enjoy nine different types of baths. Enjoy a bath in the private hot spring that has continued to flow since the hotel was founded. At Seseragi no Yu, you can relax and enjoy onsen while listening to the murmuring of the river. Spending time alone will heal his fatigue.

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“Hohoemi no Yado Takinoyu” is an inn with smiles and warm hospitality. It is located about 5 minutes by car from Tendo Station, and if you contact us in advance, we will come to pick you up at Tendo Station. The recommended room for couples is the [Toki no Hana] Premium Suite with onsen spring on the special floor of the annex. In a spacious space, two people can occupy the night view of Tendo and onsen. Have a romantic moment in a luxurious space♪

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Let's enjoy the large public bath of Tendo onsen. This is spacious, so he can stretch out his limbs and relax. Also, after enjoying onsen, receive the eggs distributed in front of the shop "Dewaji" and make "onsen spring eggs" in the hot water of Tendo onsen. The onsen eggs made in a special pot are melty and irresistible. In addition, guests can enjoy a glass of beer or a healthy cup of tea at a teahouse after a bath! Let's have a drink while looking at the garden♪

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For dinner, how about a plan where you can enjoy the "Yamagata Beef Steak Japanese and Western Full Course" in a private room? The "Yamagata Beef Steak", which can be grilled to your liking, is exquisite. Also, the local wine that you can have here is perfect for delicious meat! Because it is a private room, the two of you can enjoy a relaxing meal together. In addition, there are “Yamagata Beef Sukiyaki Plan” and “Yamagata Beef & Yonezawa Beef Comparison Plan”. Choose your preferred plan.

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"Hohoemi no Kuyubu Tsuruya" is about 5 minutes by car from Tendo Station, or about 15 minutes on foot. If you contact us in advance, we will pick you up from Tendo Station. When you pass through the entrance, you will see a beautiful Japanese garden and tatami mats all over. The space will make you feel relieved, as if you have returned to the countryside. Let's enjoy the soothing scent of cypress, which Tsuruya is proud of, in the cypress bath.

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There are several rooms with open-air baths with free-flowing hot springs, but we recommend the Japanese-Western style room with a dining room. This room, which was renewed in April 2021, has an open-air bath and a private dining room, so it's perfect for staying home. He can enjoy onsen as much as he likes, and his daily fatigue will be blown away.

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Here, you can enjoy dishes that taste the ingredients of Yamagata with natural seasonings. If you come all the way to Yamagata, "Yamagata Beef" is a must-try dish! We recommend the high-grade plan "Tsukizen Course" where you can enjoy the main dishes of "Yamagata beef and Shonai pork shabu-shabu" and seasonal ingredients from Yamagata. In addition, dinner and breakfast in rooms other than those with a dining room can be served in the open dining "Senbazuru" or in a private room.

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Yunokamatsu no Yu is an inn with plenty of greenery and charm, even though it is located in a onsen town. About 5 minutes by free shuttle bus from Tendo Station! This is a room in the main building A with a half-open-air bath. Another recommended room for couples is Shinonome, a guest room with an open-onsen spring bath. The luxurious space with two spacious guest rooms and a private open-air bath will blow away your daily stress.

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Yunokamatsu no Yu is the only Tendo onsen where you can enjoy two types of free-flowing natural hot springs, a private hot spring and a shared hot onsen. This is the "open-air genkotsu bath". While soaking in the hot water, you can relax and enjoy the view of the garden and the lush nature. Enjoy your time alone and enjoy the changing seasons of the Japanese garden that you can see from each bath.

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For dinner, how about a Japanese kaiseki meal that uses plenty of Yamagata seasonal ingredients? You can enjoy the seasonal flavors of Yamagata. Meat lovers will definitely be satisfied with the hearty main dish using "Yamagata beef"! Savor the savory flavor and fragrant aroma of the meat to your heart's content.

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Yamagata-za Takinami is a 350-year-old inn that was relocated and renovated from a mansion in Shonai that was built during the Yonezawa-Uesugi domain. Here you can enjoy the climate and culture of Yamagata, such as food and crafts. In addition, it is about 8 minutes by car from Akayu Station, and if you contact us in advance, there is a free shuttle service, so it is convenient to access. The interior of the hotel is decorated with designer furniture and artwork from Yamagata.

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For couples who want to spend a quiet and relaxing time, we recommend the maisonette type "KURA3", which is a renovated Itakura. The room is a gentle space full of light and the pleasant scent of cherry blossoms will make you feel at ease. In addition, you can see the private garden from the open-air bath, which is carved out of a megalith of Zao stone. You can enjoy plenty of private time for just the two of you.

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For dinner, let's enjoy the taste of Yamagata while enjoying the live feeling in the open kitchen. You can enjoy dishes and fruits that use wild vegetables picked by the chef himself, as well as Yamagata's specialty "Yonezawa beef". Not only can you eat it, but you can also enjoy it with your eyes, so there is no doubt that it will make him feel better! There is an additional charge, but why not enjoy sake and local wines unique to this area with your meal? It's perfect for delicious dishes.

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Sakurayu Yamasuyu is a nostalgic and relaxing inn where you can feel the warmth of the wood and the warmth of the clay walls. It takes about 5 minutes by car from Akayu Station, and there is a pick-up service from the station, although the time is fixed. All 7 rooms have private open-air baths. The room of this “Oyama Renge” is spacious with 12.5 tatami mats, and he can relax in a comfortable space like home. Soak in the private open-air bath and enjoy the view of the lush nature.

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Akayu-no-Yu, which has been popular for a long time, is also called hot water of warmth. You can enjoy a different view from the open-air bath than the bath in your room. Winter season is recommended. The snowy scenery is beautiful, and it warms your cold body to the core. Stretch out your limbs and blow away the fatigue, and let him and you enjoy the alone time.

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For dinner, how about a shabu-shabu kaiseki course using Yamagata's finest brand beef, Yonezawa beef? The kaiseki course, which is said to be the highest rank of A5 meat, fresh local vegetables, and seafood from the Sea of Japan, is exquisite. The luxurious seasonal dishes will melt your tongue♡ Other recommended dishes include the Yonezawa Beef and Zao Beef Tasting Kaiseki, and the A5 Rank Yonezawa Beef Chateaubriand Steak. Here you can enjoy meal in your room, so you can enjoy your private time.

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Tsurunoyu Matsushimakan is a small inn with only eight rooms in Akayu onsen. You can relax and spend a special time away from everyday life. It takes about 10 minutes by car from Akayu Station, and if you contact us when you arrive, we will pick you up, so it is convenient to access. This is the "Ichi" room with a semi-open-air bath. There is a 10-tatami mat Japanese-style room with a 6-tatami mat living kitchen, where you can enjoy breakfast at your leisure. There is no doubt that both he and you can relax in a space where you can enjoy high-quality relaxation ♪

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This room is a room with a semi-open-air bath "Lacquer". From the private bath in the room, you can enjoy a good view and a sense of openness. You can enjoy your time alone without worrying about being disturbed by anyone. Enjoy onsen with him 24 hours a day.

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For dinner, enjoy kaiseki cuisine made with seasonal ingredients and the blessings of nature in a semi-private room. It's hot in the summer and snowy in the winter, making Yamagata a harsh natural environment. You can choose your favorite Yamagata beef from steak, sukiyaki, and shabu-shabu. You can also upgrade to "Yonezawa Beef" for an additional fee. Enjoy seasonal fruits such as "Sato Nishiki" cherries that you can taste in early summer and grapes in autumn.

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