[Yonezawa] Enjoy nature, gourmet food, onsen, and history as a couple! 5 recommended hotels and ryokan

Now that you have completed the nearby tourist attractions, where should you go on your next couple's trip? If you are wondering where to go next, try "Yamagata Yonezawa City" as a candidate. Yonezawa City is a castle town associated with the warlord Uesugi Kenshin, and is a tourist destination that is only about 2 hours and 10 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen bullet train. It is an easy-to-access area that offers nature, gourmet food, onsen and history.

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Enjoy local delicacies such as Yonezawa beef, La France pears, and cherries, reminisce about history at Uesugi Shrine, which enshrines Uesugi Kenshin, and the Uesugi Museum, which houses national treasures, and see the Uesugi Festival, which recreates the Battle of Kawanakajima... Yonezawa City is full of great foods and spots, making it the perfect place for couples to travel.

After a good bit of sightseeing, spend the night at a nice hotel or ryokan. Staying at an inn suitable for couples will help you create special, unforgettable memories. Here we introduce hotels and ryokan in Yonezawa City that are recommended for couples. All of them are full of charm. Be sure to check them out.

If you want to enjoy a fulfilling stay with your partner... How about the luxury ryokan "Toki no Yado Sumire"? It is an inn "exclusively for couples" where you can enjoy a high-quality stay for adults. It is about 15 minutes by car from JR "Yonezawa Station". You can also get a shuttle if you make a reservation two days in advance.

Check in at the lobby lounge, which overlooks the nature of Yonezawa. You'll be excited about the start of your stay just for the two of you. The bar opens in the evening, so you can enjoy desserts and alcoholic drinks after dinner. The lounge's relaxed atmosphere, combined with the extraordinary feeling of being on a trip, might help you and your partner have a deeper conversation than usual?

There are a total of 10 guest rooms. There are a variety of styles, including Japanese-style rooms, modern Western-style rooms, Asian resort-style Japanese-Western rooms, and warm Scandinavian-style rooms. You can see the nature of Yonezawa from every room. In winter, the snow piles up, creating a tasteful landscape that looks like a sumi-e painting. Once you stay here, you'll want to come back with your partner in a different season.

Dinner is a luxurious "creative kaiseki" meal made entirely of Yonezawa beef. It uses rare cuts, so it's perfect for meat-loving couples. If you don't like rare beef, just tell the staff and they'll cook it thoroughly. Their thoughtful attention to detail is much appreciated. Breakfast is Japanese. You can enjoy freshly cooked rice made from Yamagata 's "Tsuyahime" rice and a wide variety of Japanese side dishes. Everything is so delicious that you'll naturally be smiling.

There are two large public baths and two private open-air baths. You can bathe in the "Yunosawa onsen" hot spring, which flows directly from the source. You can bathe at any time except during cleaning, so you can bathe as many times as you like. If you're traveling as a couple, a private open-air bath is definitely a good choice. Another great thing is that you can bathe for free during your free time. Enjoy a high-quality onsen with your partner while looking at the scenery.

About 10 minutes by car from JR Yonezawa Station. HOTEL SLOW VILLAGE YONEZAWA is located in the center of Yonezawa. It is a boutique hotel that opened in July 2022. It is recommended for couples who want to stay in a stylish hotel while traveling. Since it is an unmanned hotel, please check in using the tablet installed at the entrance.

There are three types of rooms: "Moderate Twin," "Moderate King," and "Premier Jacuzzi Suite." If you're staying as a couple, we recommend the "Premier Jacuzzi Suite," which comes with a jetted jacuzzi, projector, and mini kitchen. You can also buy ingredients at the large supermarket about a three-minute walk from the hotel and enjoy cooking with your partner.

The "Premier Jacuzzi Suite" has a large jacuzzi bath. You can spend a romantic moment together in it. After the bath, you can cool down on the terrace or watch a video on the projector. Enjoy the night in Yonezawa to the fullest.

The lounge is equipped with power outlets and Wi-Fi. You can also enjoy coffee and wine at your leisure. It's a great place to check out your Yonezawa sightseeing plans with your partner while enjoying a drink.

About 40 minutes by car from JR Yonezawa Station (advance reservation required for shuttle service). Takamiya Ryokan Yamanoki is a onsen ryokan located on the border with Fukushima. This is an all-inclusive inn where drinks such as local sake and wine, private baths, activities, and more are all included in the accommodation fee. You can enjoy a stress-free stay without having to worry about paying for the fees.

The interior of the building has a modern Japanese feel. Traditional Yamagata crafts and seasonal flowers are displayed, giving it a charming feel. There are 11 guest rooms in total. There are various types, such as Japanese-style rooms, Japanese-Western rooms, and Western-style rooms, so please discuss the choice with your partner. When you open the shoji doors of the room, you will see the white cloth mountains right in front of you. Why not sit down together and listen to the sound of the leaves rustling and the babbling brook? It will surely soothe your tired body and mind.

Enjoy the Shirabu onsen that flows directly from the source, while taking in the view of Shirabu. Shirabu onsen is a hot onsen with a history of about 700 years. It was onsen that was used by the Uesugi clan and was bustling with warlords and many visitors for its therapeutic properties. There is also a private bath, so if you would like to use one, please make a reservation at the front desk on the day. Guests staying at the hotel can use up to three onsen baths in the area free of charge. It would be nice to enjoy visiting secret hot springs with your boyfriend.

Dinner options include "Yonezawa beef fillet steak," "Yonezawa beef Shirabu shabu shabu," and "Yonezawa beef Shirabu sukiyaki." You can also enjoy local Yonezawa and Yamagata cuisine. The dining room is a semi-private type, so you don't have to worry about the eyes and voices of others. Enjoy the delicious food unique to the area and be filled with happiness ♡

Breakfast is a Japanese meal. It includes tofu made by a long-established tofu store in Yonezawa and side dishes made with local ingredients. All the dishes are gentle on the body when you first wake up. With your stomach warmed, you'll be ready to head out to sightsee in Yonezawa.

Onogawa onsen a place where the legend remains that the Heian period poet Ono no Komachi cured her illness in onsen. Located in the Onogawa onsen is Kojikaso. There are Japanese-style rooms, river view rooms, and rooms with open-air baths. If you are traveling as a couple, choose a room with an open-air onsen spring bath. Even if you don't go to the large public bath, you can enjoy high-quality onsen as many times as you like in the half open-air bath attached to your room. Relax with your partner in the half open-air bath.

After checking in, let's go for a walk around Onogawa onsen. Next to the inn there is a shared foot bath and drinking spring water. You can chat while warming your feet in the foot bath, or buy raw eggs in onsen town and try your hand at making radium onsen eggs. Enjoy the atmosphere of this hot onsen town.

The facilities are well-equipped with a large public bath, an open-air bath, and a private bath. This is an open-air bath with a view of the waterfall. Enjoy the luxurious Onogawa onsen, which flows directly from the source, while listening to the sound of the waterfall. The private hot onsen is so spacious that about seven adults can bathe together! Even if your room does not have an open-air bath, you can enjoy onsen with your partner by reserving a private bath.

Both dinner and breakfast are served in private or semi-private rooms. You can relax and enjoy the food and conversation. Depending on the season, you can enjoy a kaiseki course with main dishes such as "Yonezawa beef shabu-shabu" and "Yonezawa beef steak". It's very luxurious and irresistible for meat-loving couples. We have a wide selection of sake, wine, beer, and other alcoholic beverages that go well with the food, so please try them out together.

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Kameya Mannenkaku is located in Onogawa onsen. It is a long-established onsen ryokan that has been in business for over 120 years. Although it is a small inn, the atmosphere is relaxed and you can relax here. Couples who want to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life should choose this inn. It is about 25 minutes by car from JR Yonezawa Station.

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The inn has a cute mascot cat. The photo is Nana-chan. There are also Fukuko-chan and Hachi-kun, for a total of three cats. If you were greeted like this, you would fall in love with them.

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There are three guest rooms in total. They include the Japanese-Western style room "Yuri no Ma" which was renovated in 2019, the largest 8 tatami mat two-room Japanese room "Take no Ma", and the corner 14 tatami mat Japanese room "Tsubaki no Ma" with a view of the onsen town. This is the "Yuri no Ma". It has a high ceiling and is filled with a sense of openness. Another attractive point is that it is universally designed and has few steps. The quiet time will make you forget the busyness of everyday life.

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In the large communal bath and open-air bath, you can enjoy Onogawa onsen 's spring water. It contains a lot of metasilicic acid, which is a skin-beautifying ingredient, and is famous as a beauty bath. Take a long soak and enhance your beauty. Right in front of the inn is the public bath "Amayu." Other public baths are about a 3-minute walk away, so why not go on a stroll around the baths with your partner? Take photos together in the hot onsen town, full of travel atmosphere, and create wonderful memories just for the two of you.

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For dinner, you can enjoy dishes made with fresh vegetables lovingly grown by the young female proprietress. Of course, you can also enjoy the famous "Yonezawa beef" and "Yamagata beef", a black-haired Japanese beef graded 4 or higher. When you take a bite of the meat, the melting texture and rich flavor spread throughout your mouth. Enjoy the gourmet food to your heart's content while talking to your boyfriend about how delicious it is.

If you're wondering where to go on your next trip with your boyfriend, how about Yonezawa City, just a little over two hours from Tokyo? You can visit the shrine where Uesugi Kenshin is enshrined, enjoy the delicious, melt-in-your-mouth Yonezawa beef, and soothe your fatigue in high-quality onsen. You can enjoy a variety of things in a two-day, one-night trip. Immerse yourself in the charm of Yonezawa and spend a wonderful trip just for the two of you.