RYOKANS providing rooms with private open-air baths
Book Sakurayu Sanshuyu in Kaminoyama Akayu Onsen (Yamagata)―― The ryokan features seven spacious guest rooms, each with a living area, private open-air bath, and courtyard gardens. Meals are served in the room. Dinner features kaiseki cuisine, with a focus on brand-name beef such as Yamagata beef and Yonezawa beef, as well as seafood, depending on the plan. For breakfast, guests can choose between traditional Japanese dishes or Western cuisine.
Access: 35 minutes by bus from Yamagata Airport to Yamagata Station, then 30 minutes by JR Ou Main Line to Akayu Station and 5-min shuttle bus ride from there (Advance booking required)
Private Onsens (For couples, families, tattoo wearers)
All rooms have open-air hot spring baths
Spring quality/qualities (Please refer to this page for the health merits)
Sulfur spring, Chloride spring
Tourist spots nearby
Okama Crater and Mount Zao, Zao Snow Monsters (late January to early March), Yamadera Temple, Ginzan Onsen
Number of rooms
7 rooms


















