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Book Tokinenoyado Yunushi Ichijo in Kamasaki Miyagi Zao Onsen (Miyagi)―― It is an old ryokan established 600 years ago. Breakfast and dinner served at individual dining rooms inside the historical and beautiful wooden building are highly regarded as a time travel-like experience. Renovation of the guest rooms in 2008 gave birth to 2 new suites equipped with private open-air onsen baths. You can enjoy luxurious time here where tradition and the comfort of modernity are blended seamlessly.
Access: One hour 50 minutes by JR Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Shiroishi-Zao Station, then 20 minutes by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
(1) Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available
(2) Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 2 baths
Sulfate spring
It earned a “3 red pavilion” rating in the special Miyagi edition of the Michelin Guide in 2017.
Okama Crater and Mount Zao, Zao Snow Monsters (late January to early March), Hitome Senbonzakura and Funaoka Castle Ruins Park (mid-April), Matsushima Bay, Hiraizumi Cultural Heritage
24 rooms
*These links will go to the travel agencys’ reservation website.
23,300 - 70,600 yen per guest per night
The price includes one dinner and one breakfast
1-48 Kamasaki, Fukuokakuramoto, Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan Show map
(1) One hour 50 minutes by JR Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Shiroishi-Zao Station,
(2) 15 minutes by JR Tohoku Shinkansen from Sendai Station to Shiroishi-Zao Station, or
(3) 10 minutes by Sendai Airport Line from Sendai Airport to Natori Station, then 35 minutes by JR Tohoku Main Line to Shiroishi Station and 20-min shuttle bus ride from there (Advance booking required)
The required times may slightly vary depending on the time of day.
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