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Book Yamagata The Takinami in Akayu Kaminoyama Onsen (Yamagata)―― This ryokan was renovated into a modern space by relocating and restoring a 350-year-old building. All guest rooms come with open-air hot spring baths, with three types including the SAKURA type where guests can view cherry blossoms from their rooms. Meals are prepared using ingredients from Yamagata and can be enjoyed with a sense of live performance in the open kitchen.
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)
All rooms have open-air hot spring baths
Sulfur spring, Chloride spring
Okama Crater (From late April to early November), Snow monsters (From late December to early March)
19 rooms
*Child Policy: Children (nine years old and under) not allowed
*These links will go to the travel agencys’ reservation website.
44,800 - 92,800 yen per guest per night
The price includes one dinner and one breakfast
3005 Akayu, Nanyo-shi, Yamagata, Japan Show map
(1) 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)
(2) Two hours 20 minutes by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Akayu Station, then 5 minutes by shuttle bus from there (Advance booking required)
The required times may slightly vary depending on the time of day.