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Book Zao Kokusai Hotel in Zao Onsen (Yamagata)— Brimming with rustic flavor, the wooden Hachiemon bath is famous. Enjoy 100% “kakenagashi” (never recycled) sulfur bathing with floating “yu no hana” (sediment and deposits containing hot spring components). 5 min. by walk to the ropeway station bound for the peak of Mount Zao. A ski-in/ski-out accommodation.
Access: 3h 20 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Yamagata Station, then 40 min by shuttle bus
Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 3 baths
Acid spring, Sulfur spring, Sulfate spring, Chloride spring
Okama Crater and Mount Zao, Zao Snow Monsters (late January to early March), Ginzan Onsen
Zao is famous for its snow monsters (December to March, and its current peak is mid-February). Enjoy the view while skiing, snowboarding, or riding the ropeway. Also famous for its fine snow.
2003
59 rooms
*These links will go to the travel agencys’ reservation website.
21,000 - 66,400 yen per guest per night
The price includes one dinner and one breakfast
933, Zao Onsen, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, 990-2301 Japan Show map
(1) 3h 20 min by JR Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Yamagata Station, then 40 min by shuttle bus (Advance booking required)
(2) 35 min by bus from Yamagata Station to Zao Onsen Bus Terminal, then 3 min by shuttle bus
The required times may slightly vary depending on the time of day.
August 24, 2017 update
March 08, 2017 update