A wonderful inn with an open-air bath in early summer at Zao Onsen

Question

married couple and I are going to Japan in early summer and we plan to go to Okama in Zao National Park. After that, we would like to spend a night relaxing at Zao Onsen. We would like to take a dip in the open-air bath, so please let us know about a hot spring inn with a Breathtaking view view. We would like to have a delicious dinner at the hotel, so please include meals.

Aim · Accepted Answer

Located right next to the Yokokura slope, this hotel offers high-quality hot spring water straight from 100% natural hot spring. The highly acidic water with a hint of sulfur has moisturizing and skin-beautifying effects, warming you from the inside out and providing a unique sense of comfort. The view from the outdoor stone bath is also exceptional, and this is a recommended inn where you can enjoy a wonderful view no matter what season you visit: the open-air snow view in winter, fresh greenery in summer, and autumn leaves in autumn.

Warabimochi · Answer

This is an inn in Zao where you can enjoy 100% natural hot springs that are rich in sulfur. There is also an open-air bath, so you can enjoy a bath while watching the seasonal nature of Zao. For meals, we recommend enjoying a kaiseki course or a Buffet that uses plenty of Yamagata flavors, such as Yamagata beef Shabu Shabu（Japanese hotpot）-shabu, sukiyaki, and steak.

married couple who loves hot springs · Answer

This hot spring inn has a history of over 300 years. Just the appearance of the hotel is worth visiting. There are antique furniture from the good old days and exhibition spaces everywhere, making it almost museum-level. The rooms have a warm and calming wooden feel, and the well-balanced nature is wonderful. The hot spring is one of the most famous hot springs in Japan, and the water is a sulfur spring, which is famous for its soft water and skin-beautifying properties. You can enjoy the hot spring to your heart's content at this traditional, long-established Ryokan (Japanese inn). The food is exquisite, with Japanese kaiseki kaiseki（a traditional Japanese multiple course meal ）, which is made with mountain delicacies unique to Yamagata Prefecture. The local cuisine, which makes the most of the flavor of the mountain vegetables, and the specialty sukiyaki hot pot are excellent, and there is a tasting of local sake, so it is also recommended for sake lovers.

Natural Science · Answer

Zao Onsen Hotel Oak Hill is a stylish hotel located on a hill overlooking the hot spring town. The hot spring is a milky sulfur spring that flows 100% from the source, and you can bathe in the open-air bath made of cypress and rocks or the spacious large bath. For dinner, the sukiyaki and Shabu Shabu（Japanese hotpot）kaiseki meals that allow you to compare Yonezawa beef and Yamagata beef are popular.

Hokkori monk · Answer

Mogami Takayu Zenshichinoyu is a hot spring inn in Zao Onsen where you can enjoy the abundant amount of beneficial hot spring water that gushes out from two springs. The open-air bath from which you can look out at the starry sky can be rented for private use, so it is also recommended for married couple. The inn is also known for its delicious cuisine, which uses plenty of local Tohoku products and ingredients unique to Yamagata Prefecture. For dinner, you can enjoy plenty of Yamagata beef and home-grown vegetables. Even the accommodation plan with meals included is relatively reasonable, and you can fully enjoy Yamagata and Zao in early summer.

Alert · Answer

Zao Plaza Hotel is about an 8-minute walk from Zao Onsen Bus Terminal Station. The bath is a free-flowing bath with a private hot spring source, and you can see a wonderful garden from the open-air bath. However, if the hot water gets into your eyes, it will hurt for a while, so be careful. For meals, you can also enjoy ball konnyaku and beef teppanyaki.

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