🏮 Yamagata Secret Hot Spring Tour｜"Takamiya Onsen Hotel" Centennial Elegance at the Foot of Mount Zao 🏮

At the foot of the snow-covered Zao Mountain Range, there is a romantic Taisho-style hot spring inn called "Takamiya". The wooden corridors are filled with the scent of cypress and the open-air baths are filled with steam. This is the healing place in Yamagata that understands the "beauty of time standing still".

✨ The three souls of the hotel
1️⃣ Golden Spring from Mt. Zao
- The milky white sulfur spring gushes out from 800 meters underground and has a "hot spring" effect on neuralgia and arthritis
- Must-try: The semi-open-air rock bath "Sanjin no Yu", where snowflakes float into the pool during the snowy season

2️⃣ Architectural aesthetics of the Taisho era
- The main building "Shounkaku" was founded in 1917 and retains the eclectic Japanese and Western stained glass windows and Tang paper sliding doors
- The corridor displays hot spring props and calligraphy works from centuries ago

3️⃣ The ultimate interpretation of Yamagata Shunmi
- Dinner "Mogamigawa Gozen": Conquer your taste buds with Yamagata beef terracotta, taro hotpot, and cherry duck shabu-shabu
- Must-eat breakfast: Bamboo fish paste miso soup + Oshin rice (rice from the original place of the movie "Oshin")

🌨️ Seasonal experience recommendation
▸ Winter: Enjoy the Zao Juhyo (Hotel provides shuttle service to the cable car station)
▸ Spring: 5 minutes walk to "Kaminoyama Onsen Sakura Namiki"
▸ Autumn: Grilling mushrooms in the fire while sipping the famous local wine "Shishidai"

📮 Useful Information
- Address: 73 Nakayamaka, Kawazaki, Kamiyama City, Yamagata Prefecture
- Transportation: 30 minutes by bus from JR Yamagata Station / 10 minutes by car from Yamagata Expressway "Yamagata Zao IC"
- Room type: Japanese-style room in the main building/detached room "Li" (with private bath)

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