MikamisoTakamiya

100% free-flowing private source hot spring with milky cloudy water, passed down for 300 years

Yamagata Yamagata City

"Mikamiso Takamiya" is a long-established hot spring ryokan in Zao Onsen, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, founded in 1716. Its naturally gushing private source spring can be enjoyed as 100% free-flowing, undiluted, and unheated hot spring water, luxuriously in cloudy bathwater. The property features nine distinctive baths, including the wooden bathhouse Chojyu no Yu, which preserves the atmosphere of a historic therapeutic spa, and Seseragi no Yu, a modern bath where you can hear the murmuring of the Sukawa River. In a space steeped in the atmosphere of 300 years of history, you can spend an exquisite moment of relaxation embraced by a truly superb hot spring.

Hot Spring & Bath Information

Large Public Bath Chojyu no Yu

TypeNatural Hot Spring

Flow-through

A traditional wooden large public bath that retains the atmosphere of a historic therapeutic spa. It has a unique structure where you descend stairs from the changing room to enter the bath. The private source spring is used in its fully free-flowing form, allowing you to enjoy a beautiful milky cloudy bath with yunohana drifting up from the bottom of the tub. With the refreshing feel that is unique to a strongly acidic spring, this famous bath warms you to the core and offers sterilizing and skin-beautifying benefits, all to be enjoyed at leisure in a tranquil setting.

Seseragi no Yu

TypeNatural Hot Spring

Flow-through

A large public bath with a contemporary, modern design. It features a luxurious stone bath made with Zao stone, a hinoki bath with a gentle aroma of cypress, and an open-air bucket bath where you can feel the breeze. While listening to the murmuring of the nearby Sukawa River, you can enjoy a relaxing bath. This superb bathing space combines the rich blessings of 100% free-flowing milky cloudy hot spring water with a modern atmosphere.

Business Hours

Monday
07:00〜22:30
Tuesday
07:00〜22:30
Wednesday
07:00〜22:30
Thursday
07:00〜22:30
Friday
07:00〜22:30
Saturday
07:00〜22:30
Sunday
07:00〜22:30
Holiday
07:00〜22:30

Closed Days: None

Address

〒990-2301 Yamagata Prefecture, Yamagata City, Zao Onsen 54

Hotel & Ryokan

Gender Access

Gender Separated

Tattoos in the Communal Bath
Unknown (Please Check)

The above applies to the communal (shared) baths. At facilities with private baths or private saunas, guests with tattoos may still be able to bathe. Please check with the facility for details.

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