Kimuraya Ryokan

♨️A five-room tōji inn in a caldera hot spring village with three free-flowing baths

Yamagata · Kimuraya Ryokan

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A small tōji inn in Hijiori Onsen

• 🏔️Hijiori Onsen sits inside a 2 km-wide caldera formed by an eruption about 10,000 years ago; its 17 inns keep the old atmosphere of a healing spa town.
• 🏠The two-story inn stands on the south side of the hot spring street, right next to the village bus terminal, with 5 rooms for up to 13 guests.
• 🍵It is built around tōji, the traditional long-stay healing style: stays of 3 to 7 nights are recommended, and consecutive stays are generally capped at 7 nights.

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Second-floor view bath, straight from the source

• ♨️All baths are free-flowing from the source; the second-floor view bath looks out on flowers and mountains, and on snow in winter.
• 🧪The water is a sodium-chloride and hydrogen-carbonate spring, said to help with injuries, neuralgia, joint pain and post-surgery recovery, and to warm you well.
• 🕐The baths are open 24 hours.

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Ground-floor middle bath and private bath

• 🛁The ground floor has a mid-sized bath and a private bath, for three baths in total.
• 🚻Baths are not fixed by gender: when one is free, guests hang the men's or women's curtain and use it.
• 👨‍👩‍👧The private bath makes it easy for families or friends to bathe together.

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Five tatami rooms upstairs

• 🚪All rooms are lockable tatami rooms on the second floor: Matsu and Take (12 + 8 mats divided by sliding doors), Ume (12 mats), Kiri (8), Sugi (8) and Tochi (6).
• 👪Ume sleeps 3 to 4, and Matsu and Take opened up together take 4 to 5, ideal for families and friends.
• 📶Every room has high-speed Wi-Fi, air conditioning and a fridge, and even the farthest room is only about 25 steps from the second-floor bath.

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Home-style mountain vegetables and mushrooms, served in your room

• 🍄Seasonal dishes of wild mountain vegetables and mushrooms are the specialty, and all meals are served in the room.
• 🍱Choose the Tōji Light plan (about 4 dishes) or the house-standard Tōji Satisfaction plan (about 6 dishes, three meals a day).
• 📝Let the inn know about dislikes or food allergies in advance.

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Morning market and public baths

• 🥬Hijiori's famous open-air morning market runs every day, rain or shine, from April 20 to December 10, starting at 5:30 from May to August and at 6:00 in April and September to November.
• ♨️The public bath Kami-no-yu, said to mark where the spring was found in 807, is a short walk away, and guests get in for 100 yen with a discount ticket.
• 🌿Caldera Onsenkan, 1.7 km from town, has an open-air bath and natural carbonated spring water to drink (closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays).

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Jizokura and nearby sights

• 🪨Jizokura, a row of strange rocks tied to the spring's founding legend, is about 40 minutes on foot from town, or about a 15-minute climb if you drive to the trailhead.
• 💧Gensen Park, one minute's walk away, has Source No. 5, the nationally registered Hijiori Dam and the Hatsukoi footbath (not accessible in snowy winter).
• 🍁Komatsubuchi, a gorge on the Dozan River, reflects fresh green, autumn leaves and snow on its water.

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Access and facilities

• 🚌From Shinjo Station on the Yamagata Shinkansen, take the village bus bound for Hijiori Onsen, about 55 to 60 minutes (600 yen one way); the inn is next to the terminal.
• 🚗By car it is 35 minutes from Funagata IC on the Obanazawa-Shinjo Road, with parking for 5 cars in front (large motorcycles welcome).
• 🧺A coin washer and dryer (200 yen per load) and a large shared fridge suit longer stays; cash and cards (VISA, Mastercard, JCB, etc.) are accepted.

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Ground-floor middle bath and private bath

• 🛁The ground floor has a mid-sized bath and a private bath, for three baths in total.
• 🚻Baths are not fixed by gender: when one is free, guests hang the men's or women's curtain and use it.
• 👨‍👩‍👧The private bath makes it easy for families or friends to bathe together.

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Five tatami rooms upstairs

• 🚪All rooms are lockable tatami rooms on the second floor: Matsu and Take (12 + 8 mats divided by sliding doors), Ume (12 mats), Kiri (8), Sugi (8) and Tochi (6).
• 👪Ume sleeps 3 to 4, and Matsu and Take opened up together take 4 to 5, ideal for families and friends.
• 📶Every room has high-speed Wi-Fi, air conditioning and a fridge, and even the farthest room is only about 25 steps from the second-floor bath.

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An affordable tōji inn for multi-night stays with three free-flowing baths and home-style mountain cooking. Rooms have no private toilets (shared toilets are nearby), the whole inn is non-smoking, and it closes on about six regular days each month.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 14:00 · Check Out: 11:00 · Last Check In: 18:30

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Kimuraya Ryokan?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Kimuraya Ryokan located?

It is in Mogami-gun. Address: 532 Minamiyama Okuramura.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.