Sakuranbo Higashine Onsen Nonoka Hongokan

♨️Amber-hued onsen and Yamagata beef kaiseki at a cozy inn

Yamagata · Nonoka Hongokan

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A warm, wood-filled onsen inn

• 🌿An onsen ryokan in the hot spring town of Sakuranbo Higashine Onsen.
• 🏡The inn aims to feel like home, with the scents and breezes of the changing seasons.
• 🌸Higashine Onsen was discovered in 1910 when a well was dug for farm irrigation.

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Amber semi-free-flowing baths

• ♨️Semi-free-flowing water from the source only, with no added water, soft and amber in color.
• 🌲The cedar- and cypress-scented baths, Kohaku (men) and Usubeni (women), are open 24 hours for overnight guests (daytime cleaning).
• 🧪Sulfur-sodium chloride-sulfate spring, said to help neuralgia, muscle pain, poor circulation and fatigue.

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Private bath and outdoor bath

• 🛁The barrier-free private bath Kurenai has a ceramic tub made with Jinego ware from Oishida.
• ⏰Reservation only, up to 50 minutes per group, 15:00–22:00, 3,300 yen per group.
• 🌳There is also a garden outdoor bath and a rest area overlooking the garden.

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Wood-toned guest rooms

• 🛏️Rooms range from Japanese-style and Japanese-Western rooms to a special room with a cypress bath, suiting families and groups.
• 🌅The 10-tatami Japanese room comes with a sunroom-style hiroen and sleeps up to 5.
• ♿Japanese-Western rooms (8 tatami plus twin bedroom) have step-free entrances for wheelchairs.

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Creative kaiseki with Yamagata beef

• 🥩Courses feature Yamagata beef, including an A5 Yamagata beef steak course.
• 🍱The Nonoka course serves 10–11 dishes of seasonal and local ingredients.
• 🍚Breakfast is a Japanese spread with freshly cooked Yamagata rice.

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Dining and facilities

• 🍽️Dinner and breakfast are served in the dining area, not in rooms, with a limited number of private horigotatsu rooms.
• ☕The cafe-gallery Mateki also serves as a table-and-chair dining space.
• 📶Wi-Fi throughout the building, and humidifiers can be borrowed free of charge.

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Michikusa gift shop

• 🛍️Sells accessories and handmade goods by local artists plus sweets from long-established local shops.
• 🍒Stocks Higashine specialties such as Rokuta fu and local fruit juices and jams.
• 🕖Open 7:00–21:00.

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Access

• 🚄About 3 hours from Tokyo Station on the Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa, then about 10 minutes (4.2 km) by taxi from Sakuranbo-Higashine Station.
• ✈️About 15 minutes by car from Yamagata Airport and about 8 minutes from Higashine-kita IC.
• 🚌About 1 hr 40 min from Sendai Station on the 48 Liner express bus, then about 8 minutes' walk from Koritsu Byoin-mae stop.

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Private bath and outdoor bath

• 🛁The barrier-free private bath Kurenai has a ceramic tub made with Jinego ware from Oishida.
• ⏰Reservation only, up to 50 minutes per group, 15:00–22:00, 3,300 yen per group.
• 🌳There is also a garden outdoor bath and a rest area overlooking the garden.

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Wood-toned guest rooms

• 🛏️Rooms range from Japanese-style and Japanese-Western rooms to a special room with a cypress bath, suiting families and groups.
• 🌅The 10-tatami Japanese room comes with a sunroom-style hiroen and sleeps up to 5.
• ♿Japanese-Western rooms (8 tatami plus twin bedroom) have step-free entrances for wheelchairs.

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A cozy onsen ryokan pairing amber spring water used straight from the source with Yamagata beef cuisine. Meals are served in the dining area rather than in rooms, some room and bath entrances have steps, and pets are not allowed.

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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.

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

What are the check-in and check-out times at Sakuranbo Higashine Onsen Nonoka Hongokan?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00.

Where is Sakuranbo Higashine Onsen Nonoka Hongokan located?

It is in Higashine. Address: 2-1-1 Onsenmachi.

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.