Gassanshizu Onsen Ochimizu no Yu Tsutaya

♨️A 400-year-old inn on the Dewa Sanzan pilgrim route, with Gassan hot springs and wild-vegetable cuisine

Yamagata · Gassan Shizu Onsen Ochimizu no Yu Tsutaya

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400 Years Alongside the Mountains

• ⛰️Shizu village lies on the pilgrim route to Dewa Sanzan, the sacred mountains of Yamabushi worship, and grew from a checkpoint caring for pilgrims into a post town.
• 🏮Tsutaya has welcomed visitors to this land for 400 years.
• 🌲The inn is surrounded by virgin beech forest and sits right beside Goshiki-numa pond.

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Ochimizu no Yu Hot Spring

• ♨️Named after "ochimizu," the life-restoring water said to belong to the god of Mt. Gassan, the spring is a sodium chloride hot spring.
• 🏞️The large baths and the separate men's and women's open-air baths look out over the ridgeline running from Mt. Gassan to Mt. Yudono.
• 🛁Two private baths, Basho no Yu and Buna no Yu, are available; the large baths are open 11:30–1:00 and 5:00–10:00.

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Guest Rooms

• 🛏️All rooms are non-smoking and have a washlet toilet, TV, fridge, safe, kettle and air conditioning.
• 🌿The only room with its own bath is the special room "Amrta," with a semi-open-air bath and a hinoki indoor tub; only Japanese-Western room 401 has a shower.
• 🏔️The 10- and 8-tatami Japanese rooms and some Japanese-Western rooms look out to Mt. Gassan, Mt. Yudono, Mt. Ubagatake and Goshiki-numa.

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Seasonal Gassan Cuisine

• 🌱Mountain vegetables in spring and summer, mushrooms in autumn and preserved foods in winter are all prepared by hand at the inn.
• 🫙Wild vegetables picked in spring are salted or dried, then restored with methods suited to each ingredient before reaching the table.
• 🍜Lunch (11:30–14:00) offers wild-vegetable soba, Gassan wagyu sukiyaki sets and more; reservations are recommended.

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Araya Fuke-buro Sauna

• 🔥A Finnish-style sauna in a separate building, heated to 80–90°C.
• 🌿Guests can do their own löyly with distilled kuromoji water gathered around Mt. Gassan.
• 🧊There is a cold plunge, a cold-water shower and an outdoor cooling area; for hotel guests it costs ¥1,100 for 2 hours (reservation required), and the cold plunge and shower are closed in winter.

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Facilities & Services

• ☕Self-service coffee and tea are available in the first-floor lobby.
• 👘Every room has yukata, bath towels and face towels, plus hanten jackets and socks in winter.
• 🫖Each room has a tea set with sweets and a 500 ml bottle of Gassan natural water; toothbrushes and other amenities are on the shelf by the front desk.

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Nature Nearby

• 🌊New insect species have been found at neighboring Goshiki-numa pond.
• ✨On clear nights the sky fills with stars.
• ❄️Shizu is said to be among the snowiest places in Japan and spends a long winter under snow.

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Access

• 🚌From JR Yamagata Station (East Exit, stop 1), take the express bus bound for Tsuruoka/Sakata to Gassanguchi (about 50 min), then the town on-demand bus to Shizu Onsen, 1 minute on foot.
• 📞The on-demand bus must be reserved in advance (bus company: 0237-74-2310), and few express buses stop at Gassanguchi.
• 🚗About 10 minutes from Gassan IC on the Yamagata Expressway; free parking for 30 cars; the nearest convenience store and gas station are about 25 minutes away.

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Guest Rooms

• 🛏️All rooms are non-smoking and have a washlet toilet, TV, fridge, safe, kettle and air conditioning.
• 🌿The only room with its own bath is the special room "Amrta," with a semi-open-air bath and a hinoki indoor tub; only Japanese-Western room 401 has a shower.
• 🏔️The 10- and 8-tatami Japanese rooms and some Japanese-Western rooms look out to Mt. Gassan, Mt. Yudono, Mt. Ubagatake and Goshiki-numa.

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Seasonal Gassan Cuisine

• 🌱Mountain vegetables in spring and summer, mushrooms in autumn and preserved foods in winter are all prepared by hand at the inn.
• 🫙Wild vegetables picked in spring are salted or dried, then restored with methods suited to each ingredient before reaching the table.
• 🍜Lunch (11:30–14:00) offers wild-vegetable soba, Gassan wagyu sukiyaki sets and more; reservations are recommended.

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A mountain inn offering 400 years of pilgrimage history, hot springs in a beech forest, labor-intensive wild-vegetable cooking and a sauna. Only one room has a private bath, and reaching it by public transport means changing to a reservation-only bus.

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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: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 18:00

* 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 Gassanshizu Onsen Ochimizu no Yu Tsutaya?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Gassanshizu Onsen Ochimizu no Yu Tsutaya located?

It is in Nishimurayama-gun. Address: 10 Shizu Nishikawamachi.

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.