Hijiori Onsen Maruya Ryokan

♨️A retro-modern, seven-room inn in a 1,200-year-old spa village

Yamagata · Hijiori Onsen Maruya

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Founded in 1868, retro-modern style

• 🏯Founded in the first year of Meiji (1868), Maruya makes the most of its 150-plus-year-old building with a retro-modern design.
• 🔑With only seven rooms, the inn stays quiet and unhurried.
• 🌿A member of the Association to Protect Japan's Secluded Hot Springs, it uses petroleum-free toiletries and lacquered chopsticks out of care for the environment.

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Hijiori hot springs from two sources

• ♨️Sodium chloride-bicarbonate water that warms you to the core and keeps skin moisturized; the inn lists benefits for neuralgia, muscle pain and fatigue.
• 🛁The Hinoki-no-yu (renovated in 2018) and Hiba-no-yu baths swap between men and women at dinner time, and the open-air bath adjoins Hiba-no-yu.
• 🔒The private mixed bath Kozuru-no-yu is available 24 hours, and there is a hiba-wood foot bath beside the entrance.

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Seven rooms, each different

• 🛏️Room 1 (28.32㎡) and Room 5 (40.13㎡) are Japanese-Western twins with Simmons beds.
• 🪟Rooms 2 (44.91㎡), 3 (51.58㎡) and 7 (37.99㎡) are spacious two-room layouts, and Hayama (30.18㎡) is a third-floor room built from Kaneyama cedar.
• 📺Every room has a washlet toilet, LCD TV, DVD player and humidifying air purifier, and all rooms are non-smoking.

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Gassan, the room with a hot-spring tub

• ♨️Its hiba-wood tub is fed with 100% free-flowing spring water, never recirculated or diluted, and fits four adults comfortably.
• 🛏️The 45.42㎡ third-floor room is divided into bedroom, living room, relaxation room and bath, with a queen-size bed and a rain shower.
• 🥩Dinner features A5-grade Yamagata wagyu, served in Gassan's own private dining room.

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Wild mountain vegetables and organic produce

• 🌱Freshly picked Hijiori mountain vegetables and organic, pesticide-free produce from contract farms take center stage, from spring greens to autumn mushrooms.
• 🥩Yamagata beef and river fish play a supporting role in cooking that puts quality over quantity, best paired with local sake.
• 🚪Breakfast and dinner are served in private dining rooms, and you can take breakfast any time between 8 and 9.

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Facilities and services

• 💧At the shared Mizukura water room you can touch spring water that took about 400 years to seep down from Mount Gassan; the same water is used in the kitchen.
• 📚A library lends Yamagata-related books and film DVDs free of charge, and a lounge is softly lit by large washi lamps.
• 📶Wi-Fi covers the whole building; smoking is allowed only in the first-floor smoking room.

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Strolling Hijiori Onsen

• 🧺From late April until the first snow, a morning market selling mountain vegetables and produce runs daily from 5:30 to 7:30.
• ♨️The Kami-no-yu public bath right in front offers a different, alkaline spring, and Hijiori Ideyu-kan is a 10-minute walk away.
• 🚶The spa street has six foot baths, and Hijiori Dam and Gensen Park are each a 5-minute walk.

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Access and practical info

• 🚌From Shinjo Station on the Yamagata Shinkansen, take the bus bound for Hijiori Onsen (about 1 hour); the inn is a 1-minute walk from the last stop.
• 🚐A reservation-only shuttle leaves Shinjo Station at 14:00 (minimum 2 guests, 9 seats) and returns to the station at 10:00.
• 🅿️Parking for 15 cars; the inn is closed every Tuesday and Wednesday (except holidays and peak periods).

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Seven rooms, each different

• 🛏️Room 1 (28.32㎡) and Room 5 (40.13㎡) are Japanese-Western twins with Simmons beds.
• 🪟Rooms 2 (44.91㎡), 3 (51.58㎡) and 7 (37.99㎡) are spacious two-room layouts, and Hayama (30.18㎡) is a third-floor room built from Kaneyama cedar.
• 📺Every room has a washlet toilet, LCD TV, DVD player and humidifying air purifier, and all rooms are non-smoking.

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Gassan, the room with a hot-spring tub

• ♨️Its hiba-wood tub is fed with 100% free-flowing spring water, never recirculated or diluted, and fits four adults comfortably.
• 🛏️The 45.42㎡ third-floor room is divided into bedroom, living room, relaxation room and bath, with a queen-size bed and a rain shower.
• 🥩Dinner features A5-grade Yamagata wagyu, served in Gassan's own private dining room.

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Seven quiet, retro-styled rooms let you savor free-flowing spring water and seasonal mountain cuisine at your own pace. Note that it closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, does not accept children 12 and under, and only Gassan has an in-room hot-spring bath.

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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 Hijiori Onsen Maruya Ryokan?

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

Where is Hijiori Onsen Maruya Ryokan located?

It is in Mogami-gun. Address: 519 Minamiyama, Okura-mura.

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.