Zao Onsen Kinosato

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1271-1 Sandogawa, Zaoonsen, Yamagata-shi, Zao, Yamagata, Japan, 990-2301

Highlights

Inside city center
Bath
Ski equipment rentals
Gift/souvenir shop
Coffee shop

Facilities

Free parking

Shuttle service

Large indoor bath

Open-air bath (non-mixed)

Bath

Shops

Go game

Shogi

Service 4.4
Location 4.1
Room comfort and quality 3.9
Access 3.8
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Closest transportation

Zao Ropeway is within 0.32 km

ZAO Sky Cable is within 1.19 km

View map

4.1Excellent

Location rating score

Parking
Lowest price includes
Popular landmarks
Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort
3.0 km
Frost Covered Trees of Zao
3.6 km
Kajo Central
11.3 km
Bunshokan
11.4 km
Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum
11.5 km
Closest landmarks
Yokokura Pair Ski Lift
300 m
Zao Ropeway
320 m
Yunohana Chaya Shinzaemon no Yu
450 m
Zao Chuo Rope Way
520 m
Nakamori Ski Lift
550 m

Important information

Service4.4
Check-in from15:00
Check-out until10:00
Location rating4.1
Closest airportYamagata Airport (GAJ)
Distance from airport27.8 km

Rooms available at Zao Onsen Kinosato

Modern Japanese/Western-style Room (Twin Beds)
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  • Non-smoking
  • Bathtub
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Modern Japanese/Western-style Room (Twin Room + Japanese-style Room)
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  • Non-smoking
  • Bathtub
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Superior Japanese-style Room 
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  • Room size: 15 m²
  • Mountain
  • 4 futons
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Luxury Modern Japanese-style Corner Twin Room
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  • Room size: 31 m²
  • Mountain
  • 6 futons
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Modern Japanese-style Superior Twin Room
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  • Room size: 22 m²
  • Non-smoking
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Standard Japanese-style Room
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  • Room size: 15 m²
  • Non-smoking
  • 4 futons
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Standard Japanese-style Room *Has toilet, no bath
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  • Mountain
  • Non-smoking
  • 4 futons
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Modern Japanese-style Superior Twin Room with Japanese Bed/s
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  • Room size: 19 m²
  • Mountain
  • 3 futons
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Modern Japanese-style Superior Twin Room with Japanese Bed/s
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  • Room size: 19 m²
  • Mountain
  • 3 futons
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Standard Japanese-style Room *No bath
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  • Mountain
  • Non-smoking
  • 3 futons
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More about Zao Onsen Kinosato Exterior view

More about Zao Onsen Kinosato

A quiet Japanese-style hotel offering sweeping views of the Zao mountain range. Guests can enjoy special Yamagata seasonal ingredients in the hotel's own original Japanese kaiseki course cuisine.

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Amenities and facilities

Languages spoken
  • English
Accessibility
  • Braille support in public spaces unavailable
  • Elevator for wheelchair unavailable
  • Gravel path at entrance unavailable
  • Handrails in stairs and hallways
  • In-room emergency alarm unavailable
  • In-room emergency alarm for hearing impaired unavailable
  • In-room toilet and bathtub with handrails unavailable
  • Shared acccessible toilet unavailable
  • Sign-language support at reception unavailable
  • Slope at entrance unavailable
  • Wheelchair unavailable
  • Wheelchair accessible unavailable
Things to do, ways to relax
  • Go game
  • Mahjong
  • Shogi
  • Ski rentals
Dining, drinking, and snacking
  • Coffee shop
Swimming & soaking
  • Bath
  • Large indoor bath
  • Open-air bath (non-mixed)
Services and conveniences
  • Gift/souvenir shop
Sports equipment rental
  • Ski clothes rental
  • Ski equipment rentals
  • Ski equipment rentals (for kids)
  • Ski shoes rental
  • Sled rental (for kids)
  • Snowboard rental
Getting around
  • Car park [free of charge]
  • Car park [indoor] unavailable
  • Car park [outdoor]
  • Shuttle service (reservation required)

Hot spring Information

Hot spring on site

Indoor public bath (Male only)
  • Capacity
    10 persons
  • Number of bathtubs
    0
Indoor public bath (Female only)
  • Capacity
    10 persons
  • Number of bathtubs
    0
Open-air bath (Male only)
  • Capacity
    8 persons
  • View
    Forest
Open-air bath (Female only)
  • Capacity
    8 persons
  • View
    Forest

Location

1271-1 Sandogawa, Zaoonsen, Yamagata-shi, Zao, Yamagata, Japan, 990-2301

Excellent4.1

Location

Airports
  • Yamagata Airport (GAJ)
    27.8 km
  • Sendai Airport (SDJ)
    46.0 km
Public transportation
  • Zao Ropeway
    320 m
  • ZAO Sky Cable
    1.2 km
Hospital or clinic
  • Kaminoyama Hospital
    7.9 km
Cash withdrawal
  • ATM
    740 m

What's nearby

Popular landmarks
  • Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort
    3.0 km
  • Frost Covered Trees of Zao
    3.6 km
  • Kajo Central
    11.3 km
  • Bunshokan
    11.4 km
  • Mogami Yoshiaki Historical Museum
    11.5 km
  • Yamagata Kyodokan
    11.6 km
  • Yamagata castle
    11.7 km
  • Kajo Park
    11.7 km
  • Yamadera Basho Museum
    17.0 km
  • Risshaku-ji Temple
    17.4 km
Nearby landmarks
  • Yokokura Pair Ski Lift
    300 m
  • Zao Ropeway
    320 m
  • Yunohana Chaya Shinzaemon no Yu
    450 m
  • Zao Chuo Rope Way
    520 m
  • Nakamori Ski Lift
    550 m
  • Astraea Ski Lift 1
    610 m
  • ZAO Center Plaza
    610 m
  • Zao Souvenir Center Marushichi
    640 m
  • Zao Onsen
    680 m
  • Zao Onsen Ski Resort
    680 m
Distances shown are straight-line distances on the map. Actual travel distances may vary.

Property policies

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    Some helpful facts

    Check-in/Check-out
    • Check-in from15:00
    • Check-out until10:00
    The property
    • Opened in 1993
    • Number of floors3
    • Number of rooms22
    • Number of restaurants0

    Property announcements

    *Notice of Smoking Ban in Entire Facility
    Effective 2020/4/1, the entire facility will be non-smoking. Please ask lodging staff about smoking spaces.

    Reviews of Zao Onsen Kinosato from verified guests

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    4.1
    • Service score 4.4 out of 5 and is a high score in Yamagata
      Service4.4
    • Location score 4.1 out of 5 and is a high score in Yamagata
      Location4.1
    • Room comfort and quality score 3.9 out of 5 and is a high score in Yamagata
      Room comfort and quality3.9
    • Access score 3.8 out of 5 and is a high score in Yamagata
      Access3.8
    High score for Yamagata

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    1. 4.0

      Group
      Stayed 1 night in April 2022

      “The food is delicious!”

      The meals were mainly Japanese, with many seasonal items, and both dinner and breakfast were very good. The room was a value price plan, but I was fully satisfied with it. The bath was good, but the natural hot spring was far away from the bathhouse, and the indoor bath had stairs, which was hard for my family member with bad legs. We would definitely like to visit again in the warmer season.

      Reviewed May 09, 2022
    2. 4.0

      Couple
      Stayed 1 night in October 2019

      “食べ過ぎた”

      妻が夕食を食べ過ぎて翌朝の朝食が食べられなかった。申し訳ない。静かな宿なので私は好きです。

      Reviewed October 19, 2019
    3. 4.0

      Couple
      Stayed 2 nights in March 2018

      “ソフト”

      スタッフの対応が温かく、おもてなし感を感じることができた。到着時のお汁粉がおいしかった。 強い酸性の温泉のため、外湯に行く不便さはあるが、泉質が最高でその苦労も報われる。 食事はクオリティも合格点。いも煮を食べれなかったのは残念だが、地産地消を意識したメニュー構成であった。

      Reviewed March 09, 2018
    4. 5.0

      Group
      Stayed 2 nights in January 2018

      “家庭的な宿です”

      食事は量も十二分で、温かいものが温かいうちに提供され、家庭的ないい宿です。 露天風呂が館内にあればいうことありませんが、それは仕方のないこと。何回も利用したくなる宿です。

      Reviewed January 11, 2018
    5. 5.0

      Group
      Stayed 1 night in July 2017

      “蔵王のおすすめビアパーティー”

      ジャズを聴きながら、季の里の美味しい料理が堪能できる贅沢なビアパーティです。ビンゴ大会の素敵な商品も高確率で当たります。参加しているお客さんとも仲良くできてほっこりするビアパーティーです。敷地内にある外の温泉も朝に入ったのですがとても気持ちいいです。

      Reviewed July 13, 2017
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    This property is in high demand.