Takasagoya Ryokan

–Excellent location - show map
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Scored 9
Rated superb

Staff

9.8

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Takasagoya Ryokan in Zao Onsen offers family rooms with air-conditioning, hypoallergenic bedding, and tatami floors. Each room includes a work desk, sofa, and TV, ensuring a pleasant stay. Dining Experience: Guests enjoy a traditional restaurant serving local cuisine for dinner. The on-site breakfast features local specialities, highly praised by visitors. Asian breakfast is also available. Facilities and Services: The ryokan provides free WiFi in public areas, a public bath, ski pass sales point, and ski storage. Additional amenities include bicycle parking, luggage storage, and free on-site private parking. Location and Activities: Located 35 km from Yamagata Airport, the ryokan is a 2-minute walk from Zao Onsen Ski Resort. The surrounding area offers hot spring baths, ideal for relaxation.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Free parking
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Family rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Property highlights

  • Situated in the best rated area in Zao Onsen, this property has an excellent location score of 9.3

  • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

Breakfast info

Asian

  • Free private parking available on-site

  • Public Bath

Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
5 futon beds
2 futon beds
2 single beds
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

Martine
France France
“An excellent ryokan Very friendly owner and her family The rooms are large Dinner is excellent”
Leeann
Australia Australia
“The place is so cute, especially the staff. Keep in mind that you are in more rural parts of Japan so alot of people do not speak English but they tried so hard and explained everything even though I only understood like half of what they said,...”
Heike
Ireland Ireland
“The rooms were very spacious and the food was exceptionally. It was a fantastic authentic experience.”
Mark
Australia Australia
“Perfect family run Ryokan to stay at while skiing Zao. The tatami room was spacious and the amenities were very nice. The food provided was great too! So delicious! Highly recommended.”
Peter
Australia Australia
“Excellent Host, very friendly and welcoming. Nice bath, cute room, and an amazing, beautiful town.”
Susan
Australia Australia
“A welcoming family run business that showed wonderful hospitality. The food was outstanding, and do yourself a favour and ensure you have booked for a dinner. It was the best food we ate in Zao by far. Great location in the centre of town, close...”
Ann
Japan Japan
“Nice room with Kotatsu and Tatami mats. Friendly staff, and close to the main street and natural hotspring. The hotel bath is not the onsen water, which is fine, because the onsen water is a bit acidic in this area. So I recommend showering first...”
孝浩
Japan Japan
“The hotel is equipped with everything you would want in a ski town (i.e., dry room, well-heated housing and cozy rooms). I had the best sleep in a long time after a day of snowboarding and a hot spring (bonus: the bath house is located only a few...”
Ai
Singapore Singapore
“I had the most amazing stay in this inn and will come back stay again. Dinner was delicious and location was perfect near bus terminal and short walk to lift 3 ropeway and lawson. location very centralised. the rm n inn was very clean, cozy and...”
Bianca
Australia Australia
“Excellent service and incredible food, they were very friendly and helpful.”

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
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  • Cuisine
    Local
  • Open for
    Dinner
  • Ambiance
    Traditional

Facilities of Takasagoya Ryokan

Great facilities! Review score, 8.5

Most popular facilities

  • Free parking
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Family rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

House rules

Takasagoya Ryokan takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00 to 20:00
Check-out
From 06:30 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 7 years are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 3 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Accepted payment methods
American ExpressVisaMastercardDiners ClubJCBDiscoverCash
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 06:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that renovation work of two guest rooms on the second floor will be carried out from September 1, 2025, to October 3, 2025, from 09:00 to 17:00 except Saturdays and Sundays.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 06:00:00.