Yamagata · Ginzan Onsen
Ginzan Onsen Ginzansō (Day Bath)
銀山温泉 銀山荘（日帰り入浴）
The large ryokan at the entrance to Ginzan. Indoor, open-air and lie-down outdoor baths — far roomier than Shirogane-yu. Day use 11:30 am–2 pm (last 1:30), ¥1,500, closed Thursdays; day bathing has been suspended and resumed repeatedly, so check the website. Cash only.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,500
- Hours
- 11:30–14:00 (last entry 13:30)
- Closed
- Thursdays and irregular days (suspension periods occur — check official site)
- Access
- Bus from JR Ōishida Station (40 min) to Ginzan Onsen
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Adults ¥1,500 / children ¥1,000. Towel ¥200 to buy, bath towel rental ¥300. Cash only. No booking; bathing limited to about one hour from check-in
- Status
- Day bathing has been suspended and resumed repeatedly since the pandemic; resumed on 11 May 2026 (official notice). Numbers may be capped when busy — check the official site before visiting
- Baths
- Per gender: one indoor bath, one rotenburo and one wooden open-air lie-down bath, from which you gaze at a stream and greenery (snow in winter) — unusually spacious for Ginzan. No sauna. Rest in the ground-floor lobby (free drinks)
- Water
- Ginzan sodium-chloride-sulfate spring (source in the 60s °C). The only facility in Ginzan with an open-air lie-down bath
- Parking
- Use the Ginzan Onsen shared car park at the village entrance, right by the inn
- Phone
- 0237-28-2322
- Official site
- www.ginzanso.jp/lunch ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
Essentials
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Why go
- Roomy day bathing in Ginzan
- Lie-down outdoor bath with seasonal views
- Check the website before you go
The one place in Ginzan where day visitors get a proper rotenburo
Ginzan Onsen, famed for its Taisho-era wooden inns, has seen most ryokan stop day bathing amid overtourism; the sure options now are the small communal Shirogane-yu (¥500, entry-limited) and, conditionally, Ginzanso. The largest inn in Ginzan, beside the shared car park at the village entrance, Ginzanso differs from the gorge-squeezed inns in having a spacious rotenburo and a wooden open-air lie-down bath facing a stream and woods — glorious under snow. Day bathing is a short lunchtime window (11:30–14:00) and is often suspended, so even after the 11 May 2026 restart, check the official site just before you go.
Tips & cautions
- Cash only. Bathing is guided to about one hour.
- Closed Thursdays plus irregular days and suspension periods (it once cost ¥1,000 at 10–13; now ¥1,500 at 11:30–14:00).
- In winter (Dec–Mar) car access is restricted and the car park often full — the bus from Oishida Station is safer.
- In the winter lie-down bath keep a towel on your head.
- The iconic street is 5 min away; combine your bath with a stroll and the gas lamps at dusk.
Getting there
Hanagasa bus ~40 min from Oishida Station (Yamagata Shinkansen) to the Ginzan Onsen terminus; the inn is right there (Ginzan-Shinhata 85, village entrance). By car ~50 min from Higashine IC; use the shared car park.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Ryokan day-use hours are limited and may be suspended in peak season — phone the same morning.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
Mood & scenery
Convenience
Amenities
✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 銀山荘公式（2026-05-11 日帰り再開告知）
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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