Yamagata · Kaminoyama Onsen
Kaminoyama Onsen Hayamakan
かみのやま温泉 葉山舘
A refined inn in the Hayama district of Kaminoyama Onsen, known for a temple-like main bath built of Towada stone. Day bathing is received from 3:00 in the afternoon to 9:00 at night, at 1,100 yen for adults and 550 yen for children, with a bath towel and face towel included. The water is mildly alkaline, drawn from the Hayama no. 1 and no. 2 sources. As a high-grade inn it does not accept day bathers on some weekend days, so a phone call ahead is needed.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,100
- Hours
- 15:00–21:00
- Closed
- Saturdays & Sundays (call ahead)
- Access
- About 5 minutes by taxi from Kaminoyama-Onsen Station on the JR line, roughly 1.7 kilometres. By car it is about 10 minutes from Yamagata-Kaminoyama IC on the Tohoku-Chuo Expressway, with parking for 50 cars.
- Water type
- Sulfate spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- 1,100 yen for adults and 550 yen for children, with a bath towel and face towel included.
- Baths
- One main bath and one open-air bath on each side, built richly of Towada stone. There is no sauna and no private bath.
- Spring water
- A sodium-calcium chloride-sulphate spring, a gypsum-bearing salt spring. It draws the Hayama no. 1 and no. 2 sources, at 42.0 degrees and pH 7.9, mildly alkaline.
- Access & parking
- About 5 minutes by taxi from Kaminoyama-Onsen Station, roughly 1.7 kilometres, with parking for 50 cars.
- Day bathing
- Reception is from 3:00 in the afternoon to 9:00 at night. It is listed as not accepting on Saturdays and Sundays, and as a high-grade inn it refuses on some days before holidays, so a call ahead is essential.
- Tattoos
- No tattoo policy is published. As a high-grade inn, checking by phone beforehand is the safe course.
- Phone
- 023-672-0885
- Official site
- hayamakan.com ↗
- Open in Google Maps
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Why go
- A temple-like main bath of Towada stone
- Day bathing at 1,100 yen with towels
- Set with views of the Zao range
A temple-like main bath of Towada stone
Hayamakan is an inn opened in 1954, standing on the hill of the Hayama district of Kaminoyama Onsen. Its main bath is built richly of Towada stone and recalls a temple, with a quiet, formal air. The water is a mildly alkaline salt and gypsum spring drawn from the district's no. 1 and no. 2 sources, at 42 degrees, cool enough to stay in for a while. Day bathing is received only in the afternoon, so a visit before evening fits.
The Hayama district and a round of Kaminoyama
Kaminoyama Onsen is divided into the Yumachi, Shinyu, Tokamachi, Kawasaki and Takamatsu districts, and Hayama is where the inns on the hill gather. The town has several communal baths at around 150 yen, easy to join alongside locals morning and evening, and adding a large inn bath such as Hayamakan's in the afternoon suits well. Inn day bathing is refused on some days, so the phone call comes first.
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.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-10 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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