# Zao Shiki no Hotel

> A hotel three minutes' walk from the Yokokura slope, with renewed non-smoking rooms, a separate bathhouse of milky sulfur water straight from the source, and a new main bath due in January 2027.

- Prefecture: Yamagata
- Type: Accommodation
- Address: 1272 Zao Onsen, Yamagata 990-2301
- Official site: https://www.zao-shikinohotel.jp/
- Hours and fees checked against the official site: 2026-11-05

Zao Shiki no Hotel is at the south-west end of Zao Onsen, three minutes on foot from the Yokokura slope and about five from the ropeway. From the bus terminal it is 10 minutes on foot or three by the hotel's free shuttle. All rooms have been renewed and are non-smoking. The hot spring is in a separate bathhouse, Hanareyu Hyakuhachi-ho, with milky sulfur water straight from the source in an open-air bath, an indoor bath and a foot bath. A new main bath, Yakuto, is due to open in January 2027. Dinner is the Zao Sankai-zen set with Yamagata beef. Day visitors can bathe from 11:30 to 16:00 for ¥1,100. Children below primary-school age cannot stay, tattoos are not allowed in the baths, and cards are accepted. Guests who book on the hotel's own site can also bathe free at its sister inns, Zao Kokusai Hotel and Oomiya Ryokan.

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Source: [Zao Shiki no Hotel — Japan Voyage](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/zao-shiki-no-hotel)
Last updated: 2026-11-05