Kaminoyama Hot Spring

There are many hot springs, which is called as 'onsen' in Japanese, making it a true hot spring paradise.
There are all kinds of shapes and sizes here, surrounded by the natural beauty, welcomed by a warm staff
of the wooden traditional Japanese inn, 'ryokan'. You will be excited to see and to take a hot spring bath
at Kaminoyama, Yamagata.


(L) Yamagata Shinkansen railway track links Tokyo Terminal and Kaminoyama-onsen in 2 hours and 40 minutes.
(R) Regional and super-express trains passing each other at Kaminoyama-onsen station, Yamagata


Meigetsuso (Ryokan)


(L) A welcome lobby of the Meigetsuso ryokan (M) hearth near the entrance (R) A conduit pipe and water basin in the ryokan

(L) A special chartered bath tub created from a single rock stone (R) A reserved bath for a family

A full course of Japanese dishes served at the ryokan.

(L) Hot spring ryokan stands at a region with heavy snowfalls (R) A built-in recessed space in a Japanese style guest room

(L) Japanese garden of snow-covered ryokan (R) A Japanese serow (Nihon kamoshika) seen from the terrace of the ryokan
All photography was taken by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto in March 2012.


No non-smoking guest rooms are available. However, if you tell the ryokan that you are a non-smoker, then
they will try to remove a tobacco smell by using ozone air cleaner. Please be aware of that the potential ozone
hazard to the human health. The best way to solve this problem is to prohibit smoking inside the ryokan,
by law or on their own initiative.

Smoke-free Hotels in Japan
A summary of smoking-room rate studied in local hotels of Japan

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Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
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上山温泉名月荘
執筆　医学博士　宮本順伯
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The article was written in March 2012.
All photography was taken by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto in March 2012.
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