Zao Okama
60 min by car · Crater lake
A jewel-toned crater lake cupped in Mount Zao's summit ridge, its color shifting with the light — the signature day trip up from the Shiroishi foothills.
THE YUKAWA Ichijo Branch
THE YUKAWA 一條支店
Rate
From ¥79,650 per person
Per person, per night, with dinner and breakfast — derived by halving a two-person total rather than quoted directly, so treat it as an indication rather than a price.
Dates and guests
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Its entrance door was salvaged from the Ichijo family's old branch inn by Shiroishi station; everything else on the site was built new in 2025.
Against the 161
- Size
- 11 rooms— In the smallest quarter of the 161, which run 1 to 508
- Award
- The Ryokan Collection— 46 of 161
- Type
- Ryokan— 59 of 161
- Where
- Miyagi— 1 of 161
The catalogue’s own axis
- 3 Keys7 stays
- 2 Keys20 stays
- 1 Key99 stays
- Relais & Châteaux10 stays
- The Ryokan Collection46 stays
The Ryokan Collection — 46 of the 161 stays here.
For scale: the smallest stay in this catalogue is ANABUKI-TEI at 1 rooms, the largest The Okura Tokyo at 508.
The stay
- Private bath
- Every room has one
- Water
- Free-flowing from the source
Nearby
Shiroishi Castle
10 min by car · Castle
Zao Snow Monsters
50 min by car (winter only) · Snowscape
Obara Onsen
15 min by car · Onsen
Zaimoku-iwa
15 min by car · Rock formation
Hitome Senbonzakura
15 min by car · Riverside
Photos: © Σ64 (CC BY 4.0) · Haseyu- (Public domain) · © yuukokukirei (CC BY 3.0) · © Kei hashi (CC BY-SA 3.0) · © くろふね (CC BY-SA 4.0)
About the ratings
RYOKAN
The Ryokan Collection
A small membership of established Japanese ryokan recognised for the traditional inn experience.
Good to know
Are meals included in the rate?
The rate shown is per person and includes dinner and breakfast.
Does every room have a private open-air bath?
Yes — every room has its own open-air bath.
Is the hot spring free-flowing (kakenagashi)?
Yes — the baths run on free-flowing hot spring water rather than recirculated.
How many rooms does THE YUKAWA Ichijo Branch have?
THE YUKAWA Ichijo Branch has 11 rooms.
How do I book THE YUKAWA Ichijo Branch?
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