Yunosawa Onsen Toki-no-yado Sumire

湯の沢温泉時の宿すみれゆのさわおんせんときのやどすみれ

A two-guest-only ryokan with private riverside baths

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Can I go?

Day visit ·

Yes

11:30–14:30

Day use requires booking at least two days ahead; bathing (main indoor bath only) is available from 11:30 to 14:30, after the lunch course and once the bath has been cleaned.

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About

Toki no Yado Sumire is a small ryokan in Yunosawa Onsen, on a quiet stretch outside Yonezawa. There are two indoor baths that swap between men and women through the day, plus two private open-air baths by the stream that guests can use anytime, no reservation needed. The spring is an old one, said to have been ranked among Japan's noted hot springs before the Genroku era, roughly 300 years ago, and it keeps you warm well after you get out. The inn takes exactly two adults per room, no solo travelers and no groups, so it runs slow and quiet: no TV or clock in the rooms, and dinner built around a Yonezawa beef kaiseki course. A reservation-only lunch plan lets day visitors try the beef and the indoor bath without staying overnight.

The baths

What's here

Yes
Outdoor Bath. Open-air outdoor bath
Yes
Indoor Bath. Enclosed indoor bathing area
No
Mixed BathingShared bathing area for all genders
No
Day-Use Private Bath. Day visitors can book the private bath, not only overnight guestsDay-use guests bathe in the main indoor bath only; the private outdoor baths are reserved for overnight guests.

Also here

Dining✓ YesDay-use dining is a reservation-only set lunch course, not casual walk-in dining.

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Programs1

Yamagata Onsen-do
A prefecture-wide onsen stamp rally across 86 baths in Yamagata, launched in 2026. Collect stamps in all four areas, Murayama, Mogami, Shonai and Okitama, and climb the ranks toward Onsen Master.
Area
Okitama
No.
86
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