Ginzan Onsen, Obanazawa, Yamagata
Ginzanso
A more complete hotel-bath experience than the small public bath, with indoor pools, an outdoor bath and an outdoor reclining bath. Day use resumed on May 11, 2026, but the window is short; day-use rock bathing remains suspended.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- Day use 11:30–14:00; last reception 13:30. Closed Thursdays. Adult admission ¥1,500; child admission ¥1,000. The hotel's page still has older wording about suspension, but its dated day-use page confirms the May 2026 reopening. Day-use rock bathing is not included as an available service.
- Tattoo policy
- The current facility-specific material reviewed does not confirm a tattoo policy. Ask before visiting.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 60°C; the sampling date was not stated.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- Ginzan Onsen; the current main pages do not publish a source name that can be assigned specifically to this facility.
- Spring classification
- Sulfur-bearing sodium-chloride and sulfate spring.
- pH
- Not published for this facility.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- Day visitors can use the indoor baths, public outdoor bath and outdoor reclining bath. The operator says water may be added or heated when spring temperature changes; circulation and disinfection details are not fully published.
The 60°C figure is source temperature, not bath temperature. Do not assume day-use admission includes the currently suspended rock-bath service.
How to read a bath profile
Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.
