Ryokan, Ginzan Onsen
Fujiya
Fujiya is a ryokan of eight rooms at Ginzan Onsen, the gas-lit onsen village in the mountains of Yamagata, its Taisho-era facade kept on the river and its interior rebuilt in bamboo lattice and glass.
The Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan stays here. $19,500 per person, twin share.
the room
The rooms
The rooms are spare and luminous, in pale wood, plaster and bamboo, with low beds and river windows; light falls through the lattice by day and the lamps of the street glow through it at night.
to unwind
The onsen
The ryokan's onsen are small private baths in wood and stone, each its own quiet room, taken in turn.
the table
Dining
Dinner is kaiseki of the Yamagata mountains and rice country, served at the ryokan; on our tours the last evening is a farewell kaiseki here.
the setting
Ginzan Onsen
Ginzan Onsen grew up beside a silver mine in a narrow valley of Yamagata, and its three- and four-storey wooden inns of the Taisho era still face each other across the river, lit by gas lamps after dark. Fujiya stands among them.
The ryokan opens onto the river and its bridges and the lamplit street of the village, with the Shirogane Falls a short walk up the valley.
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our tours here
The tours that stay at Fujiya
questions
Questions about Fujiya
Where is Fujiya?
At Ginzan Onsen, in the mountains of Obanazawa, Yamagata, about forty minutes by car from Oishida Station on the Yamagata Shinkansen.
Which of your tours stay at Fujiya?
The Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan stays here.
Does Fujiya have an onsen?
Yes, as small private baths in wood and stone, each taken in turn, so the onsen is always your own.
Can Fujiya be part of a private journey?
Yes. Beyond the tours that stay here, a Custom Tour of Japan can include Fujiya on dates of your own, created around your party alone. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.
Fujiya, with us.
Tell us the dates you have in mind, or the tour that caught your eye, and we will answer with the journey that brings you to Fujiya.