Ginzan Onsen Takimikan
Reference price. Per-person rate published on the official website, based on 2 guests per room, from the lowest to the highest rate across the 4 annex rooms, as of September 30, 2026. Prices vary by season and plan. Please check the booking site for actual rates.
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forumWhat families say
Rakuten Travel rating 5 out of 5 (116 reviews). Families praise the inn's free bus to the Ginzan Onsen hot-spring town in the evening, which makes getting back and forth with children easier despite a hilly location with long slopes. Guests are highly satisfied with the quantity and flavor of dinner and breakfast, soba included, and also praise the open-air bath looking down on the waterfall and the quiet hilltop setting. Some reviewers, however, report that no one came out to greet them at check-in and checkout and that the service felt businesslike, so the welcome on arrival seems to vary.
Kids Facilities
Private-hire bath
Private-hire bath
A private-hire bath that only guests staying at Annex Takimikan can use. It is available 24 hours a day apart from cleaning time from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., so you can bathe with your child without worrying about other guests. Guests staying in the main building cannot use it. Whether children who are not yet out of diapers may bathe is not stated, so please confirm in advance.
- •Only guests staying at Annex Takimikan can use it
- •It cannot be used during cleaning time (10 a.m. to 11 a.m.)
Private dining room
Private dining room
Dinner is served in a private dining room, so you can eat without worrying about other guests even if your child gets loud. Breakfast is served in the banquet hall or the dining area. Allergies can be accommodated as far as possible with notice at least 3 days in advance, and requests made on the day cannot be accommodated.
- •Allergy accommodation requires notice at least 3 days in advance
- •Personal likes and dislikes are not covered
Kokeshi doll painting experience
Kokeshi doll painting experience
At the crafts hall a 1-minute walk from Annex Takimikan, you can try painting a kokeshi doll. Reservations are required. The hall also sells its own original kokeshi, woodcraft and Ginzan souvenirs, and it is a handy place to drop in on a rainy day or after a bath.
- •The painting experience requires a reservation
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Overview
Ginzan Onsen Takimikan, an inn of the waterfall and soba, sits at the far end of Ginzan Onsen. Its annex has rooms that pair a Japanese-modern twin with a Japanese-style tatami room, all overlooking Shirogane Falls, and the main building has Japanese-modern twin rooms as well. The two annex layouts combine twin beds with a 10-tatami or 12-tatami Japanese-style tatami room, giving a family plenty of space. A private-hire bath reserved for guests staying in the annex can be used 24 hours a day apart from cleaning time, so you can bathe with a small child without worrying about other guests. Dinner is served in a private dining room, and allergies can be accommodated as far as possible with notice at least 3 days in advance. The co-sleeping policy, children's rates and baby items are not listed in our information, so please confirm in advance.
Rooms
Annex Takimikan has 4 rooms, Yukibare, Shoryo, Hanaakari and Ujun, and every one of them looks out over Shirogane Falls. There are four layouts: a 6-tatami Japanese-modern twin plus a 12-tatami Japanese-style tatami room, an 8-tatami Japanese-modern twin plus a 10-tatami Japanese-style tatami room, a 12-tatami Japanese-modern twin, and an 8-tatami Japanese-modern twin. The two layouts that pair a twin with a tatami room give you a tatami area, which makes it easy for families with young children to lie down and relax. The annex is a 5-minute walk from the main building, and you cross a red bridge to go back and forth. The main building has a Japanese-modern twin on the 2nd floor with semi-double beds and a Japanese-modern twin on the 1st floor with single beds. There are 14 rooms in all. In-room equipment includes a television, an electric hot-water kettle, a refrigerator, a hair dryer, a humidifier, individually controlled air conditioning and a toilet with a washing function, so a humidifier is on hand in the drier months. The whole property is non-smoking, with a smoking area right in front of the building.
Dining
Dinner is served in a private dining room, and breakfast in the banquet hall or the dining area. In-room dining is not offered. Kids' menus and children's chairs are not mentioned either, so please check if you need them. For allergies, describe the severity and what the person with the allergy normally eats in as much detail as you can and give notice at least 3 days in advance; the kitchen will then accommodate you as far as it can. Requests made on the day cannot be accommodated, and personal likes and dislikes are not covered. Note, however, that the accommodation terms provide that when a guest with a food allergy wishes to book a stay with meals, the inn may decline the accommodation contract because it cannot accommodate the request completely. If you are staying with a child who has a severe food allergy, please consult the inn directly before booking.
Baths and Onsen
The main building has a view open-air bath and a communal bath, and the spring water is a sulfur-containing sodium chloride and sulfate onsen. The view open-air bath and the communal bath can be used from 11 a.m. until 9 a.m. the next morning; from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. is maintenance time, and from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. bathing is not possible while the men's and women's baths are swapped. There is a private-hire bath that only guests staying at Annex Takimikan may use, available 24 hours a day apart from cleaning time from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. You can bathe there with your child without worrying about other guests, which makes bathing easier at an age when the communal bath is difficult. Guests staying in the main building cannot use the private-hire bath. Whether children who are not yet out of diapers may get into the bath is not stated, so please confirm in advance. Day-use bathing is closed every Monday and runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with reception until 2:30 p.m.; it costs 1,000 yen for adults. Checking children's rates with the inn before visiting is the surest way.
Family-Friendly Features
Guests staying at Annex Takimikan receive free drinks 24 hours a day in the relaxation space Kantei. There is also a drink-inclusive plan with unlimited drinks throughout your stay in the dedicated relaxation lounge Ki to Ki. The building has a toilet that can be used from a wheelchair, and there is a wheelchair available to borrow, a barrier-free toilet, handrails in the guest-room toilets and handrails on the communal bath tub, which is a useful guide if you need to get around with as few steps and level changes as possible. Whether co-sleeping is allowed, any upper age limit, the children's rate categories, and whether cribs or baby futons are provided are not listed in our information, so please confirm with the inn before booking.
Access
The nearest station is Oishida Station, about 30 minutes from the inn by free shuttle bus or by car. The shuttle bus is reserved by phone by the day before (booking sites sometimes say 3 days in advance, so getting in touch as soon as your dates are set is the surest approach). Check-in is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and checkout is at 10 a.m. There are 30 parking spaces, free of charge and with no reservation needed. A bathing tax of 150 yen per person is payable in addition to the room rate. English-language pages are available as well. One to two minutes on foot from Annex Takimikan there is a Japanese-modern cafe in a renovated traditional house and a crafts hall, where you can try painting a kokeshi doll (reservation required). After dinner, there is also a shuttle bus that gives you about 30 minutes to wander the hot-spring town at your own pace.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 522 Ginzan Shinhata, Obanazawa, Yamagata 999-4333 |
|---|---|
| directions_carAccess | About 30 minutes from Oishida Station by municipal bus, or about 30 minutes by free shuttle bus (reservation required by the day before). |
| trainNearest station | Oishida Station |
| local_parkingParking | Parking is available for 30 cars, free of charge, with no reservation needed. |
| callPhone | +81-237-28-2164 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, UC, DC, NICOS |
| languageOfficial site | https://www.takimikan.jp/open_in_new |
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Reference price. Per-person rate published on the official website, based on 2 guests per room, from the lowest to the highest rate across the 4 annex rooms, as of September 30, 2026. Prices vary by season and plan. Please check the booking site for actual rates.
Frequently Asked Questions
What ages is Ginzan Onsen Takimikan best suited to?
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It has facilities that work especially well for babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 2) and children aged 3 and over. There is no age limit, and families with children of any age can stay.
Is there parking at Ginzan Onsen Takimikan?
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Parking: Parking is available for 30 cars, free of charge, with no reservation needed.
How do you get to Ginzan Onsen Takimikan?
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About 30 minutes from Oishida Station by municipal bus, or about 30 minutes by free shuttle bus (reservation required by the day before).
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