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The pictures speak for themselves - like a scene straight out of a Studio Ghibli film 🥹 This picturesque hot spring town is lined with traditional wooden ryokans, giving a nostalgic atmosphere, especially when illuminated by gas street lamps at night. Ginzan Onsen had been on our bucket list since Covid, so when we finally had the chance to visit, we decided to stay a night here so we could enjoy the place leisurely!
Ngl, we almost didn’t make it here :’) If you’re considering to visit, do be prepared for the following:
1. Accommodations are expensive and difficult to book. The ryokans here get sold out quickly so plan ahead! To book, you’ll likely have to book through the individual ryokans’ websites as they’re mostly unavailable on typical travel sites.
2. It is a loooong journey to get here from Tokyo. It takes >4h one way by train.
3. It’s a small town. There really isn’t much else to explore outside of the main pedestrian street.
That being said, we thoroughly enjoyed our once in a lifetime experience!! Here are some details that might be helpful:
1️⃣ How to get here
🚅 We took a train to Oishida station, where our ryokan picked us up for a ~30 min bus ride to Ginzan Onsen. To get to Oishida, we used the JR Tohuku pass which allowed us to explore the Tohuku area for 5 days.
Pro tip: Download the JapanTravel app for your transportation needs, and reserve your Shinkansen tickets online beforehand!
2️⃣ Rough itinerary
🏮DAY ONE
Reach Oishida station from Yamagata at ~1.20pm
Ryokan pickup from Oishida station at 1.40pm
Arrive at Ginzan Onsen, check-in to ryokan ~2.10pm
Walk around the pedestrian street and take dozens of photos
Enjoy the ryokan’s onsen
Dinner at ryokan at 6pm
Walk around the pedestrian street again for the night views (ryokans usually have yukatas/down jackets that you can borrow)
Onsen, shower and sleep
🏮DAY TWO
Breakfast at ryokan between 730am to 830am
Walk around one last time, or simply enjoy a chill morning in the room
Check out at 945am
Drop off at Oishida station departs Ginzan Onsen at 10am
3️⃣ What to do
🏞️ Visit Shirogane Falls at the back of the town. There is also a short hike behind the waterfall that leads to a section of the silver mine, but do take note that it’s closed during winter!
🦶Enjoy a free foot bath along the river at Warashi-yu
🍜 Visit Izu-no-Hana restaurant and eat “Agenasu Oroshisoba", a dish of soba with fried eggplant. This was SO delicious, I’m still salivating as I think about it. Other popular eats are the curry bread, as well as Tachi-kui Tofu from Nogawa Tofuya.
♨️ What’s a hot spring town without some onsen? There is also a public bath house available for those who aren’t staying the night at a ryokan.
I’m glad that I’ve finally checked off this place on my bucket list, and it was as charming as I envisioned it to be ☺️ It looks even better in winter, but the cold would have been too much for us hahaha
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🍙 2D1N on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
🍙 Day trip from Tokyo: Mt Myogi
🍙 Lake that inspired Kimi no Nawa: Lake Suwa
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