Showakan rooms, meals, baths, and access to the Showa-kan, where you can enjoy the open-air bath in the sky and Showa retro in Ginzan Onsen

Showakan is a family-run, homey hot spring inn with 13 rooms.

 

In Ginzan Onsen, where you can feel the romance of the Taisho era (1912-1926), Showakan, as the name suggests, is a hot spring inn where you can feel the atmosphere of the Showa era.

 

The inn is a three-story building with an elevator, so you can get to your room without using the stairs.

 

 

 

 

Rooms are available not only in Japanese style but also in Western-style rooms with beds ideal for solo travelers.

 

There are separate large public baths for men and women, as well as a rooftop observation bath with a nice view from the window.

 

There are no private baths, but since the inn is not large, the baths are never crowded, so you can enjoy the hot springs at your leisure.

 

Since the inn is located in the center of Ginzan Onsen, you can enjoy the main view of Ginzan Onsen from the window if you stay in a river side room.

 

The room rates are reasonable, so we recommend this inn for those who want to stay at a homey ryokan.

Showakan offers a shuttle service to and from JR Oishida Station by reservation only, so it is recommended to use this service.

 

 

If you are going by rental car, you can park for free at the parking lots on both sides in front of the Ginzan Onsen Hot Spring Resort.

 

When you arrive at the parking lot, call the inn and they will take you to the entrance of the hot spring resort.

All rooms in the Showakan have a washroom and toilet, but there is no bath, so you will have to use the public bath.

 

The rooms are mainly Japanese-style rooms, so you will sleep on a futon in a Tatami room.

 

Western-style rooms are also available, but they have a bed for one person.

 

The types of rooms at Showakan are as follows.

 

Cherry Blossom　Mountain side
Japanese-style room 12 tatami mats + veranda + washroom + toilet
Capacity 2-5 persons
Renovated
（PR）

 

safflower　Mountain side
Western-style 6-mat bed room + washroom + toilet
Capacity 1 person

 

Sarunashi　 Mountain side
Japanese-style room 6 mats + washroom + toilet
Capacity for 2 persons

 

Hagi　River side
Japanese-style room (8 mats) + indoor veranda (2 mats) + washroom + toilet
Capacity for 2 to 3 persons
（PR）

 

Azusa　River side
Japanese-style room 6 tatami mats + veranda + washroom + toilet
Capacity for 2 persons
（PR）

 

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We recommend river side rooms with a view of the Ginzan Onsen district.

 

All rooms do not have a bath, so bathing is available in the large hot spring bathhouse.

 

Amenities include hand towel, bath towel, hair dryer, toothbrush, toothpaste, hand soap, brush, yukata, shaving lotion (men), cleansing oil, facial cleansing foam, cotton, and hair elastic (women).

The Showakan has separate indoor and outdoor baths for men and women.

 

There is also an indoor open-air bath on the 6th floor, with men and women changing according to the time of day.

 

 

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The large bath is not very spacious, as it is not a large ryokan, but the open-air bath in the sky is liberating.

 

The indoor bath is on the mountain side, so there is no view from the window, but the water is free-flowing from the source.

 

There are no private baths.

Meals are served at the restaurant. The Fukayama restaurant on the 4th floor has a nice plaster decoration with a good old Showa-era atmosphere.

 

Dinner is prepared with local ingredients and seasonal produce.

 

The menu includes homemade sake, grilled Yamagata beef, Yamagata's famous taro soup, sashimi of rockfish, and rice cooked with local Tsuyahime rice.（PR）

 

 

 

 

 

 

An example of an actual dish is shown below.

 

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The cuisine changes depending on the season, but it has a reputation for being delicious.

 

Breakfast is Japanese style and includes local specialties such as rice cooked with benibana (a local delicacy), soaked vegetables, eggs, fuki, cod roe, grilled fish, mushrooms, miso soup, pickles, and nori (seaweed).

 

 

 

Here is an example of a breakfast dish.

 

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Benibana rice is cooked in a pot for one person, and it is delicious.

 

The menu changes depending on the time of year and other factors.

 

As the name “Aji to Magokoro no Yado Showakan” (Inn of Aji and Magokoro) implies, the food is very tasty and the hospitality is very good.

word-of-mouth evaluation

 

exhibit：https://www.jalan.net/yad331048/kuchikomi/

 

comprehensive	4.3／5.0　point
room	4.2／5.0　point
bath	3.8／5.0　point
Cuisine (breakfast)	4.1／5.0　point
Cuisine (Dinner)	4.4／5.0　point
Customer Service	4.5／5.0　point
sense of cleanliness	4.2／5.0　point

Normal = 3.0" is the standard at the time of evaluation

 

Amenities
Hand towel, bath towel, toothbrush/toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, soap, yukata, hair dryer, razor, shower cap, cotton swab, comb/brush

 

Credit cards accepted locally
JCB, VISA, Master, AMEX, UC

 

Guest Rooms
13 rooms

 

Room Facilities
All rooms have toilets (with bidet facilities), air-conditioning and heating in all rooms, TV, satellite TV, refrigerator (beverages available for a fee), free Wi-Fi access in all rooms

 

Check-in time
From 15:00

 

Check-out
Up to 10:00

 

Parking
Yes, free of charge