Kameya Hotel

Our accommodation on this day was "Kameya" in Yunohama Onsen. Yunohama Onsen is a hot spring with a history of 1,000 years, dating back to a long time ago when an injured turtle took a hot bath on the sandy beach. ``Kameya'' is a long-established inn that was founded in the Edo period and takes its name from the legend of the beginning of Yunohama Onsen. Our guest room was a renovated retreat room with twin bedrooms. From the window of my room, I could see the coast of Yunohama, and I was able to watch the sun setting over the Sea of ​​Japan directly in front of me. Both the ``French Lansai Kaiseki'' dinner and the ``Kobachi Gozen'' breakfast were beautiful to look at and very delicious. The dinner, in particular, was a Japanese-French course meal and was wonderful.

Staff are nice. There are no obstacles in front of you or the sea, so you can see the sunset beautifully. An inn where the royal family stayed. There are many washrooms in the public bath, so you don't feel stress.

I stayed here on a tour of the Shonai region. It was a cheap tour, so I didn't have high expectations, but I was surprised by this inn. The approach from the gate at the entrance is decorated with the "Pine Festival Pull Rope" of Mt. Haguro. The interior of the spacious lobby is also wonderful, and there is a welcome drink counter. There is a shop in front of the front desk, but it is not a typical souvenir shop, but a select shop that also sells traditional crafts from around Yamagata. At the back of the first floor, there is a storehouse-like store where you can drink local sake. The guest room, which can be reached by elevator, is quite spacious with tatami flooring and two large beds. Behind that is a wooden floor with a sofa. The floor is heated, so it is comfortable to lie down. The large window overlooks the Sea of ​​Japan. The meal was a kaiseki meal as part of the tour, but the delicious food made with locally produced ingredients, which showed the chef's good taste, was served in abundance. Breakfast was the same as the other guests in another large hall, but it was an elaborate set meal like a Shokado bento. It was delicious food that looked good on social media. The hot spring was also wonderful, and the large communal bath had a large tub, a cypress bath, and an open-air bath. The next morning, when I went to the beach, I could see Mt. Chokai to the north. The hotel staff were also very considerate, and at dinner time they prepared ice for the remaining bottles of shochu so that we could drink it in our room. It felt like I had stayed at a good inn for the first time in a while.