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It is very hard to go there at night in winter but the owner is very kind.

I don't think it's the same as the route inn that has no particular features. There is a station front, but there was a considerable distance from the west exit of the ticket gate where I got off the Shinkansen at the back of the station (east exit) and to the other side. There are no other shops on this side and there is no convenience store, so when you go, it is recommended to go after buying what you need at the convenience store immediately after exiting the ticket gate.

Stayed for a night without having any of the hotel meals so will only comment on what I experienced. The hotel is situated in a very small town and it was decent considering Shinjo not being a rather popular destination compared to other parts of Yamagata. Free parking and the double room we stayed in was very huge for Japanese standards. Some facilities were old but still clean. WIFI was quite unstable though and some websites took very long to load. Staff at the reception were friendly and check in check out went smooth. There is practically nothing around the area so be prepared to go there with food if your meals are not included, and if you dont have a car. There is only a visible drug store walkable from the hotel, and I think a family mart convenience store some minutes away. We walked to a big supermarket, which was about 15 minutes walk from the hotel along the river.

We used it in a long stay (22 hours of check-in at 13:00 and check-out at 11:00) plan. In the room, a large sofa faces the Mogami River and the mountain 々, and enjoys the picturesque scenery, and involuntarily swallowed the phrase ”May rain and early Mogami River”. You can overlook the Mogami River from the large communal bath and the open-air bath. The hot spring water was a thin cloudy water. There was no one, so I felt luxurious. It was good to be able to take a half-body bath in both the indoor bath and the open-air bath. The number of people in the bathroom was up to 4 people, so I was able to use it without mixing. The hot spring name is Kusanagi Onsen. I had free coffee in the lobby. The lobby area also has a nice atmosphere. Supper was at the venue, but there were no loud people because each table was large and I was told to eat silently first. The food looked and tasted good, and it went well with local sake. In particular, the pork shabu-shabu of the prefecture brand pork ”Rice Daughter Pork” was very delicious with two kinds of sauce. Breakfast was a buffet style with only drinks, and it was a Japanese set meal with a large number of items, so I had a satisfying breakfast. The inn here was very hospitality and the staff were all kind and polite. I was healed by the warmth and nature of the people.

Very classic ryokan