F.J.Forest Zao - Zao Sansuien

F.J Forest Zao, a private cottage with a natural hot spring and a wood-burning stove

The bath at F.J Forest Zao is a natural hot spring! Enjoy the private hot spring to your heart's content. Enjoy a private hot spring bath to your heart's content, or relax on a cold day with a fire in the wood-burning stove.

Please spend a warm and healing time at F.J Forest Zao, a rental villa with a hot spring and a wood-burning stove that will warm you to the core.

Please note
This is a two-story building, but only the first floor can be used by guests (the second floor is closed). Please understand that the second floor is closed.


Sanitary measures for a safe and comfortable stay
During your stay, the only contact between you and the Sansui-en staff is during check-in and check-out. Please feel free to spend your time in your own space.

Before welcoming guests, we provide adequate ventilation and wipe down the facilities and equipment with alcohol disinfectant.
Alcohol spray for hand sanitizer is available at the entrance of the facility.
Hand soap is available at the washbasin.

Please note the following
Please wear a mask when you check in and check out.
Please wear a mask when you check in and check out. ・We will take your temperature when you check in.

For guests arriving by car
If you are coming by car during the winter, you will need to install winter tires such as studless tires or chains.
Please note that there is a steep slope on the road from the Zao Sansui-en management office to the accommodation facilities.

About Accommodation Plan
F.J Forest Zao is limited to one group per day, with a maximum of six people staying in a private house. The accommodation fee is the same for up to two people, and an additional fee is charged for each additional person from three people.
The room rate is the same for up to two people.
Children over 2 years old will be charged the same price as adults.

About meals
You can enjoy cooking in the kitchen of the cottage.
A minimum of cooking utensils are provided. Please bring your own ingredients and seasonings.

For those who wish to have BBQ, we will guide you to the BBQ site (Wild Zao Village) adjacent to Zao Sansui-en. BBQ is not allowed on the wooden deck of the cottage (hot plates are allowed).

Cooking indoors is not allowed.
Cooking on the wood stove is prohibited.


Location of F.J Forest Zao
F.J. Forest is located on the grounds of Zao Sansui-en, a villa overlooking the Zao mountain range, and is fully managed for your peace of mind. There is a tennis court on the Sansui-en grounds, which is also available for use by guests staying at this facility.

Sightseeing spots in the area
Miyagi Zao Fox Village (about 20 minutes by car)
Zao Fox Village (20 minutes by car)
　∟The hot spring water is kept at the source to warm the body from the core. A free footbath is also available.
Zao dairy center (about 10 minutes by car)
　Zao Dairy Center (about 10 minutes by car)∟In early November, a cheese fair is held.
Waterfall viewing platform [Sankaitaki & Fudotaki] (about 15 minutes by car)
　∟It is a great scenic spot during the season of fresh green and autumn leaves.
Ogama (about 35 minutes by car)
　∟The crater lake is a symbol of the Zao mountain range.

Ski slopes accessible from Zao Sansuien:.
Ski resort accessible from Zao Sansui-en: Miyagi Zao Eboshi Resort (15 minutes by car) *The closest ski resort to Zao Sansui-en.
Miyagi Zao Sumikawa Snow Park (25 min. by car) *Tour to see the ice under the trees in Miyagi Zao is available.
Zao Onsen Ski Resort is located on the Yamagata side of the Zao mountain range. Zao Onsen Ski Resort is located on the Yamagata side of the Zao mountain range. It takes about 90 minutes from Zao Sansui-en using the Yamagata Expressway.

Access: Tohoku Expressway, Shiroishi Interchange.
15 minutes by car from Shiroishi I.C. or Murata I.C. on the Tohoku Expressway.
About 15 minutes by car from Miyagi-Kawasaki I.C. on Yamagata Expressway.
About 30 minutes by car or cab from Shiraishi-Zao Station on the Shinkansen bullet train.
About 50 minutes by highway bus from Sendai Station

About Zao Sansui-en
The Matsukawa River flows through the garden, and you can enjoy a walk along the riverbank while looking at the Zao Mountain Range.
The stream, which was the origin of the name "Seseragi-no-sato" (village of murmuring fireflies), runs through the garden and is still so pure that fireflies can live there.

The park is filled with the colors of the four seasons: spring with fresh greenery, summer with green leaves, autumn with red leaves, and winter with silvery white leaves. The park is full of nature, with trees, flowers, and flowering plants adding color to the seasons. The garden is also home to many wild birds.

A 24-hour security system is in place.
The garden is patrolled every two hours during the night to ensure safety and security.