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Yunoyama Onsenkan

湯の山温泉館 · Yunoyama Onsen (Hiroshima)

Policy not published (day visit)

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How it scores

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A 450-yen bathhouse at the head of a valley, on the site of a cure-bath laid out in 1750 by Asano Yoshinaga, lord of the Hiroshima domain. There is nothing to look at - indoor tubs only - and the draw is the 4-metre waterfall of untreated 23.5C source water you stand under between soaks in the 41C indoor bath. Cheap, plain and very quiet; the closest thing in Hiroshima to an old toji bathhouse still in use.

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The baths

Indoor bath

Separate men's and women's indoor baths heated to 41C, plus the house speciality: a utase-yu waterfall bath that drops 4 m off the bedrock at the source temperature of 23.5C. The intended way to use it is to warm up indoors and then stand under the cold fall, alternating. There is no open-air bath and no private bath.

Open to day visitors

Practical details

Day visits
Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.
Summer (1 Jun - 30 Sep) 9:00-21:00, last entry 20:30. Winter (1 Oct - 31 May) 9:00-20:00, last entry 19:30. Irregular closing days - it may shut for maintenance without notice.
Day visit price
¥450
450 yen for one entry, or 800 yen for all-day use, for ages 12 and over; 150 / 400 yen for ages 4-11. Bathing tax included. An 11-visit ticket is 4,300 yen. Free coin lockers. Prices were last revised on 1 October 2021.
Staying overnight
No
Getting there
At the far end of the Yunoyama Onsen valley in Saeki Ward, a separate hamlet from Yuki Onsen and further into the mountains. Parking for 5 cars of its own plus about 40 nearby. Public transport is thin here - the bus network serves Yuki Lodge rather than this bathhouse, so plan on a car or a taxi from there.
Official website
yuki-lodge.jp/yunoyamaonsenkan.html

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Staying nearby

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Where to stay in Yunoyama Onsen (Hiroshima)Booking.com ↗Day-pass tickets and coupons for HiroshimaAsoview (Japanese-language site) ↗

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What we have not confirmed

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