Yutagami Onsen Wakatake

♨️Tatami-floored baths, garden annex rooms and drinks included in Niigata

Niigata · Echigo no Oyado Wakatake

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An onsen inn at the foot of Mt. Gomado

• 🏯Wakatake sits in Yutagami Onsen at the foot of Mt. Gomado, overlooking the Echigo Plain.
• 📜Records show Yutagami Onsen was licensed as a healing spa by the Shibata domain in 1738, and its waters have long been called the "Yakushi-no-yu" (Healing Buddha's spring).
• 🎋Surrounded by a garden and a bamboo grove, the inn has 28 rooms (27 Japanese-style, 1 Japanese-Western).

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Garden open-air bath and drinkable spring

• 🪨Natural-stone garden open-air baths, one each for men and women.
• ♨️The "Kaguya-no-yu" spring is a sodium-chloride hot spring, listed for neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, poor circulation and fatigue.
• 🥤A drinking fountain for the spring water stands by the open-air bath. There are no private baths.

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Tatami-floored large bath

• 🟩The large bath has a tatami floor (an "ozashiki" bath) that is soft underfoot and less slippery.
• 👶Baby soap and bath toys are provided, making it easy for children and older guests alike.
• 🕔Bathing hours are 5:00-24:00; a bathing tax of 150 yen per adult is charged separately.

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Rooms facing the garden

• 🌳The 14 rooms of the new Kikkotei wing have 12 tatami mats plus a wide veranda with a sunken kotatsu, overlooking a garden pond with a waterfall.
• 🏡The Takezono annex holds Gomado (10+15 mats), Tsubaki and Fuji (10+6 mats), and Hagi with a Western twin bedroom, among others.
• 📶Free Wi-Fi throughout except the large bath; rooms in the old Chikubutei wing are assigned by the inn.

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Seasonal Echigo kaiseki

• 🍱The standard dinner is the seasonal "Kaguya-hime Gozen" kaiseki with Sea of Japan seafood and mountain vegetables.
• 🌿A gentle Japanese medicinal-cuisine set and an upgrade course with a choice of mains are also offered.
• 🍳Breakfast is Japanese or Western, chosen at booking; kids' sets are available for ages 6-12 and kids' lunch plates for ages 3-5.

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All-inclusive perks and facilities

• 🍺Lobby lounge drinks (alcohol 15:00-21:00, soft drinks 24 hours) and free-flow drinks at dinner, including about 20 Niigata sakes, are included in the rate (private-room and group dinners excluded from dinner free-flow).
• 🍡Welcome onsen buns on arrival, an ochazuke late-night snack 21:00-22:00, and ice pops after bathing.
• 🏓Lobby tea corner with an iron kettle, free table tennis, a shop (7:00-21:00), and kids' yukata and baby futon to borrow.

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Nearby sights

• 💠About 30,000 hydrangeas bloom every July at the Mt. Gomado hydrangea garden, whose trails also make a good hike.
• 🏛️Chinjuso, a wealthy farmer's residence built in 1918, features an annex by master carpenter Matsui Kakuhei and a Kyoto-style dry landscape garden.
• 🛕Ryogenji Temple, linked to the monk Shinran, holds the "Tsunagi-gaya" tree, one of the Seven Wonders of Echigo.

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Access and shuttle

• 🚄About 25 minutes by taxi from Tsubame-Sanjo Station, roughly 1 hour 50 minutes from Tokyo by shinkansen.
• 🚐Free shuttle from Tagami Station on the Shinetsu Line, timed to trains (reservation required); Niigata to Tagami takes about 30 minutes.
• 🚗About 25 minutes from Sanjo-Tsubame IC on the Hokuriku Expressway, with free parking.

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Tatami-floored large bath

• 🟩The large bath has a tatami floor (an "ozashiki" bath) that is soft underfoot and less slippery.
• 👶Baby soap and bath toys are provided, making it easy for children and older guests alike.
• 🕔Bathing hours are 5:00-24:00; a bathing tax of 150 yen per adult is charged separately.

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Rooms facing the garden

• 🌳The 14 rooms of the new Kikkotei wing have 12 tatami mats plus a wide veranda with a sunken kotatsu, overlooking a garden pond with a waterfall.
• 🏡The Takezono annex holds Gomado (10+15 mats), Tsubaki and Fuji (10+6 mats), and Hagi with a Western twin bedroom, among others.
• 📶Free Wi-Fi throughout except the large bath; rooms in the old Chikubutei wing are assigned by the inn.

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With its tatami-floored bath, garden annex rooms and drinks-included stay, Wakatake is an easy choice for family onsen trips. Note that there are no private baths, and old-wing and some annex rooms have a washlet toilet but no bathtub.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 19:00

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Yutagami Onsen Wakatake?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Yutagami Onsen Wakatake located?

It is in Minamikanbara-gun. Address: 1370 Otsu Tagami Tagamimachi.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.