Shirabu Onsen Nakaya Annex Fudokaku

♨️Taisho-era wooden inn with an 18 m Olympic Bath and a gorge-side open-air bath

Yamagata · Shirabu Onsen Nakaya Annex Fudokaku

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A Taisho-romance wooden building

• 🏯The wooden main building was built in the Taisho era as the home of Yonezawa's Hamada sake brewery, then moved here in the Showa era to become an inn.
• ⚫Game 5 of the 16th Honinbo Go title match was played here in 1961, and Honinbo games were held again in 2000, 2006 and 2009.
• 🏅The building won Yonezawa City's Landscape Award in the 'buildings worth preserving' category.

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The famous Olympic Bath

• 🏊This long indoor bath runs along the gorge — 18 m for men and 13 m for women — so every bather gets the valley view.
• 🔥Named to mark the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, it displays the torch cauldron used at the Yamagata Prefectural Office. Today's bath is the second version, opened in 1991.
• 🧱The tub and floor are Shigaraki ceramic, with underfloor heating from the spent hot-spring water, so the floor never feels cold.

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Gorge-side open-air bath and the source

• 🌲The only open-air bath in Shirabu Onsen overlooking the gorge of the Mogami River's headwaters (no washing area).
• ♨️The spring opened in 1312; its sulfur-calcium-sulfate water flows naturally at about 1,300–1,500 L per minute, 58–62°C, clear and colorless.
• 🕐The large bath is open 24 hours; the open-air bath from 6:00 to 23:00.

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Rooms in three wings

• 🏠Reimeikan, Fudokaku and Keikokukan are linked from upstream down; built on a slope, the inn has many stairs and maze-like corridors. All rooms are non-smoking.
• 🛁Reimeikan's 5 rooms have a bath (not hot-spring water), toilet and air conditioning; Fudokaku's Seseragi room is the only one with its own source-water bath.
• 🌿Keikokukan offers 6- and 12-tatami rooms right by the gorge, including budget rooms without bath or toilet.

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Yonezawa local cuisine

• 🥩The standard Azuma-zen kaiseki features Yonezawa carp arai, Yonezawa beef grilled on a ceramic plate, simmered beef tendon and Yamagata's tama-konnyaku.
• 🍶About 10 local sakes are always stocked, with a tasting set of three plus Takahata wine.
• 🍽️Breakfast and dinner are served at the sunken-kotatsu dining room Azuma; carp can be swapped if requested in advance, and there is a kids' menu.

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Time inside the inn

• ☕Relax with coffee at the gorge-view café corner or in the Chanoma lounge with its irori hearth.
• 🔫The lobby displays matchlock guns and the Honinbo match go board; from 19:00, 'Yonezawa Tales' shows real matchlocks while telling local history (when a storyteller is available).
• 🎨Try painting Sasano Itto-bori, a Yonezawa folk craft (1,500 yen), or book an in-room conditioning session (reservation only).

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Nearby sights and access

• 💧The entrance to the 30 m Shirabu Otaki Falls is a 5-minute walk away, and the Thirty-three Kannon statues erected in 1729 are nearby (both outside winter).
• 🚌From JR Yonezawa Station, take the Yamako Bus Yonezawa–Onogawa Onsen–Shirabu Onsen line, about 50 minutes.
• 🚗By car, use the Tohoku-Chuo Expressway; the Nishi-Azuma Sky Valley road is fully closed in winter.

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Gorge-side open-air bath and the source

• 🌲The only open-air bath in Shirabu Onsen overlooking the gorge of the Mogami River's headwaters (no washing area).
• ♨️The spring opened in 1312; its sulfur-calcium-sulfate water flows naturally at about 1,300–1,500 L per minute, 58–62°C, clear and colorless.
• 🕐The large bath is open 24 hours; the open-air bath from 6:00 to 23:00.

4

Rooms in three wings

• 🏠Reimeikan, Fudokaku and Keikokukan are linked from upstream down; built on a slope, the inn has many stairs and maze-like corridors. All rooms are non-smoking.
• 🛁Reimeikan's 5 rooms have a bath (not hot-spring water), toilet and air conditioning; Fudokaku's Seseragi room is the only one with its own source-water bath.
• 🌿Keikokukan offers 6- and 12-tatami rooms right by the gorge, including budget rooms without bath or toilet.

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A mountain inn with a 700-year-old spring, a Taisho-era wooden wing and a long gorge-side Olympic Bath. Note that Fudokaku and Keikokukan rooms have no air conditioning (fans in summer), some rooms lack a bath or toilet, and there are many stairs.

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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: 23:00

* 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 Shirabu Onsen Nakaya Annex Fudokaku?

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

Where is Shirabu Onsen Nakaya Annex Fudokaku located?

It is in Yonezawa. Address: Shirafuonsen.

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.