Ueyama Ryokan

♨️Shioda Onsen's original inn since 1874, guarding a natural spring

Hyogo · Shioda Onsen Ryokan Yumoto Ueyama

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The first inn at Shioda Onsen

• 🏯Founded in 1874 (Meiji 7), it was the very first ryokan to open at Shioda Onsen.
• 📜Shioda Onsen is believed to have been discovered in the Nara period and has served as a healing spa for about 300 years since the Edo era.
• 🌲The inn sits quietly in the hills north of Himeji, beside a pond spanned by a red bridge.

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Private spring and main baths

• 💧The water is a sodium bicarbonate–chloride spring, said to be good for digestive ailments and neuralgia.
• 🛁The Garden Bath and the natural Japanese cypress (hinoki) bath alternate between men and women, switching at 20:00.
• ❄️The source is a cool spring of about 17°C; the small source tub inside each bath is used as-is in summer and with added hot water in winter.

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Open-air baths and free family bath

• 🌿The open-air bath uses unfiltered, mineral-rich spring water and is open 15:00–21:00.
• 🔑The open-air family bath is free for overnight guests—if it's empty, just lock the door and enjoy it (7:30–21:00).
• 🥤The spring water is drinkable and tastes like a 'salty soda'.

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Tsubakikan and Main Building rooms with onsen

• 🏡Tsubakikan's Sanun and Keigetsu are special rooms with a private onsen, terrace, courtyard and massage chair; meals are served in-room at a hearth-style table.
• 🛏️Tsubakikan's Sekisho and the Main Building Japanese-Western rooms (Fukujuso, Takasago, Matsukaze) have beds and private onsen baths; Sekisho does not accept preschool children.
• 🍁The Main Building Japanese room (12.5 tatami) overlooks the foliage forest across the river, while the Taisho/Showa-style East Wing offers 8- and 10-tatami rooms with a toilet but no in-room bath.

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Seasonal kaiseki and spring-water porridge

• 🍲Dinner is a seasonal kaiseki with the signature onsen hot pot, with upgrades such as charcoal-grilled or sukiyaki Tajima beef.
• 🍚Breakfast centers on Yutsubo-gayu, a porridge cooked in spring water with no added seasoning.
• 🍷Wines and sake are selected by the sommelier manager; meals are served in the Irori Dining Keyaki (in-room for Tsubakikan).

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Facilities and services

• 🔥The lobby has an irori hearth corner where you can relax while waiting to check in or out.
• ⛲There is a spring-water drinking fountain and a small courtyard where goldfish swim.
• 🍵Tsubakikan guests enjoy free matcha service (arrival by 17:30), fridge drinks and a drip coffee maker.

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A vast garden and nearby sights

• 🌳The roughly 20,000-tsubo grounds, including forest, are dotted with the Shioda Onsen Yakushido hall, an Inari shrine, a red-bridged pond and a bamboo grove.
• 🍂Around November the grounds turn red and gold with autumn leaves.
• 🏰Himeji Castle is about 30 minutes by car and Himeji Central Park about 25 minutes.

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Access and shuttle

• 🚌From JR Himeji Station it's about 35 minutes by Shinki Bus; from the Shioda stop on route 51 it's about an 8-minute walk.
• 🚐A free shuttle leaves Himeji Station at 15:30 and returns from the inn at 9:50 the next day; it's for 2+ guests with limited seats, so note it in the remarks when booking.
• 🚗About 5 minutes from Yumesaki Smart IC on the Chugoku Expressway, with parking for 50 cars.

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Open-air baths and free family bath

• 🌿The open-air bath uses unfiltered, mineral-rich spring water and is open 15:00–21:00.
• 🔑The open-air family bath is free for overnight guests—if it's empty, just lock the door and enjoy it (7:30–21:00).
• 🥤The spring water is drinkable and tastes like a 'salty soda'.

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Tsubakikan and Main Building rooms with onsen

• 🏡Tsubakikan's Sanun and Keigetsu are special rooms with a private onsen, terrace, courtyard and massage chair; meals are served in-room at a hearth-style table.
• 🛏️Tsubakikan's Sekisho and the Main Building Japanese-Western rooms (Fukujuso, Takasago, Matsukaze) have beds and private onsen baths; Sekisho does not accept preschool children.
• 🍁The Main Building Japanese room (12.5 tatami) overlooks the foliage forest across the river, while the Taisho/Showa-style East Wing offers 8- and 10-tatami rooms with a toilet but no in-room bath.

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A rare naturally flowing spring, 300 years of spa history and villa-style rooms with private baths make this a rewarding stay. Note that East Wing and Main Building Japanese rooms have no in-room bath, and the open-air bath opens only on nights before holidays from mid-January to mid-March.

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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: 21:00

* 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 Ueyama Ryokan?

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

Where is Ueyama Ryokan located?

It is in Himeji. Address: 287, Shiota, Yumesaki-cho.

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.