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♨️The Warmth of a Waterfall Bath, Flowing for 700 Years

Yamagata · Shirabu Onsen Higashiya

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The 400-Year Icon: 'Takiburo,' the Waterfall Bath

• ♨️A stone bath dating back roughly 400 years, to when the Uesugi clan relocated to this land
• 💧Standing beneath the yutaki, water falling from 3 meters up, is said to ease stagnation in the body
• 🛁A historic bath designed to let the body settle into its most natural, comfortable posture

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An Open-Air Bath That Holds All Four Seasons

• 🍃An open-air bath where you feel the seasons change against your skin — fresh greenery, autumn leaves, or a snow-covered bath
• 🌲A wild, natural space amid the surrounding trees, where you take in Shirabu's landscape
• 🚻The men's and women's baths are fixed, with no alternating

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'Ishiburo,' a Stone Bath Carved from the Lord's Garden Rock

• 🪨Carved by hand over two years from a large garden stone dating to the Uesugi clan's recuperation villa
• 🏯A historic stone bath built starting in 1951 (Showa 26)
• 🔒The family bath is barrier-free and can be locked from inside for private use

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A Sulfate Spring, 100% Kakenagashi

• 💦A spring at 900 meters elevation, yielding an abundant 1,500 liters per minute
• 🧪A clear, colorless calcium-sulfate spring, running 100% Kakenagashi straight from the source
• 🩺Known to help with neuralgia, muscle pain, poor circulation, and fatigue

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Country Cooking Centered on Authentic Yonezawa Beef

• 🥩Enjoy Yonezawa beef, its marbling like fine frost and its flavor deeply savory
• 🍲Thin-sliced Yonezawa beef dipped in hot broth — the shabu-shabu and sukiyaki courses are especially popular
• 🍚A simple, warm table that favors the natural taste of ingredients over showy presentation

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Comfortable Rooms After Renovation

• 🛏️18 rooms in total, including wa-modern twins and Japanese-Western rooms
• 🚿Showers were added to in-room baths, and the changing rooms, dining area, and lobby were all renovated
• 📶Every room has free Wi-Fi and yukata provided

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A Mountain Onsen Village with 700 Years of History

• 📜An inn that has welcomed guests ever since Shirabu Onsen first opened in 1312, the first year of the Showa (Shōwa 正和) era
• 🔥A 2000 fire destroyed the thatched roof, but the inn was rebuilt in cedar wood the following year
• ⛩️Carries the spirit of a bath once ranked among the 'Three High Springs of Oshu' (奥州三高湯) in the Edo period

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Getting There

• 🚌About 50 minutes by local bus from JR Yonezawa Station, bound for Shirabu/Tengendai
• 🚐A free shuttle bus from Yonezawa Station is available with advance booking (departs 14:40)
• 🏔️Set at 850 meters elevation at the foot of Mt. Tengendai, also a fine summer retreat

The waters of Shirabu have flowed unceasingly for over 700 years. Sink into the waterfall-like Takiburo bath and a stone tub carved from the feudal lord's own garden rock, then savor authentic Yonezawa beef at its simple best. In rooms freshened by recent renovation, take in the full spirit of a mountain hot spring village.

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