Yugawara Onsen Uenoya

♨️Free-flowing spring water in a registered cultural property

Kanagawa · Yugawara Onsen Gensen Uenoya

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A 300-Year-Old Yugawara Institution

• 🏯Founded in the Edo period over 300 years ago, this onsen inn is said to have hosted Tokugawa Mitsukuni (Mito Komon) on a healing stay.
• 🪵The four-story wooden main building (1930), the annex (1923) and the entrance wing (c. 1936) were registered as National Tangible Cultural Properties in 2010.
• 📜It is one of the oldest inns in Yugawara, a hot spring town praised in the ancient Man'yoshu poetry anthology.

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Mubyo-no-Yu: Free-Flowing Spring Baths

• ♨️Two springs rise on the property, giving clear, colorless alkaline water (sodium-calcium chloride-sulfate, pH 8.3).
• 🛁A granite bath and a hinoki cypress bath swap between men and women morning and evening; the water is 100% natural with no chlorine.
• 🔨The hinoki bath was renovated from June 2026 and reopened refreshed this autumn.

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Senshin-no-Yu: Free Private Open-Air Baths

• 🌿Two private open-air baths, Fujiki and Chitose, are named after Yugawara's clear mountain streams.
• 🆓They are free for overnight guests and perfect for families or friends bathing together.
• 📋On busy days book a slot at the front desk on arrival; on quiet days use them freely. Water is added when the tubs are filled.

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Sky Footbath on the Top Floor

• 🦶A scenic footbath built entirely of hinoki sits on the top floor.
• 🛋️An early-Showa guest room was converted into a lounge beside it, keeping its original atmosphere - great for reading.
• ⛰️Soak your feet to the sound of the stream while gazing at the gentle hills that Natsume Soseki loved.

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18 Traditional Japanese Rooms

• 🛏️All 18 rooms are tatami rooms in a wooden building, with high ceilings and generous layouts.
• 🛀Three rooms have their own hot spring bath (hinoki or Izu stone), with a 10-tatami main room and a veranda.
• 🚻Five rooms have no toilet due to their layout; washrooms and toilets are right nearby.

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Sagami Bay Seafood Kaiseki

• 🐟The menu changes monthly and showcases fresh fish from Sagami Bay, with simmered kinmedai and sashimi platter courses among the favorites.
• 🥩Plans with Ashigara pork soy-milk shabu-shabu or Kuroge wagyu shabu-shabu are also available.
• 🍽️Meals are served in the dining hall or your room depending on the plan, with private dining rooms for groups of four or more. Dinner starts at 6:00 or 6:30 pm.

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Craftsmanship Throughout

• 🪜A polished camphor staircase links the third and fourth floors of the main building, and a zelkova corridor runs through the annex's second floor.
• 🛋️There is a Western-style lounge by the entrance, a shop and a 22-tatami banquet room.
• 💆Massage and wake-up call services are offered; smoking is allowed only in the smoking room by the entrance.

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Access & Parking

• 🚌From JR Yugawara Station (Tokaido Line), take a bus from stop No. 2 bound for Fudo-taki/Okuyugawara (about 12 min) to Onsenba-chuo, then walk 50 m.
• 🚕A taxi from Yugawara Station takes about 10 minutes.
• 🚗Parking for 12 cars at the front garden and an adjacent lot; leave your key at the front desk. Check-in 15:00 (last 19:00), check-out 10:00.

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Senshin-no-Yu: Free Private Open-Air Baths

• 🌿Two private open-air baths, Fujiki and Chitose, are named after Yugawara's clear mountain streams.
• 🆓They are free for overnight guests and perfect for families or friends bathing together.
• 📋On busy days book a slot at the front desk on arrival; on quiet days use them freely. Water is added when the tubs are filled.

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Sky Footbath on the Top Floor

• 🦶A scenic footbath built entirely of hinoki sits on the top floor.
• 🛋️An early-Showa guest room was converted into a lounge beside it, keeping its original atmosphere - great for reading.
• ⛰️Soak your feet to the sound of the stream while gazing at the gentle hills that Natsume Soseki loved.

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A historic Yugawara inn with registered cultural-property wooden buildings, free-flowing spring water, free private baths and a rooftop footbath. Note that five rooms lack a private toilet, so check the room type when booking.

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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.

♨ Yugawara Onsen · 26 ryokan in this onsen town

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 Yugawara Onsen Uenoya?

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

Where is Yugawara Onsen Uenoya located?

It is in Ashigarashimo-gun. Address: 616 Miyakami Yugawaramachi.

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.