Yoshinoya Ryokan

♨️Private open-air bath of free-flowing spring water in Yunomine, Japan's oldest onsen

Wakayama · Yoshinoya Ryokan

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A small inn run by a couple

• 🏡A small ryokan run by a husband and wife, who take care to look after every guest personally.
• 🌿Renovated and tidy, yet it keeps its old-fashioned charm.
• 🚭The entire building is non-smoking.

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Private open-air bath

• ♨️The open-air bath is reserved privately, up to 40 minutes per group.
• 💧Both the indoor and open-air baths are kakenagashi, fed directly from the source.
• 🍂One of the few open-air baths in Yunomine Onsen, surrounded by the changing seasons.

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Indoor bath and spring water

• 🛁The spacious indoor bath can sometimes be used privately depending on the time and crowd, with yu-no-hana mineral flakes floating in the water.
• 🧪Spring types: sulfur spring and sodium chloride-bicarbonate spring.
• 🌙Bathing is available all night, from 15:00 check-in until 9:00 the next morning.

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Non-smoking tatami rooms

• 🛏️All rooms are traditional tatami rooms from 4.5 to 10 tatami, for 1 up to 5 guests.
• 🚻Some rooms have a toilet and some do not, so check the room type when booking.
• 📺Rooms have a TV, yukata, tea set, kettle, safe and hair dryer.

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Onsen cuisine

• 🍲Rare Kumano beef is cooked shabu-shabu style in hot spring water, making it tender and less fatty.
• 🥢Local flavors include venison sashimi, homemade sesame tofu, freshly fried kushikatsu and salt-grilled ayu.
• 🍽️Three courses are offered, including the Tsuboyu course with hot-spring yudofu; meals are served in the dining room.

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Facilities and services

• 🧺A washing machine and dryer are available.
• 📶Free Wi-Fi is available only in some areas.
• 💳Cash and credit cards (VISA, JCB, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club) are accepted.

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A spa village ringed by World Heritage sites

• 🛖Tsuboyu, a World Heritage bath, is said to change color seven times a day.
• ⛩️Kumano Hongu Taisha, head shrine of Kumano shrines nationwide, is nearby, and the Akagigoe and Dainichigoe trails of the Kumano Kodo start here.
• 🥚At the Yuzutsu spring, water bubbles up at 90°C and visitors boil onsen eggs.

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Access

• 🚌About 80 minutes by Ryujin Bus from JR Kii-Tanabe Station; 1 minute on foot from the Yunomine Onsen stop.
• 🚌About 70 minutes by Kumano Gobo Nankai Bus from JR Shingu Station.
• 🚗By car, follow Route 311 from Kamitonda IC; free parking for 10 cars.

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Indoor bath and spring water

• 🛁The spacious indoor bath can sometimes be used privately depending on the time and crowd, with yu-no-hana mineral flakes floating in the water.
• 🧪Spring types: sulfur spring and sodium chloride-bicarbonate spring.
• 🌙Bathing is available all night, from 15:00 check-in until 9:00 the next morning.

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Non-smoking tatami rooms

• 🛏️All rooms are traditional tatami rooms from 4.5 to 10 tatami, for 1 up to 5 guests.
• 🚻Some rooms have a toilet and some do not, so check the room type when booking.
• 📺Rooms have a TV, yukata, tea set, kettle, safe and hair dryer.

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A cozy ryokan in Yunomine, often called Japan's oldest hot spring, with a private free-flowing open-air bath and onsen cuisine. Note that some rooms have no toilet and Wi-Fi covers only part of the building.

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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: 18:00

* 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 Yoshinoya Ryokan?

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

Where is Yoshinoya Ryokan located?

It is in Tanabe. Address: 359 Yunomine, Hongucho.

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.