Shiobaramotoyu Onsen Hitonoyu Gensenkan

♨️A riverside inn at Shiobara's birthplace, with three private cloudy sulfur springs

Tochigi · Hitou no Yado Gensenkan

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Where Shiobara Onsen Began

• 📜Motoyu Onsen, said to have been discovered by the monk Tokuitsu about 1,200 years ago, is the birthplace of Shiobara Onsen.
• 🌲A quiet hidden-spring inn on the Akagawa gorge, surrounded by old-growth forest.
• 🏮The old record 'Shiobara no Engi' praises it as a famous spring, and its water is offered at the autumn Shiobara Onsen Koshiki Yu Matsuri.

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Takao-no-yu Riverside Open-Air Bath

• ♨️Three private sulfur springs, milky white and green among them, flow straight into the baths (kakenagashi).
• 🏞️Gender-separated large bath and riverside open-air bath beside the Akagawa stream, lit up at night.
• 🕖The large bath and open-air bath are open 7:00–21:30; Takao-no-yu is known as a 'beauty bath'.

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Rock Bath, Cypress Bath and Drinking Fountain

• 🪨Kantan-no-yu, where the spring wells up from the rock, is women-only 15:00–20:30 and mixed bathing 21:00–9:00.
• 🌲The gender-separated cypress bath Takara-no-yu (19:00–9:00) is fed by a rare intermittent spring that flows and pauses on its own.
• 🥛A health-center-approved drinking fountain lets you taste the cloudy spring water.

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Rooms

• 🛏️26 rooms: 18 Japanese-Western rooms with bath and 8 tatami Japanese rooms.
• 🚽Every room has a washlet toilet and free Wi-Fi.
• 🐶'Pochitama Rooms' let you stay with your pet, and there is also a pet hotel.

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Mountain Cuisine and Onsen Rice Porridge

• 🍲Handmade dishes with local ingredients; the signatures are wild boar hot pot and iwana bone sake.
• 🍱Dinner sets of 11 or 13 dishes depending on the plan.
• 🍚Breakfast features cream-colored onsen rice porridge lightly salted by the spring water, made with Tochigi rice.

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Facilities

• 🔥An irori hearth banquet room with sunken horigotatsu seating, plus large, medium and small banquet rooms.
• ☕Coffee lounge 'Asuka' and a shop.
• 🐈Animals live on the premises, and the inn cares for injured wildlife and cats.

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Nearby Sights

• 🌉The 320 m Momijidani Great Suspension Bridge is 30 minutes by car, with autumn leaves until about mid-November.
• 💧Ryuka Falls (about 50 m drop) is 25 minutes by car; the 60 m Yuppo no Sato footbath park is 15 minutes.
• ⛩️Shiobara Hachimangu, founded in 807, and its 1,500-plus-year-old Sakasugi cedars are 13 minutes by car.

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Access and Shuttle

• 🚄From Tokyo: Tohoku Shinkansen to Nasushiobara (1 h 10 min), JR bus to Shiobara Onsen Bus Terminal (1 h), then 15 minutes by taxi.
• 🚐Pickup from Shiobara Onsen Bus Terminal at 14:45 and 15:45, reserved by phone by the day before; drop-off departs at 10:00.
• 🚗About 23 km from Nishinasuno-Shiobara IC; parking for 50 cars.

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Rock Bath, Cypress Bath and Drinking Fountain

• 🪨Kantan-no-yu, where the spring wells up from the rock, is women-only 15:00–20:30 and mixed bathing 21:00–9:00.
• 🌲The gender-separated cypress bath Takara-no-yu (19:00–9:00) is fed by a rare intermittent spring that flows and pauses on its own.
• 🥛A health-center-approved drinking fountain lets you taste the cloudy spring water.

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Rooms

• 🛏️26 rooms: 18 Japanese-Western rooms with bath and 8 tatami Japanese rooms.
• 🚽Every room has a washlet toilet and free Wi-Fi.
• 🐶'Pochitama Rooms' let you stay with your pet, and there is also a pet hotel.

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At the birthplace of Shiobara Onsen, you can soak in three private cloudy sulfur springs and a riverside open-air bath. The inn has periodic closing days, so check opening dates in advance, and animals live on site, which guests with animal allergies should note.

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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: 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 Shiobaramotoyu Onsen Hitonoyu Gensenkan?

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

Where is Shiobaramotoyu Onsen Hitonoyu Gensenkan located?

It is in Nasushiobara. Address: 101 Yumotoshiobara.

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.