Yudasanso

♨️A 200-year-old mountain spa inn with 100% natural mineral-spring water

Shimane · Yudasanso

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A Mountain Hot-Spring Retreat Since the Edo Period

• 🏞️The inn sits at Hida Onsen in the mountains of Hirose-cho, away from central Yasugi and close to the prefectural border.
• 📜The spa began in the Bunsei era, when Yuda Kinju, who gathered iron sand from the river, found hot water here and opened an inn.
• 🔨It reopened after renovation on January 28, 2024, and welcomes long stays as a traditional healing-spa inn.

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100% Natural Mineral Spring

• ♨️The water is a radioactive alkaline simple spring with a source temperature of 27.3°C.
• 🩹The inn lists benefits for neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, cuts, burns, chronic skin conditions and fatigue recovery.
• 🕚The large bath also takes day visitors from 11:00 to 20:00 (last entry 19:30); adults pay 600 yen.

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7 Japanese Rooms and 2 Western Twins

• 🛏️There are 7 Japanese-style rooms and 2 barrier-free Western twin rooms.
• 🚻Japanese rooms have no bath or toilet; twins have a toilet but no bath, so guests bathe in the large bath.
• 👘Yukata are provided to wear during your stay.

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Soba, Hida Rice and Mountain Flavors

• 🍜The house specialty is soba, served alongside Hida rice and locally gathered wild vegetables.
• 🍱Dinner is a multi-course meal of local, seasonal ingredients, offered in three price grades.
• 🍚Breakfast features freshly cooked Hida rice and grilled fish.

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Facilities

• 🛍️There is a lobby with a shop and a relaxation room with lounge chairs.
• 🎎The large banquet hall hosts parties, gatherings and memorial-service meals.
• 📅The inn is closed every Wednesday (the following day if Wednesday is a public holiday).

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Village Experiences in Hida

• ✨For overnight guests only, locals guide firefly-viewing tours around early June and stargazing tours from November to mid-February.
• 🎋Try making sasamaki (rice cakes wrapped in bamboo leaves), a Hida specialty, as well as bamboo lanterns and nagashi-somen.
• 🔥Other activities include a wood-fired drum-can bath, rice harvesting in the terraced paddies and a countryside barbecue.

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Nearby Sights

• ⛩️Kanayago Shrine, head shrine of the Kanayago faith, is close to the inn.
• 🌾Terraced rice paddies spread across the Hida area around the inn.
• 🏯The surrounding town of Hirose-cho is known as a village of historical romance.

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Access

• 🚗About 1 hour by car from JR Yasugi Station.
• 🚌By bus, take the Yellow Bus from JR Yasugi Station to Hirose Bus Terminal and change to a bus bound for Higashi-Hida Dojo.
• 🛣️By car, leave the San'in Expressway at Yasugi IC and head via Hirose (Prefectural Route 45) and National Route 432 to Higashi-Hida.

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7 Japanese Rooms and 2 Western Twins

• 🛏️There are 7 Japanese-style rooms and 2 barrier-free Western twin rooms.
• 🚻Japanese rooms have no bath or toilet; twins have a toilet but no bath, so guests bathe in the large bath.
• 👘Yukata are provided to wear during your stay.

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Soba, Hida Rice and Mountain Flavors

• 🍜The house specialty is soba, served alongside Hida rice and locally gathered wild vegetables.
• 🍱Dinner is a multi-course meal of local, seasonal ingredients, offered in three price grades.
• 🍚Breakfast features freshly cooked Hida rice and grilled fish.

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A 200-year-old natural mineral spring, homemade soba and Hida rice, plus firefly and stargazing tours make this a genuine mountain healing-spa stay. Note that rooms have no private bath, the inn is about an hour's drive from the station, and it closes on Wednesdays.

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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: 16:00 · Check Out: 09:30 · 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 Yudasanso?

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is by 09:30.

Where is Yudasanso located?

It is in Yasugi. Address: 1373 higashi Hida, Hirosecho.

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.