Sasakura Onsen Ryuunso

♨️A Century of Warmth, Water That Shapes Beauty

Niigata · Sasakura Onsen Ryuunso

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A Beauty Bath Fed by Two Springs

• ♨️A sodium bicarbonate spring rising from two sources, Ryuun and Yakushi, long known as a 'beauty bath'
• 🪨A rock-enclosed open-air bath plus a round log tub and a lying-down bath, across communal baths on the 1st and 2nd floors
• 🕔Waters said to ease chronic skin conditions, neuralgia, joint pain, and fatigue, open from 5am to midnight

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A Kakenagashi Private Bath and Drinking Spring

• 🛁'Senju no Yu,' a private kakenagashi bath fed straight from the source, 2,200 yen for 40 minutes
• 🍵An 'onsen drinking' corner where you can sip spring water said to soothe the stomach
• 🌡️The Ryuun spring runs 53°C and the Yakushi spring 63°C, with a rich flow of up to 114 liters per minute

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Rooms That Frame Nature

• 🛋️The Premium Standard room, with nature filling the window and a high-function massage chair
• 🛏️A 51.38㎡ Japanese-Western main building room with tatami plus twin beds, for up to 4 guests
• 🪟A quiet night facing mountain and river views from a main building Japanese room with a spacious veranda

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Kaiseki Where Sea Meets Mountain

• 🐟In Itoigawa, where sea and mountains meet, a kaiseki table that brings two seasons of harvest together
• ♨️Dishes cooked with the spring water to gently bring out the ingredients' character, served with Niigata Koshihikari rice
• 🥩Optional à la carte dishes available too, including select A5 Niigata wagyu steak and salt-grilled nodoguro

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A Morning Cooked with Hot Spring Water

• 🍚Open the morning gently with Koshihikari rice porridge cooked in Sasakura's spring water
• 🍶A tidy breakfast rounded out with Itoigawa's wild mountain greens and seasonal ingredients
• 🌅A warm bowl that seeps into the body, best paired with an early-morning soak

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Leisure Within the Inn

• 🛋️A spacious lobby overlooking the Hayakawa River, with a waiting area displaying the spring's water and history
• 🍶An elegant moment in the guests-only paid lounge, stocked with local Itoigawa sake
• 🛍️A gift shop offering jade, local sake, and hot spring manju, plus a 90-mat banquet hall dining area

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A Single Mountain Inn, Three Hundred Years On

• 📜Opened in the Edo period, lost to a great flood in 1914, and revived in 1926 — a hot spring now a century past its reopening
• 🏞️The only inn in this quiet mountain valley, overlooking terraced rice paddies at the foot of Mt. Yakeyama
• 🚗About 35 minutes by car from Itoigawa Station on the JR Hokuriku Line, near the Myoko Highlands
• 🚐Free shuttle bus from JR Itoigawa Station, Alps Exit (guests only, reservation required; pick-up 15:00)

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Rooms That Frame Nature

• 🛋️The Premium Standard room, with nature filling the window and a high-function massage chair
• 🛏️A 51.38㎡ Japanese-Western main building room with tatami plus twin beds, for up to 4 guests
• 🪟A quiet night facing mountain and river views from a main building Japanese room with a spacious veranda

4

Kaiseki Where Sea Meets Mountain

• 🐟In Itoigawa, where sea and mountains meet, a kaiseki table that brings two seasons of harvest together
• ♨️Dishes cooked with the spring water to gently bring out the ingredients' character, served with Niigata Koshihikari rice
• 🥩Optional à la carte dishes available too, including select A5 Niigata wagyu steak and salt-grilled nodoguro

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Begun three hundred years ago by a revelation from the Medicine Buddha and revived after a great flood, the hot spring of Sasakura has never lost its warmth, now a full century after its reopening. Soak in the 'beauty water' at this small, single-inn retreat overlooking terraced rice paddies at the foot of Mt. Yakeyama, and let the sound of the river gently wash the everyday fatigue away.

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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.

체크인·체크아웃 · 체크인: 15:00 · 체크아웃: 10:00 · 최종 체크인: 20:00

* Translated from information supplied by the property; 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 Sasakura Onsen Ryuunso?

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

Where is Sasakura Onsen Ryuunso located?

It is in Niigata Itoigawa. Address: 5804 Odaira, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata.

How much does one night cost?

Recent lowest observed rate starts from ₩283,650 per night for two adults. Rates vary by date and room type, so a live search is most accurate.

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.