Yubiso Onsen Nakaya Ryokan

♨️A family onsen inn with roofless sky baths and baby-only tubs

Gunma · Tenku no Yu Nakaya Ryokan

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A small family inn in Yubiso Onsen

• 🏡A two-story ryokan with 16 rooms in Yubiso Onsen, part of the Minakami Onsen area.
• 📜A family-run inn, founded as Nakaya Ryokan Ltd. in 1973.
• 👶Its own Baby & Kids Plan, launched in 1997, is built around traveling with babies and young children.

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Sky open-air baths: Toma no Yu & Oki no Yu

• ⛰️Two roofless outdoor baths show off the mountains by day and a sky full of stars at night.
• ♨️The water comes from the Yubiso Onsen Yakushi no Yu source: a gentle, weakly alkaline simple spring at 42°C.
• 🍼There is a shallow tub just for babies; showers can't be installed outdoors due to winter cold, so guests wash in the main bath.

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Private 'Relax Darkness' baths

• 🌙Two private baths, Tsuki no Yu and Hoshi no Yu, completed in November 2020 for families and couples.
• 🌌A 'darkness switch' turns off every light in the bath and changing room, turning the night sky outside into a natural planetarium.
• 💧Free-flowing spring water with no recirculation, plus a roomy baby tub big enough for twins.

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Indoor baths for men and women

• 🛁Separate indoor baths for men and women are open from check-in until 9:00 the next morning.
• 🪟One wall is glass for an open feel, and bath toys are provided for children.
• 🩺Listed benefits include relief of neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, fatigue and poor circulation.

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Distinctive guest rooms

• 🌿The newest special room, opened in December 2023, has a semi-open-air bath of 100% source water and a small tsuboniwa garden on the ground-floor courtyard side.
• 🪨The 'Lukewarm Cave Bath' special room has two tubs fed by different springs at 42°C and 32°C, and is barrier-free for wheelchair users.
• 🛏️Other options: a 12-mat wood-floor room plus 6-tatami annex with a hammock and floor heating, a 13-tatami room, modern 10-tatami rooms and an 8-tatami Japanese-Western room with low beds.

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Handmade creative cuisine

• 🍽️Dinner is handmade creative cuisine spanning Japanese, French and Chinese, with flavor and homemade cooking as the priorities.
• 🧀Optional dinner specialties include prosciutto and cheese, escargot and bone-in spare ribs.
• 🌭Breakfast is a buffet of Japanese home-style dishes plus Munich-style white sausages from local Minakami butcher Ikufudo.

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Ready for babies and kids

• 🧸A permanent kids' room of about 8 tatami has toys, picture books and a microwave; the front desk can sterilize baby bottles.
• 🥣Homemade rice porridge (ojiya) is served as baby food and a kids' set for toddlers; sharing from the breakfast buffet costs nothing extra.
• 👕Baby chairs, baby body wash, diaper bins, a formula kettle, humidifiers and kids' jinbei (sizes 60-120) are provided.

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Getting there

• 🚃A 5-minute walk from JR Yubiso Station on the Joetsu Line, or about 10 minutes by taxi from Minakami Station.
• 🚗By car, about 15 minutes from Minakami IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway.
• ♿Neither Yubiso nor Minakami station has an elevator, the inn has none either, and wheelchairs are not lent out.

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Private 'Relax Darkness' baths

• 🌙Two private baths, Tsuki no Yu and Hoshi no Yu, completed in November 2020 for families and couples.
• 🌌A 'darkness switch' turns off every light in the bath and changing room, turning the night sky outside into a natural planetarium.
• 💧Free-flowing spring water with no recirculation, plus a roomy baby tub big enough for twins.

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Indoor baths for men and women

• 🛁Separate indoor baths for men and women are open from check-in until 9:00 the next morning.
• 🪟One wall is glass for an open feel, and bath toys are provided for children.
• 🩺Listed benefits include relief of neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, fatigue and poor circulation.

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With sky-view outdoor baths, darkened private baths, baby tubs and a kids' room, this inn suits onsen trips with little ones. Note that it is a two-story building without an elevator, and the outdoor baths have no showers.

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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: 11:00 · Last Check In: 17:00

* 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 Yubiso Onsen Nakaya Ryokan?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00.

Where is Yubiso Onsen Nakaya Ryokan located?

It is in Tone-gun. Address: 93 Yubiso Minakamimachi.

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.