Sansuirou
A ryokan at the top of the valley since 1933, with a rooftop bath that looks straight down it and kaiseki served in private dining rooms.
- Rooftop open-air bath
- Kaiseki in private rooms
- Since 1933
Ryokan · Oku-Yugawara
Seiransou
A ryokan in Oku-Yugawara since 1929, with an open-air bath among the rocks below a waterfall, buffet dinners and drinks included in the price.
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- Open-air bath below a waterfall
- Drinks included
- Since 1929
About Seiransou
Seiransou opened in Oku-Yugawara in 1929, founded by Takachio Kenjirō, the man who drilled Yugawara's hot springs. It still has the feel of an older Japanese inn, in the prefectural nature park at the top of the valley.
The best-known bath is the Senkyō open-air bath, set among big rocks with the 38-metre Hakuryū waterfall behind it. It swaps each month with the bamboo-grove bath, Chikurin no Yu, so men and women take turns. There are separate large indoor baths, and a private family bath for ¥3,000 for 45 minutes.
Breakfast and dinner are buffets, and drinks are included: beer, highballs, sake and soft drinks with dinner, and a lobby drinks corner from 15:00 to 22:00 and 7:00 to 10:00. It's an easy pick for families.
Take the Oku-Yugawara bus, not the Fudō Falls one, to Oku-Yugawara-iriguchi (about 15 minutes); the inn is a minute's walk. A taxi is about 8 minutes. Parking is free and has a 200V EV charger.
Also in the Onsen guide
The baths
Seiransou sells a day plan with the buffet dinner and the baths, booked by phone on 0465-63-3111. It isn't available on the night before a holiday.
- Day visits
- Buffet dinner and baths, adults ¥7,700 plus ¥100 bath tax. Baths 16:00–21:00, dinner 18:00–20:00. Book by phone
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