Fukushima · Aizu Higashiyama Onsen
Aizu-Higashiyama Onsen Shousuke no Yado Taki-no-yu
会津東山温泉 庄助の宿 瀧の湯
An old inn with 1,300 years behind the spring and more than 140 behind the house, whose open-air bath faces the Fushimigataki falls. Day bathing is received on weekends and holidays from 13:00 to 15:00, leaving by 16:00, at 1,200 yen for adults with a face towel included. A reservation by email is needed by the day before, giving the date, the number of guests and how you will arrive, and same-day visits are not accepted. Those with tattoos cannot enter.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,200
- Hours
- Sat/Sun/holidays 13:00–15:00 (leave by 16:00)
- Closed
- Irregular (book by the day before)
- Access
- About 20 minutes by Aizu bus for Higashiyama Onsen from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station. By car it is around 15 minutes from Aizu-Wakamatsu IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway via Route 49, with parking for about 60 cars. Day visitors use a designated car park about five minutes on foot from the inn.
- Water type
- Sulfate spring
- Tattoos
- Not allowed
- Admission
- 1,200 yen a person, with one small towel included. It is received on weekends and holidays only, and a reservation by email is needed by the day before.
- Baths
- Two main baths and seven private baths, all flow-through from the source, with heating. For overnight guests the hours are 13:00 to 24:30 and 5:30 to 9:30 the next morning.
- Spring water
- A sulphate spring. It is the water of Higashiyama Onsen, which counts 1,300 years since opening, used at 100 percent source with heating.
- Access & parking
- About 20 minutes by Aizu bus from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, and by car roughly 15 minutes from Aizu-Wakamatsu IC on the Ban-etsu Expressway via Route 49. Day visitors use a designated car park about five minutes on foot from the inn.
- Day bathing
- It is received only from 13:00 to 15:00 on weekends and holidays, and you must leave by 16:00. The date, the number of guests and how you will arrive must be sent by email by the day before, and same-day visits are not accepted. Mobile phones and cameras may not be taken into the bathing area.
- Tattoos
- The official listing states clearly that those with tattoos may not enter.
- Phone
- 0242-29-1000
- Official site
- shousuke.com ↗
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Why go
- An open-air bath facing the Fushimigataki falls
- Flow-through water, 100 percent source
- Day bathing on weekends and holidays only
A view bath facing the Fushimigataki falls
Higashiyama Onsen is a spa of Aizu counting 1,300 years since opening, with inns lined along a gorge. Among them Shousuke no Yado Taki-no-yu is an old house of more than 140 years, known for an open-air bath facing the Fushimigataki falls. It also has a Noh stage set on a cliff and evenings of old storytelling and projection mapping, so the building itself is worth seeing along with the bath.
Day bathing that must be booked
Day bathing here is not a matter of dropping in. It is received only on weekends and holidays when the inn can take guests, from 13:00 to 15:00, leaving by 16:00. The date, the number of guests and whether you arrive by car or public transport must be sent by email by the day before, and same-day visits are not accepted. It takes some effort, but the baths stay uncrowded, which suits those who want the view in quiet.
Before you go
- Tattoos are explicitly not allowed, even if covered.
- Ryokan day-use hours are limited and may be suspended in peak season — phone the same morning.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-10 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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