Aichi · Yuya Onsen, Shinshiro
Yuya Onsen Ryokan Hisago
湯谷温泉 旅館ひさご
A small eight-room riverside inn on the Itashikigawa in Yuya Onsen, Shinshiro, Aichi. Its signature is a mountain-lodge-style open-air rock bath paved with Tenryu blue stones, overlooking the mountain stream. The spring is a sodium-calcium chloride spring, and day bathing is accepted.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,000
- Hours
- 11:00-14:00
- Closed
- Irregular
- Access
- 46-2 Aza Otanishita, Toyooka, Shinshiro, Aichi. A 3-minute walk from Yuya Onsen Station on the JR Iida Line, or about 15 minutes by car from Shinshiro IC on the Shin-Tomei Expressway.
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 0536-32-1252
- Official site
- ryokan-hisago.com ↗
- Open in Google Maps
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Why go
- A mountain-lodge-style open-air rock bath paved with Tenryu blue stones, overlooking the Itashikigawa stream
- A historic bath of Yuya Onsen, counted among Japan's 100 Famous Springs (opened about 1,300 years ago)
- Day bathing for 1,000 yen; 11:00-14:00, a 3-minute walk from JR Yuya Onsen Station
About this onsen
Yuya Onsen is a historic hot spring resort in Shinshiro, Aichi, near Hōrai Gorge and counted among Japan's 100 Famous Springs. It is said to have been opened about 1,300 years ago, discovered by the hermit Rishū, founder of Hōrai-ji Temple. Small inns line the Itashikigawa and a free foot bath adds to its simple hot-spring-village atmosphere. Ryokan Hisago is a small eight-room inn by the river, whose lobby displays matchlock guns associated with the Battle of Nagashino.
Good to know
Day bathing is 11:00-14:00 for 1,000 yen (children 500 yen). There are three open-air baths, led by the open-air rock bath paved with Tenryu blue stones, and the private semi-open-air bath can be used free when available. It is a 3-minute walk from Yuya Onsen Station on the JR Iida Line. Pairing a visit with Hōrai Gorge and Mt. Hōraiji is recommended.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- 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.
Features
Baths
Rules & private
Mood & scenery
Convenience
Amenities
✔ 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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