[2025 Yonezawa Stay] Travel Guide for Nishiya (Updated Feb)

Breakfast at Yutaki no Yado Nishiya~🍚 I was happy that the miso soup was properly warmed up at the time I decided in advance!!! As with dinner, the rice was all-you-can-eat and very delicious, and there was also natto and onsen eggs, so it was nice that there were many side dishes to go with the rice☺️ ----------- ・Natto ・Onsen eggs ・White rice🍚 ・Furikake ・Milk🥛 ・Apple juice ・Yogurt ・Coffee☕️ It was self-service!!! ----------- The 8th and 9th photos are photos of the inside of the building, and the wooden staircase was very quaint and nice!!! The 10th photo is Nishiya's mascot cat🐈 The cat is in front of the front desk between 8:00 and 10:00, so if you want to meet the cat, I recommend going to the front desk a little earlier than the time you plan to check out🐈⬛ #Tohoku Tourism #Japan Secret Hot Springs Association #Shirabu Onsen #Yutakinoyado Nishiya #Hot spring #Breakfast #Japanese food #Yamagata

Introducing the family bath (private bath) at Yutaki no Yado Nishiya in Shirabu Onsen, Yamagata~♨️ A transparent hot spring full of hot spring deposits, it was a family bath that you could use as many times as you like for free from check-in until 9:30 the next morning🫠 The water is a little hotter than the large bath, so you can add water and adjust the temperature to your liking♨️ *Please be careful not to leave the water running or make it too warm as there will be other people coming in next⚠️ Also, the family bath does not have a shower or faucet, so you have to scoop up the hot spring water from the tub with a bucket and pour it over your head to wash your hair! After the bath, your skin will be moisturized and smooth, so no matter how many times you use it, it won't dry out, which was great~!!! #TohokuTourism #ShirabuOnsen #YutakinoYadoNishiya #HotSpring #HotSpringInn #JapanSecretHotSpringProtectionSociety #PrivateBath #Yamagata

Introducing the indoor bath at Yutaki no Yado Nishiya in Shirabu Onsen, Yamagata ♨️ Shirabu Onsen gushes out 1,500 liters per minute, and Nishiya uses 400 liters of that, so the water in the bath was constantly flowing 😳 It is a free-flowing hot spring that is not heated or disinfected, and the water is very soft, so my skin felt moisturized after the bath 🫠 *The source is hot, so they add water to make it just the right temperature. The large bath is only an indoor bath, but it is designed so that you can feel the outside breeze, so you can cool down when you get out of the bath, and you can also enjoy a little outdoor bath feeling 🌱 Also, to have the experience of the hot spring cure of those days, there are no showers or faucets, so you can scoop up the hot spring water in a bucket and pour it over your head to wash your hair! I've been to many hot springs, but this was my first time experiencing a large bath without a shower, so it was a fun experience 🤤 ~~~~~~~~~~ Shirabu Onsen Water quality: calcium sulfate hot spring Source temperature: 56.8 degrees Bath temperature: 42 degrees Suitable for: arteriosclerosis, neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, frozen shoulder, poor circulation, fatigue recovery, health promotion, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~ #Tohoku tourism #Shirabu Onsen #Yutaki no Yado Nishiya #Yamagata #hot spring #hot spring trip #hot spring inn #Japan Association for the Preservation of Secret Hot Springs #Yonezawa #indoor bath

Introducing the room we stayed in at the Shirabu Onsen ♨️ Yutaki no Yado Nishiya, "Harae no Ma Nishiki"! 🏠Harae no Ma Nishiki This is the room at the very back of Nishiya, and is a 10 tatami + 8 tatami Japanese-style room! It's about 70 steps up from the front desk, so just going back and forth between the room and the large bath is like a walk 🙆♀️ Perhaps because it's at the very back, we didn't notice any noise from the hallway or other rooms, and it was very quiet, just the right room to relax in! The futons are laid out during dinner, so if you're full, I recommend lounging around on them 🤤 (I fell asleep and was in bed at 9pm 😂 Even though you can use the hot springs all night, I couldn't use them at night...) Tomorrow I'll be introducing the hot springs in the large baths 🫶 #TohokuTourism #ShirabuOnsen #YutakiNoYadoNishiya #HotSprings #YamagataTourism #Yonezawa #HotSpringRyokan #JapanHiddenHotSpringsAssociation

I went to Yutaki no Yado Nishiya, which I had been interested in for a long time after seeing the website of the Society for Preserving Secret Hot Springs!!! It is a hot spring inn with a history of about 700 years, the building is over 100 years old, and the bathtub is about 300 years old, so you can enjoy the atmosphere of having traveled back in time more than 100 years♨️ The amount of hot water is also amazing😳 New hot water is added and flows out of the bathtub, so it was nice to always have new water to add to!!! 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 ✔️Recommended points ⚫︎The hot spring is a natural spring without heating or disinfection♨️ ※The hot spring is hot, so they add water to adjust the temperature!!! ⚫︎Guests can use the hot spring all night long from check-in until 9:30 the next day!!! ⚫︎The family bath can be used for free any time if it is available! ⚫︎Drinks are free🍶 at dinner, and some side dishes are buffet style so you can eat to your heart's content🤤Alcohol is also free and all-you-can-drink!!! ※Some charges apply. ⚫︎You can see a building that is over 100 years old! ⚫︎Free wifi, skin care sets including lotion and milky lotion are also available! ※You will need to bring your own face wash! ⚠️Points to note ⚫︎Only junior high school students and above can stay🙆♀️ ※Because the building is over 100 years old, the walls are thin and there have been some problems, so there is now an age limit!! ⚫︎Smoking is prohibited throughout the building🚭 iQOS is also not allowed, so you must not smoke in general!!! ※This rule was established to prevent the historic building from being destroyed by fire! 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 It was a really good hot spring inn, so I'll definitely be going back!!! I already want to go again, so I really recommend this hot spring inn🤤 ---- 📍 Access 🚄Yamagata Shinkansen Tokyo to Yonezawa Station, about 2 hours and 10 minutes 🚌Yamako Bus Yonezawa Station to Shirabu Onsen, about 45 minutes ♨️ Price 1 night with 2 meals, 33,000 yen for 2 people (16,500 yen per person) 🕰️ Business hours Check-in 15:00~ Check-out ~10:00 ---- #Tohoku Tourism #Shirabu Onsen #Yutaki no Yado Nishiya #Hot Spring #Hot Spring Inn #Hot Spring Inn #Yonezawa Beef #Yamagata #Yamagata Tourism

Shirabu Onsen in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture ♨️ Yutaki no Yado Nishiya. This inn is proud of its hot spring waterfall, where you can bathe in the spring water that flows from Nishiazuma in a spectacular way. The rooms in this quaint thatched inn have been renovated and are very clean. The hot water was also very good. Although there is no toilet or bath in the room, we were able to spend a very relaxing time. It is not particularly convenient for transportation, but it is an inn that you should definitely stay at once. 📍 1527 Oaza Seki, Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture 992-1472 ☎️ 0238-55-2480🚃 45 minutes by bus from JR Yamagata Shinkansen Yonezawa Station #AccommodationReview #WinterTrip #HotSpring #Yamagata #SecretHotSpring #HotSpringRyokan