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Hebinoyu Yukichi

蛇のゆ 湯吉へびのゆ ゆきち

Slippery sulfur-spring baths at a Nakayamadaira ryokan with its own campsite

Lodging

Day Use

Yes
06:00–21:00

The outdoor bath is closed Tuesdays and Fridays for a water change (the indoor bath stays open as usual). Last entry is 20:00. In winter the outdoor bath's men's and women's hours alternate by time slot, so it's worth calling ahead to check the current schedule.

¥800

Day-use bathing is 800 yen for adults for one bath (indoor or outdoor) within a 3-hour visit, or 1,500 yen for both together. Children of elementary-school age pay 400 yen for one bath or 800 yen for both; preschoolers bathe free.

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

Bathing Arrangements

Room OnsenNo

Private onsen bath in guest rooms, for overnight guests only

The one room type's equipment list has no bath; bathing is communal (indoor bath + outdoor bath) only.

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

Baths are gender-separated; in winter the outdoor bath's men's and women's hours rotate by time slot rather than being open to both sexes at once.

Policies & Services

TattooYes

Allows entry with visible tattoos

KidsYes

Welcomes children and families

WashingYes

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

ParkingYes

On-site or nearby parking available

Water treatment

Treated and recirculated
from Article 18 disclosure
  • Added water
    Yes
  • Reheated
    No
  • Recirculated
    No
  • Disinfected
    No
  • Bath additives
    No

1号地A3号・白須8号泉 混合泉

No.1 A3 + Shirasu No.8 Blended Spring

Mixed source

Bicarbonate
+ Sulfur

Sodium spring

Hot source · 84°CSulfur-rich
Composition fingerprint0.6 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺93
HS⁻5
CationsAnions
Sodium Na⁺
salt's cation — pairs with chloride to make the water salty.
Hydrogen sulfide HS⁻
sulfur character — antibacterial.
Known good for
  • Smooth skindry, rough skin
  • Skin conditionsatopic skin, eczema
  • Circulationtired legs
  • Sensitive-skin cautionbroken or dry skin

A sodium-led bicarbonate spring with a sulfur edge — classic 'jūsō-sen' soda-water territory layered with the unmistakable rotten-egg note of H₂S. The wellhead runs hot at 83.5 °C, among Japan's hottest natural sources, and still reaches the bath at 71.8 °C. Weakly alkaline (pH 8.2) and lightly mineralized, it sits in the Japanese 'beauty-water' family — soft on the skin despite the heat. Diluted with fresh water at the bath but otherwise served as flowing source water.

Sampled at wellhead·Analyzed May 20, 2019·公益財団法人 宮城県公害衛生検査センター·Cert no. 1143

Explore the water

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Forest

About

Hebinoyu Yukichi is a small ryokan in Nakayamadaira, in the Naruko Onsen area, with a separate indoor bath and outdoor bath drawing on the same sulfur spring, open to day-trippers as well as overnight guests. The water carries a faint emerald tint that shifts with the season and weather, and it feels noticeably smooth and slippery on the skin, with a light sulfur smell that lingers after you get out. The outdoor bath closes Tuesdays and Fridays for cleaning, and in winter its hours split by time slot between men and women rather than running side by side. The 16 guest rooms are plain tatami rooms without a bath of their own, so everyone bathes at the shared indoor and outdoor baths. A campsite sits right next to the inn in the forest, and the ryokan is upfront about welcoming guests with tattoos. It's also remembered locally from an earlier life as a radon-spring bathhouse, before it became the ryokan it is today.

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Sergey M
1 year ago

220. Hebinoyu Yukichi, Naruko Onsen A great public onsen. Price for the rotenburo and indoor bath is 800 each. Other prices in the photo. Indoor bath with clear, slightly cloudy water, a faint sulfuric smell from the water. Temperature 41-42. Breathing is comfortable. Outdoor bath is in a separate building - you need to walk down a bit to a small house by the river. The bath has a gorgeous view of the forest. Water is cloudy-white, with just a little white lime deposits, faint sulfuric smell. Temperature 41. In my opinion, a must-visit rotenburo when in Naruko Onsen.

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Last updated September 19, 2026