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Kotobukitei

旅館 寿亭りょかん ことぶきてい

Lodging
Kansai·Mie

Day Use

Yes

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

Capabilities

Private BathYes

Private bath available for day-use visitors or hotel guests to reserve

Room OnsenYes

Private onsen bath in guest rooms, for overnight guests only

Policies & Services

KidsYes

Welcomes children and families

Family/baby-friendly plans; multiple reviews report no age restriction on the main bath and baby amenities (shampoo, bath chairs) provided in private baths.

DiningYes

Restaurant or dining open to visitors (not just hotel meal plans)

Reservation-based day-trip and banquet dining (kaiseki course meals); not a walk-in restaurant.

WashingYes

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

ParkingYes

On-site or nearby parking available

湯の山温泉表湯1・表湯2混合泉

Yunoyama Onsen Omote-yu No.1 and No.2 Blended Source

Mixed source

Simple
Color
almost colorless and clear
Taste
tasteless
Odor
odorless

Sodium Bicarbonate-Fluoride spring

pH 9.0AlkalineHigh radonTop-decile alkaline
Composition fingerprint0.2 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺90
HCO₃⁻46
F⁻28
CO₃²⁻14
CationsAnions
Sodium Na⁺
salt's cation — pairs with chloride to make the water salty.
Bicarbonate HCO₃⁻
"soda" — softens skin, leaves it smooth.
Known good for
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
  • Smooth skindry, rough skin
  • Recoveryfatigue, stress

A blended alkaline simple spring combining Yunoyama Onsen's Omote-yu No.1 and No.2 in a two-to-one ratio at the mixing tank. At pH around 9.0 the water sits firmly in Japan's beauty-water family, with a soft, slippery feel on the skin. Total dissolved solids are light at 190 mg/kg, but the source carries a notable 46.5 Bq/kg of radon — enough to place it in the radon-bearing 'hormesis' tradition. Cold at the wellhead (25.9 °C), so the bath is reheated for soaking.

Sampled at mixing tank·Analyzed Jun 28, 2024·三重県保健環境研究所

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About

Kotobukitei is a long-established ryokan in Yunoyama Onsen, set in the hills right by the Gozaisho ropeway station, with mossy garden stones and a small shrine that carry a trace of how the inn looked when it first opened. Regular bathing here is a modest indoor bath and an open-air bath, but the real draw is six separate private (kashikiri, 貸切) baths, each done differently, plus two guest rooms that come with their own onsen tub. Reviews consistently describe the place as unusually welcoming to families with small children, from baby chairs and kids' shampoo in the private baths to no age limit on the main bath.

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Sergey M
1 year ago

437. Kotobukitei, Yunoyama Onsen Visited for higaeri (listed as 11:30 to 15:00, 1000 yen). Private baths available (didn't try them). At the time of our visit it was part of the Yunoyama stamp rally January-March 2025. Outdoor bath with clear water and a view of trees through a fence, temperature 40-41. Indoor bath with clear water. There was a faint chlorine smell. Temperature 43. The air inside is pleasant. A pleasant place, recommended to visit when in Yunoyama.

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Last updated August 5, 2026