Inamoto
越後のお宿 いなもと
Mountain-view open-air baths at an old ryokan in Echigo-Yuzawa
Day Use
YesDay-use reception runs from 12:00 until 17:00 (last entry), and bathing is allowed until 18:00. Day-use bathing is not available December 28 through January 5.
Adult (junior-high age and up) is ¥1,500, elementary school age ¥500, preschoolers free. Day-use bathing is limited to the ground-floor communal bath only, not the third-floor open-air bath. A bath towel can be rented for ¥300.
Bathing & Water
Uses natural hot spring water
Open-air outdoor bath
Enclosed indoor bathing area
Sauna room of any kind
Convection-type dry sauna in the 1F communal bath, hours 15:00-22:00.
Cold water plunge bath, typically used after sauna
Bathing Arrangements
A private bath you can reserve for yourself or your group
Barrier-free reservable private bath "Menkoi-bocha", 60 min / ¥3,000. Closing time is inconsistent on the site itself: /onsen/ states 15:00-21:00 (same-day booking by 17:00), /faq/ states 15:00-22:00 - see gaps.
Private onsen bath in guest rooms, for overnight guests only
Several room types have their own onsen bath/half-open-air bath (e.g. rooms 461, 462, 465), not just the top special room.
Shared bathing area for all genders
Policies & Services
Allows entry with visible tattoos
Welcomes children and families
Children under 8 / under 120cm may bathe with the opposite-gender parent; boys/girls 8+ or 120cm+ must use their own gender's bath.
A restaurant or dining room open to visitors, not only meals for overnight guests
Communal dining hall "Gottsuo-dokoro Sasarindou" partitioned into 17 semi-private booths; day-trip guests can also dine via a bath+dinner day-use plan per the FAQ, so it isn't in-room-only lodging dining.
Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided
Towels to rent or borrow at the desk
Bath towel is rental (¥300); face towel is sale-only (¥200) - kept YES for the rental towel.
On-site or nearby parking available
Views
MountainsHighlights
Foot BathAbout
Inamoto is a traditional ryokan in Echigo-Yuzawa, a hot spring town whose history the inn traces back some 800 years. The third-floor open-air bath looks out at Mt. Iishi (飯士山) and the surrounding mountains, with the spring water kept flowing fresh, kakenagashi (源泉かけ流し) style. A separate ground-floor communal bath, fed the same way, adds a sauna and a cold plunge. A barrier-free private bath can be booked for those who want the onsen to themselves, and a few guest rooms have their own onsen tub. The water itself is mild and weakly alkaline, known locally as bijin-no-yu (美人の湯), the 'beauty-skin spring', said to leave the skin smooth. A free foot bath by the entrance is open to anyone passing through, closed in winter.
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Last updated September 19, 2026