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Yamazato-no-iori Soene

山里のいおり草円やまざとのいおりくさえん

An old farmhouse ryokan with hearth dining and riverside baths in Fukuji Onsen

Lodging

Day Use

Yes
15:00–21:00
¥1,100

The regional bathing pass "Nokutomari" does not grant access to the open-air baths of Mori-no-yu (森の湯)

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

SaunaYes

Sauna room of any kind

Sauna is part of the Fuku no Yu communal bath area; also listed on Jalan's amenity list for this facility.

Bathing Arrangements

Private BathYes

A private bath you can reserve for yourself or your group

Three private outdoor baths, each with its own attached indoor bath.

Room OnsenNo

Private onsen bath in guest rooms, for overnight guests only

The equipment list for all 3 room types has no bath; every bath (Mori no Yu, Fuku no Yu, the 3 kashikiri baths) is described separately on the spa page, none as room-attached.

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

Kama-yu and Iwa-yu are gender-separated with a fixed daily swap time, not mixed bathing.

Policies & Services

KidsYes

Welcomes children and families

Stated specifically for the shared-source kashikiri baths with an attached indoor bath.

WashingYes

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

TowelsYes

Towels to rent or borrow at the desk

三井金属1号泉、観音泉及び天裕温泉の混合泉

Blend of Mitsui Kinzoku No.1, Kannon and Tenyu springs

Operated by · 有限会社福地

Mixed source

湯
Simple
Color
faintly yellow and transparent, with yellowish-white floating matter
Taste
tasteless
Odor
odorless

Sodium Bicarbonate spring

pH 6.4NeutralHot source · 68°CHigh silica
Composition fingerprint0.9 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺76
Ca²⁺13
HCO₃⁻81
◀ 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 blend of three wells — Mitsui Kinzoku No.1, Kannon and Tenyu — sampled not at a wellhead but at the mixing-tank outlet, after dilution. Bicarbonate accounts for 81% of the anions, yet with only 0.86 g/kg of dissolved solids the certificate files it as a simple thermal spring, hypotonic and neutral at pH 6.4. It leaves the ground at 67.7 °C, among Japan's hotter natural sources, faintly yellow and clear with pale yellow-white flecks drifting in it. Metasilicic acid at 153 mg/kg is generous enough to leave the thin silica film that puts this water in Japan's beauty-water family.

Sampled at mixing tank·Analyzed Nov 18, 2024·株式会社神岡衛生社·Cert no. No.24-P-11129

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Views

River
Mountains

Highlights

Foot Bath

Programs

About

Two outdoor baths at Soene sit right along the Hirayu River and swap between men and women once a day: Kama-yu, built into a thick iron cauldron once used at the nearby Kamioka mine, and Iwa-yu, made from large boulders with smooth cedar headrests. A separate indoor bath, Fuku no Yu, draws its own source from 300 meters underground and keeps the water flowing fresh; it also has a footbath and a sauna. Three more private baths, each with its own small indoor bath, use Fukuji Onsen's shared spring and suit families with kids or older guests. Guest rooms don't have their own bath. The ryokan is centered on a farmhouse dating to 1836, moved here from Niigata and reopened in 2005; it's registered as a tangible cultural property. Guests eat together around an irori hearth in the ground-floor dining room, in a quiet corner of Fukuji Onsen in the Okuhida mountains.

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Sergey M
7 months ago· edited

856. Yamazato-no-iori Soene, Fukuji Onsen, Okuhida Onsen, Gifu ★ I went for a higaeri using the Okuhida tegata (2 stickers), the regular price is 1100. Higaeri is listed from 15:00 to 21:00. For higaeri, one bath area is available, and there are also interesting rotenburo only for guests staying overnight. Inside the place, it feels very ryokan-like and pleasant. 1. Semi-open rectangular bath. View of the trees, in March it felt apocalyptically atmospheric. The water is clear, with rare white and brown lime deposits. Temperature 43. 2. Indoor sauna onsen. The water is clear, temperature 40.5. It is easy to breathe inside. A very pleasant place. Considering that there are also interesting baths for overnight guests, it is worth considering for a stay. 10.03.2026

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Last updated October 7, 2026