Yutagawa Onsen Tamaya

湯田川温泉九兵衛別館珠玉やゆたがわおんせんくへえべっかんたまや

Walk-in private baths at a small ryokan in Yutagawa Onsen

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Day visit

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About

Tamaya is a small annex ryokan of Kuhee Ryokan in Yutagawa Onsen, a hot-spring town in Tsuruoka. It has three free private baths and no shared bathhouse of its own. There's no reservation system: you check whether a bath is free, flip the sign on the door to occupied, and lock it from inside. Two of the baths are cypress tubs on the ground floor; the third, upstairs, looks out toward Mount Chokai (鳥海山) on a clear day. There's also a free footbath by the parking lot. The mood matches a small inn that isn't trying to be more than it is: calm and easy to relax into.

The baths

Special here

Foot Bath. Sit on the edge and soak your feet.
MountainsMountains and ridges around you as you soak.

Baths and water

Yes
OnsenUses natural hot spring water
No
Outdoor BathOpen-air outdoor bath
Yes
Indoor Bath. Enclosed indoor bathing area
No
Mixed BathingShared bathing area for all genders

Also here

Washing· ✓ Yes
Parking✓ Yes

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Programs1

Yamagata Onsen-do
A prefecture-wide onsen stamp rally across 86 baths in Yamagata, launched in 2026. Collect stamps in all four areas, Murayama, Mogami, Shonai and Okitama, and climb the ranks toward Onsen Master.
Area
Shonai
No.
60
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