Himawari Onsen Yurara

ひまわり温泉ゆ・ら・らひまわりおんせんゆらら

A public inn with a roofless open-air bath

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Can I go?

Day visit ·

Yes

06:30–21:30

Closed on the third Monday of each month (the next day instead if that's a public holiday), and sometimes closed temporarily for equipment maintenance. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

¥400

The adult day-use price already includes bathing tax. A bath towel isn't included, but you can rent one for 200 yen. Alongside regular multi-visit ticket books, discounted ones are available for elderly or disabled residents of the town.

About

Himawari Onsen Yurara is a public inn in Nakayama that also takes day visitors just for the baths. The outdoor bath skips a roof altogether: two small tubs, room for one person each, looking out toward Gassan and Hayama. The water is warming, with a faint tea color, and is known for leaving skin feeling smooth. Indoors there's a large bath with a hot sauna and a jet bath, and a free footbath, hand bath and face bath sit in the plaza outside. Beyond the baths it runs as an actual inn, with guest rooms, a restaurant serving kaiseki courses made with local Tsuyahime rice, and a banquet hall for groups.

The baths

Special here

Jet BathWater jets work your back and legs.
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
Yes
Outdoor Bath. Open-air outdoor bath
Yes
Indoor Bath. Enclosed indoor bathing area
Yes
SaunaSauna room of any kind
No
Mixed BathingShared bathing area for all genders

Also here

Kids✓ Yes
Dining✓ Yes
Towels✓ 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
Murayama
No.
41
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