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Chiisana Mori no Yu

森吉山温泉 小さな森の湯

Lodging
Tohoku·Akita

Day Use

Yes
10:00–18:00

Closed on the third Wednesday of each month, plus occasional other irregular closures. After 15:00 the outdoor bath gives priority to overnight guests.

¥500

500 yen for elementary-school age and up; preschool children bathe free.

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Site labels the bath 源泉かけ流し (source-fed, non-recirculated); source temperature about 53°C, weakly alkaline.

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

Bathing Arrangements

Private BathYes

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

The single outdoor bath can be reserved for private/exclusive use; otherwise it is shared mixed-gender bathing (see KONYOKU).

Mixed BathingYes

Shared bathing area for all genders

Reviewer (Oct 2025, post-reopening) confirms the single outdoor bath is mixed-gender with separate changing-room entrances; consistent with the site's day-use listing showing only one unisex outdoor bath (vs. explicit men's/women's split for the indoor bath).

Policies & Services

KidsYes

Welcomes children and families

DiningNo

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

No public restaurant for day-use visitors; only drinks are sold and outside lunch is explicitly allowed. Overnight-guest meals are served in a shared dining hall but are not open to the public.

WashingYes

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

TowelsYes

Towels available to rent or borrow

Free towel provided for day-use drop-in visitors.

Views

Forest
River

Programs

About

A small inn near Moriyoshiyama in the mountains of Akita, Chiisana Mori no Yu draws sodium-calcium chloride-sulfate water. The open-air mixed bath in the forest is the draw, raw and relaxed, with that unmistakable atmosphere of a rural Tohoku onsen where nature is right at the edge of the tub.

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Last updated July 22, 2026