Yutagawa Onsen Ridayu Ryokan

湯田川温泉理太夫旅館ゆたがわおんせんりだゆうりょかん

A small ryokan with soft spring water and baths shared with the inn next door

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Can I go?

Day visit ·

Yes

11:00–14:00

¥500

Day-visit bathing runs from 11:00 to 14:00 and must be reserved in advance; day-trip plans that include lunch or dinner are booked separately.

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About

A small, family-run ryokan in Yutagawa Onsen, with a round indoor tub of hot spring water that feels soft and gentle on the skin, sized for a handful of bathers rather than a crowd. A free private bath is open any time it is unlocked, with no reservation needed, and runs a little cooler than usual in winter while the men's and women's baths hold their normal temperature year round. Those gender-separated baths are shared with the ryokan next door, an old arrangement between the two inns. The building is a wooden three-story house built in the Showa era, on a site that has taken guests since the Edo period. Its ten rooms are filled with the proprietress's handmade crafts and antiques, and meals are home-style Shonai cooking built around whatever is in season.

The baths

Special here

Lukewarm BathWater near body heat, for a long soak.

Baths and water

Yes
OnsenUses natural hot spring water
Yes
Indoor Bath. Enclosed indoor bathing area
No
Mixed BathingShared bathing area for all genders
No
Room OnsenPrivate onsen bath in guest rooms, for overnight guests only

Also here

Dining✓ Yes
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.
58
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