Iwate, Japan, Yamado | Iwate Prefecture Yuda Hot Spring Village Yugawa Onsen Spa Resort

Retreat spa resort inn with 12 guest suites,
each with a living room, a bed room,
and a private, semi open-air bath
flowing with 100% natural hot spring water

At Yamado Inn, you can enjoy the great outdoors, baths flowing with natural hot spring water, and the culinary delights northern Tohoku has to offer. In our region, people who work in the mountains and those know mountains well are known as “Yamado.” The beauty and bounty of the mountains- this is what we would like our guests to discover and experience during their stay at Yamado.

We have a private bath in every guest suite and an open-air bath.
Both types of bath use only natural hot spring water.

“Yuba Issun” Open-Air Bath

Please enjoy our open-air bath by a mountain stream. The open-air bath can be used by suite guests only by reservation (free of charge). From the open-air bath, you can enjoy watching the fish swimming in the stream. Or you may like to enjoy night bathing under the starry sky.

Hours : 15:00-22:30 / 5:30-10:00

Private bath

Private Guest Suite Bath

Every guest suite has a private, semi open-air bath flowing with 100% natural hot spring water. You can enjoy bathing in the hot spring baths any time you like, 24 hours a day.

Hot spring composition and effects.

The spring contains sodium sulfate and chloride. It is effective for cuts, burns, chronic skin disease, physically weak children, chronic women's diseases, and arterial sclerosis

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Yamado is located between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan.
This allows us to serve you an assortment of fish from two oceans and other fresh seasonal foods.

Some of the food we serve

Our chefs prepare meals using unique local ingredients from northern Tohoku and fresh seasonal delights for your culinary enjoyment. Please enjoy a drink from our wide assortment of wine and sake with our dishes.

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Our guest suites are located in three separate buildings: Seizanro, Rokujubo, and Rokukabo.
Each of the 12 guest suites has a private natural hot spring bath.

Guest suites

Seizanro

Suites :: Moegi, Shinryoku, Nishiki, and Sekka

All suites in Seizanro are maisonettes with a loft space. The first floor has a living room and a bathroom, and the second floor has a bedroom. These are double- or triple-occupancy rooms, and each bedroom is equipped with Simmons beds for a comfortable night's rest. You can connect your laptop to the Internet using a LAN cable (no charge). You can use your iPod with the BOSE audio system in your room, which produces a beautiful sound.

Rokukabo

Suites :: Fukinoto, Katakago, Hitsujigusa, and Yukitubaki.

A small river runs by each room. You can view the river from the deck and the bathroom. There are double-occupancy rooms and triple-occupancy rooms, all equipped with Simmons beds for comfortable night's rest (a double bed or twin beds (+1)). You can connect your laptop to the Internet using a LAN cable (no charge). You can enjoy the beautiful sound of our BOSE audio system in your room.

Rokujubo

Suites :: Buna, Mizuki, Kuromoji, and Katsura

The Rokujubo suites have larger rooms and bathroom than those in Rokukabo. These are the most luxurious suites we offer. There are double-occupancy rooms and triple-occupancy rooms, all equipped with Simmons beds for comfortable night's rest (a double bed or twin beds (+1)). You can connect your laptop to the Internet using a LAN cable (no charge). You can enjoy the beautiful sound of our BOSE audio system in your room.

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We welcome you in the lobby with Kuromojicha tea.
Take a seat on our comfortable sofa while you check in.

Lobby Lobby

Borrow our Swedish Jazz CDs to enjoy in your room.
There is a souvenir shop on the second floor of the lobby.

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Building	Type	Occupancy	Regular season Double-occupancy (per person)	Triple-occupancy (per person)	Peak season* Double-occupancy (per person)	Triple-occupancy (per person)
Seizanro	Maisonette	2-3 persons	25,000	24,000	28,000	27,000
Rokukabo	Double	2 persons	30,000	-	34,000	-
Rokukabo	Twin	2-3 persons	33,000	32,000	37,000	36,000
Rokujubo	Double	2 persons	33,000	-	37,000	-
Rokujubo	Twin	2-3 persons	35,000	34,000	39,000	38,000

*Peak season : Year-end through New Year holidays, Golden Week holidays, Bon Festival period, and Silver Week holidays

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Yamado

71-10 Yugawa 52 Chiwari, Nishiwaga-machi, Waga-gun, Iwate Prefecture, 029-5514

TEL 0197-82-2222 / FAX 0197-82-2888

By Train

From Tokyo: Take the JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line, change to the JR Kitakami Line at Kitakami Station, and get off at Hotto Yuda Station. From Hotto Yuda Station, it takes 10 minutes by taxi or route bus.

From Akita: Take the JR Ou Honsen Line, change to the JR Kitakami Line at Yokote Station, and get off at Hotto Yuda Station.

By Car

From Tokyo: Take the Tohoku Expressway. At Kitakami Junction, take the Akita Expressway and get off at Yuda IC toward Yugawa Onsen. It takes about 15 minutes from Yuda IC.

From Akita: Take the Akita Expressway and get off at Yuda IC toward Yugawa Onsen.

By Air

Direct flights to Akita Airport are available from Haneda, Osaka (Itami), Nagoya (Komaki), Nagoya (Chubu Centrair International), Sapporo (Shin-Chitose), and Seoul (Incheon).

From Akita Airport (by car): From Akita Airport IC, take the Japan Sea Tohoku Expressway toward Kawabe Junction. From Kawabe Junction take the Akita Expressway tDirect flights to Iwate-Hanamaki Airport are available from Osaka (Itami) and Sapporo (Shin-Chitose).oward Kitakami, and get off at Yuda IC toward Yugawa Onsen. It takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes from the airport.(Incheon).

From Iwate-Hanamaki Airport: From Hanamaki Airport IC, take the Kamaishi Expressway toward Hanamaki Junction. From Hanamaki Junction take the Tohoku Expressway toward Tokyo. From Kitakami Junction take the Akita Expressway and get off at Yuda IC toward Yugawa Onsen. It takes about 1 hour from the airport.

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Accommodation for Children

Not available

We ask our guests to understand that we cannot accommodate children under 13 years old.

Tax Information

Bath tax: 150 yen per person

Check-in & Check-out

Check in: 15:00-18:00
Check-out: by 11:00

Room Service

Available
15:00-22:00

Accommodation for Pets

Not available

Credit Card Information

Courtesy Transportation Service

Not available
When you leave Yamado, we can provide you with courtesy transportation to Hotto Yuda Station on the JR Kitakami Line upon request. Please let us know if necessary.
(From Hotto Yuda Station to Yamado, please take a bus or taxi.)

Parking Information

Parking fee: Free of charge for guests.
Parking hours: 14:00-12:00 on the following day
Parking spaces are available for 20 cars (outdoors).

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