Photo by Sanicha Yaklai

Photo by Sanicha Yaklai

Photo by Sanicha Yaklai

  • Houunkaku is a rustic hot springs inn located in mountainous Onikobe. It is famous for its Taki no Yu, an open-air bath formed at the base of a small waterfall, naturally hot due to the mild volcanic activity of the area. The inn makes a great base for casually exploring the area’s other volcanic attractions, as the Onikobe geyser park and the Onikobe Jigokudani Nature Trail are located just a few minutes’ walk from the inn.

    There’s no barrier between waterfall and bath, so bathers can sit as close to the falls as they like. The baths here are open to day-trippers as well as overnight guests. The indoor baths are gender-separated, but Taki no Yu is a mixed-gender bath. Modest bathers needn’t worry—towels or hotel-provided modesty bathing garments can be worn into Taki no Yu.

  • Last Update
    March 3, 2020

    Area Northern Miyagi

Details

ADDRESS

Fukiage 16, Onikobe, Naruko-onsen, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture

ACCESS BY PUBLIC TRANSIT

35 minutes by bus from Naruko-Onsen Station, followed by a 5-minute walk.
At the bus stop just outside Naruko-Onsen Station (鳴子温泉駅), board Onikobe Line (鬼首線) bus bound for Pension Mura~Tanohara (ペンション村~田野原). Alight at Fukiage Kogen Kyanpujo (吹上高原キャンプ場) bus stop. Bus details and timetables here.

ADMISSION

Day trips ¥500

CREDIT CARDS

Not accepted

LANGUAGES

Japanese only

HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

No

CLOSED DAYS

Closed in winter

PHONE

0229-86-2243

OFFICIAL URL

https://www.onikoubeonsen.com/%E6%B8%A9%E6%B3%89-%E5%AE%BF%E6%B3%8A/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%86%E3%83%AB-%E6%97%85%E9%A4%A8/

ROOMS

8 Japanese-style

ONSEN

Yes

VEGETARIAN/VEGAN

No

HALAL

No

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE MENU

No

NON-SMOKING

Yes