Yuda Onsen Gorge, Nishiwaga, Iwate
Kawajiri Onsen Hotto-Yuda
The easiest first stop in Yuda Onsen Gorge for rail travellers or anyone with only an hour or two: the bath is directly in Hotto-Yuda Station. Plan around 08:00–20:00, the newer operator schedule, and check the calendar before departure.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- General bathing 08:00–20:00; private bath 08:00–18:00. Adult admission ¥440; elementary and junior-high students ¥260; residents aged 65 and over ¥350. A private bath costs ¥2,000. Closed on the second Wednesday of each month. The town's January 2026 page still lists 07:00–21:00; the more recent operator schedule takes precedence.
- Tattoo policy
- No current tattoo policy was confirmed in the research file. Ask the operator before visiting.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Not published in current first-party text.
- Bathing temperature
- No fixed pool temperature is published.
- Spring classification
- Natural hot spring. The current first-party page confirms the spring but does not republish a complete current classification; older local analysis is not substituted as a 2026 analysis.
- pH
- Not published as a current value.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The operator and town describe the bath as source-flowing. Current text pages do not publish complete pool-by-pool details on dilution, heating, circulation or disinfection.
A heavy-rain event in August 2026 disrupted service west of Hotto-Yuda toward Yokote; the northbound line to Hotto-Yuda was reported as operating normally. Check rail notices for your travel date.
How to read a bath profile
Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.
