Hijiori Onsen, Okura, Yamagata Prefecture
Uenoyu Public Bath, Hijiori Onsen
Normally the easiest communal bath in Hijiori, but it was listed as temporarily closed on 1 September 2026 and the profile did not find a confirmed reopening date. For now, plan around Caldera Onsenkan or an inn that accepts day visitors.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- Usual schedule: April–November 08:00–18:00; December–March 08:00–17:00. The current profile lists a temporary closure announced on 1 September 2026 and did not confirm a reopening date.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Not published.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- A naturally emerging Uenoyu spring, poured beside the bath's Jizo pedestal.
- Spring classification
- Hijiori Onsen communal bath; a current facility-specific analysis and precise chemical classification are not published.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The Okura Village tourism association describes the bath as using generous source-flowing water. The current facility page does not publish full details for water addition, heating, circulation and disinfection.
Bathing indications
The bath is traditionally known as “Kizu-yu” (“wound bath”), but a traditional name is not a treatment guarantee.
Adult admission is normally ¥400. The tourism association announced a temporary closure on 1 September 2026; the profile did not obtain a clear official reopening date, so confirm service before visiting.
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.
