Okayama Mimasaka City
An inn where you can enjoy a full-scale barrel sauna scented with Chizu cedar and the historic famous waters of Yunogo, which nurture beautiful skin
"Yunogo Grand Hotel" is a hot spring inn in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture. It features a large public bath, an open-air bath, and a foot bath fed by Yunogo Onsen, one of the Three Great Hot Springs of Okayama. The water is a chloride spring that leaves the skin feeling smooth. It is the only inn in Yunogo with a full-scale barrel sauna in both the men's and women's baths. Wrapped in the pleasant aroma of Chizu cedar, guests can enjoy an exceptional sweating experience with self-löyly. The hotel also has a dining area serving gourmet dishes, as well as a foot bath garden cafe where you can relax while looking out over the garden.
Yunogo Onsen is counted among the Three Great Hot Springs of Okayama. It is known for its high skin-beautifying effect, and after bathing the skin feels smooth, earning it a reputation as a hot spring of beautiful women. You can fully enjoy this famous spring in both the indoor bath and the open-air bath. In the open-air bath, you can relax in an artistic atmosphere with a natural stone monument standing nearby while enjoying an open and refreshing soak.
A traditional Finnish barrel-shaped sauna where you can spend a luxurious time wrapped in the clean, gentle aroma unique to Chizu cedar. It supports self-löyly, where water is poured onto sauna stones, allowing you to adjust the temperature and the pleasant circulation of steam to your liking. The compact room retains heat extremely well, so you can warm up thoroughly from deep within your body and work up a refreshing sweat.
[Day-use bathing] 11:30–14:30 (Only available when using a day-use plan with meals, up to 3 hours)
JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
The Finest Onsen & Sauna in Japan
64 SELECTIONS
Most of what we surveyed never even made it onto this site. This book is a further cut from what did. Our editor bathed in every onsen and sauna in it, and wrote only what they confirmed on the ground.
