Ishikawa Kaga City
Shirasagiyu Tawaraya
An exceptional natural onsen fed straight from the source, with 800 years of history and spectacular views of Kakusenkei Gorge
- Yamanaka Onsen
- Scenic View
- Nature Immersion
- Onsen Ryokan
- Reserved onsen available
- Natural Hot Spring
About Shirasagiyu Tawaraya
Shirasagiyu Tawaraya is an onsen inn in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture. Founded in the Kamakura period, this long-established inn offers a riverside open-air bath where you can listen to the gentle flow of Kakusenkei Gorge and enjoy a natural onsen fed straight from the source, with clear, colorless water that feels soft on the skin. The main bathhouse, Kajika, has a sauna and a semi-open-air bath, where you can sweat at your leisure while taking in the spectacular gorge views through the windows. There is also a luxurious special room with a sauna, a cold plunge, and an open-air bath fed from the source. Here, a historic onsen and an authentic sauna come together for an exceptional totonou experience.
Hot SpringONSEN
Main Bathhouse Kakusen
A spacious open-air bath overlooking Kakusenkei Gorge below. The clear, colorless water, fed straight from the source and soft on the skin, gently envelops your body. Spend a blissful moment surrounded by nature that has endured through the ages, with the sound of the stream, dappled sunlight, and birdsong. Used as the women’s bath at night and the men’s bath the following morning.
Main Bathhouse Kajika
A riverside open-air bath and indoor bath where you can take in the grandeur of nature up close in every season. The abundant natural onsen, fed straight from the source, soaks gently into your body. Enjoy a profound sense of relaxation, as if becoming one with the wilderness. Used as the men’s bath at night and the women’s bath the following morning.
Private Bath Kikuka
A private open-air bath facing Kakusenkei Gorge. Enjoy the beautiful scenery and fine-quality onsen with someone special, without worrying about anyone else. Savor the warmth of the water and the breath of nature in the stillness, as long as you like.
Special Room with Its Own Open-Air Bath
A private open-air bath fed from the source, set on the room’s terrace. Enjoy high-quality natural onsen from a 100% source-water supply whenever and for as long as you like, with the spectacular views of Kakusenkei Gorge all to yourself. Experience exceptional relaxation and forget the everyday in complete privacy.
Main BathSauna
Main Bathhouse Kajika
An authentic sauna where you can enjoy a forest-bathing-like sense of oneness with nature. Take in the spectacular views of Kakusenkei Gorge through the windows as you sit in the warmth of the wood’s fragrance and sweat at your leisure. Escape the bustle of everyday life and spend a blissful moment refreshing both body and mind in a tranquil space.
Main BathCold Bath
Main Bathhouse Kajika
The cold plunge gently cools you down after the heat of the sauna. Feel the air of the surrounding wilderness on your skin, then ease into time cooling off in the open air to the soothing sound of Kakusenkei Gorge’s flowing stream.
Co-edSauna
Special Room with Sauna
A private sauna room you can enjoy whenever and as often as you like during your stay. It features a METOS stove, a leading brand, and offers authentic löyly you pour yourself, just as you would in Finland. Adjust the humidity and temperature to your liking and savor an exceptional totonou experience without interruption.
Co-edCold Bath
Special Room with Sauna
A private cold plunge right beside the sauna room. The ideal flow from sauna to cold plunge and then to cooling off in the open air on the terrace lets you savor a luxurious, refreshing break all to yourself.
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Facility Information
- Address
- 〒922-0114 2-chome, He, Higashimachi, Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga, Ishikawa
- Business Hours
- 15:00〜00:00/05:00〜11:00
Irregular Holidays
- Closed Days
- Irregular Holidays
- Gender Access
- Gender Separated
- Tattoo Policy (Communal Bath)
- Unknown (Please Check)
- Usage Conditions
- Guests Only
- Official Website
- View official site
Access
By car
- About 30 minutes from Komatsu IC (Hokuriku Expressway)
- About 20 minutes from Kaga IC (Hokuriku Expressway)
By train and bus
- JR Kagaonsen Station → About 40 minutes by local bus → Yamanaka Onsen Bus Terminal
- About 20 minutes by taxi from JR Kagaonsen Station
Shuttle service
- Shuttle bus from JR Kagaonsen Station, about 20 minutes (advance reservation required)
- Departures from the station: 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00 / 18:00
- Departures from the inn: 8:30 / 9:45 / 10:45 (please reserve your return trip at the front desk by 20:00)
A 5-minute walk from Yamanaka Onsen Bus Terminal. Free parking for 80 cars
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