ShimobeHotel

An inn to soothe you with thermal contrast bathing linked to Takeda Shingen, while touring 3 spring sources and 12 baths

Yamanashi Minobu Town

"Shimobe Hotel" is a historic hot spring ryokan in Minobu Town, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture. Guests can enjoy three different spring sources in 12 baths spread across two spacious large public baths: a unique skin-beautifying sulfur spring that rises from the garden and a simple hot spring supplied by a pipe from another source. The signature experience is alternating between hot water, lukewarm water, and a low-temperature spring of famous mineral water, known as thermal contrast bathing. Other appealing features include a foot bath, drinks served after bathing, and even authentic Bolognese pasta boiled with hot spring water, allowing guests to savor the famous spring with all five senses.

Hot Spring & Bath Information

Large Public Bath Matsu-bokkuri no Yu

TypeNatural Hot Spring

A spacious large public bath with a rugged open-air area, an elegant octagonal cypress bath, and a low-temperature spring that gently soaks the body. The indoor baths include Ichi no Yu, which contains the smooth and gentle Shimobe Onsen Kyodo-sen, and Ni no Yu, which contains the silky, skin-friendly Shimobe Hotel Original Sulfur Spring (private source). By touring multiple baths with different temperatures, guests can slowly enjoy the ultimate thermal contrast bathing at this historic famous spring, almost as if meditating.

Large Public Bath Hotaru no Yu

TypeNatural Hot Spring

A large public bath featuring a cypress open-air bath harmonizing with a garden full of small waterfalls and mountain wildflowers, a stately rock bath reminiscent of Shingen's castle, and a ceramic bath where one person can relax in comfort. The indoor baths include two tubs: the gentle Kyodo-sen (Ichi no Yu) and the silky private spring (Ni no Yu), with an elegant sulfur aroma. It also offers a refreshing low-temperature spring made with natural famous water that bubbles up from deep underground, allowing guests to deeply restore body and mind through the supreme alternating bathing experience of moving back and forth between hot water and the low-temperature spring.

Private Bath Taketonbo no Yu

TypeNatural Hot Spring

An advance-reservation private bath of extraordinary size, large enough for up to 30 people to soak comfortably at the same time. Its signature feature is a large heart-shaped bathtub. In this private space, guests can enjoy the warmth of the smooth, gentle Shimobe Onsen Kyodo-sen all to themselves. After renovation, it has become fully flat and barrier-free, making it safe and comfortable for everyone from families with small children to elderly guests to enjoy a high-quality hot spring experience with their loved ones.

Foot Bath Mizu no Lounge

TypeSpecialty Bath

A liberating foot bath space overlooking a colorful natural garden that changes with the seasons. Guests can sip the clear, cold Shimobe no Tennen Meisui, which wells up from deep underground, after bathing, refreshing their throat while pleasantly warming their feet. Surrounded by natural breezes and the scent of grasses and trees, it is the perfect healing space to forget the busyness of everyday life and gently refresh both mind and body.

Business Hours

Monday
05:00〜10:00
11:00〜01:00
Tuesday
05:00〜10:00
11:00〜01:00
Wednesday
05:00〜10:00
11:00〜01:00
Thursday
05:00〜10:00
11:00〜01:00
Friday
05:00〜10:00
11:00〜01:00
Saturday
05:00〜10:00
11:00〜01:00
Sunday
05:00〜10:00
11:00〜01:00
Holiday
05:00〜10:00
11:00〜01:00
💡 [Day-use bathing] 11:00〜15:00

Closed Days: None

Address

〒409-2947 1900 Kaminotaira, Minobu Town, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture

Hotel & Ryokan

Gender Access

Gender Separated

Tattoos in the Communal Bath
Unknown (Please Check)

The above applies to the communal (shared) baths. At facilities with private baths or private saunas, guests with tattoos may still be able to bathe. Please check with the facility for details.

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