NarukoHotel

A long-established inn founded in 1873, offering free-flowing spring water whose color changes in many ways depending on temperature and humidity

Miyagi Osaki City

Naruko Hotel is a long-established hot spring hotel in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, founded in 1873. It owns three private natural springs on the premises, and guests can enjoy mysterious cloudy waters that change color in a variety of ways depending on temperature, humidity, and weather, from clear to emerald green, milky white, and olive green, all with free-flowing spring water straight from the source. Rich in skin-beautifying ingredients, the water has an exceptionally smooth, luxurious texture like a beauty serum. Guests can relax in a variety of bathing facilities, including a large bath, one of the biggest in the Naruko Onsen area, as well as cypress baths, open-air baths, and private baths.

Hot Spring & Bath Information

Large Bath

TypeNatural Hot Spring

Flow-through

Naruko's natural hot spring, loved since the hotel was founded in 1873, flows from three private natural springs. The spring quality is a sodium-sulfate, chloride, bicarbonate hot spring containing sulfur, with a weakly alkaline pH of 8.7. Depending on natural conditions such as temperature, humidity, and wind, the mysterious cloudy water changes color in a variety of ways, including milky white, emerald green, and olive green, and can be enjoyed luxuriously as free-flowing spring water straight from the source. Guests can enjoy bathing around a variety of baths, including a large bath of one of the biggest sizes in Naruko, cypress baths, an open-air Takano-maki cask bath, and a sitting bath.

Private Bath

TypeNatural Hot Spring

Flow-through

The hot spring private large bath "Mokko no Yu" offers such an overwhelming amount of space that it hardly feels like a private bath at all. Fresh hot spring water gushing naturally from the hotel’s three private springs is poured in generously, letting you enjoy silky water with excellent skin-beautifying effects in complete privacy. While soaking in the spacious tub, filled with the pleasant scent of sulfur, families and groups can relax without worrying about others and enjoy an exceptional bathing experience that lets them feel the breath of the earth to the fullest.

Business Hours

Monday
15:00〜01:50
05:00〜09:50
Tuesday
15:00〜01:50
05:00〜09:50
Wednesday
15:00〜01:50
05:00〜09:50
Thursday
15:00〜01:50
05:00〜09:50
Friday
15:00〜01:50
05:00〜09:50
Saturday
15:00〜01:50
05:00〜09:50
Sunday
15:00〜01:50
05:00〜09:50
Holiday
15:00〜01:50
05:00〜09:50
💡 [Day-use bathing] 11:00-15:00 *May not be available when crowded, so please contact us in advance.

Closed Days: None

Address

36 Yumoto, Naruko Onsen, Osaki-shi, Miyagi 989-6823

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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