Niigata Yuzawa Town, Minamiuonuma District
A snow-country inn with a sauna for pouring your own löyly and Shigaraki ware semi-open-air baths in the rooms
Livemax Resort Echigo-Yuzawa is an onsen hotel in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture. Surrounded by Echigo-Yuzawa’s nature through the four seasons, you can enjoy natural onsen water in an open, airy main bathhouse. The sauna, renovated in December 2025, offers löyly you pour yourself, so you can raise steam when you choose and sweat to your heart’s content. There is also a cold plunge and a space for cooling off in the open air, where you can refresh deeply in the clear air of snow country. Guest rooms with semi-open-air baths of Shigaraki ware and a private bath also let you have the onsen to yourself in private. Day use is possible too, making it an ideal stop on the way back from skiing or sightseeing.

A main bathhouse built as if nestled into Echigo-Yuzawa’s nature. In the spacious indoor bath and the open-air bath set with natural rocks, you can enjoy natural onsen water while taking in the scenery of each season. There is also a Super Jacuzzi bath with a special atmosphere, its floor laid with raw jade stones, where the soft, swaying water brings refined comfort.

A private bath ideal for families and couples. Without worrying about others, you can enjoy Echigo-Yuzawa’s natural onsen water to the full in a private space. It is a relaxing place to bathe, fitting for a special moment with someone dear to you.

Some guest rooms have a semi-open-air bath of Shigaraki ware. It is a luxurious design that lets you have Echigo-Yuzawa’s natural onsen water to yourself without leaving your room. Soak as many times as you like, whenever you like, for a superb stay wrapped in a view and a silence all your own.

A proper dry sauna where you pour your own löyly. Pour water over the sauna stones on the convection stove whenever you choose, setting the humidity and heat to your liking. After a pleasant sweat wrapped in rising steam, head to the tap-water cold plunge right beside it. Cool your flushed body crisply, then carry on to cooling off in the open air, touched by the clear air of snow country, and a blissful time of deep refreshment arrives.
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Day bathing: 8:00–10:00 / 15:00–21:00
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