Gensen Yuan New Ogiya
源泉湯庵 ニュー扇屋
Does Gensen Yuan New Ogiya allow tattoos? In a private bath
New Ogiya pours its own 68°C bicarbonate spring into eight baths with no water added, no heating and no recirculation, among them a wine-red ceramic tub under the open sky that a couple can book for themselves.
New Ogiya publishes no tattoo rule. Staying guests can use three family baths free, with no booking, whenever one is empty, and two private open-air baths cost ¥2,750 for 45 minutes by reservation. Some Japanese rooms also have their own tub of the inn's spring.
The bath
New Ogiya mixes its own bicarbonate spring, 68°C at the source, with Tsuchiyu's shared simple spring, and runs it into every tub with no water added, no heating and no recirculation. Each bath has a tap of cold water for anyone who finds it too hot. The inn calls it a bath for the skin and says the metasilicic acid in its source keeps skin moist; it lists it for neuralgia, muscle pain, frozen shoulder, cold sensitivity, bruises, cuts, burns, skin complaints including atopic dermatitis, women's complaints and rheumatism. The large baths and open-air baths swap between men and women by the hour.
Five of the eight baths can be used alone. Three family baths are free for staying guests with no booking: go in whenever one is empty. Yama-no-yu is a half-open-air bath built all of hiba wood with a jet bath; Takara-no-yu and Gekkaro are tiled indoor tubs. The two private open-air baths cost ¥2,750 for 45 minutes for two and must be booked: Mori-no-yu is a wine-red ceramic tub that the inn says shows off the night view, and Ogi-no-yu is a shallow tub shaped like a fan. Bring your own soap to those three; the others are stocked.
The hotel
A family inn of Japanese rooms run by the Moriyama company, from 6-mat compact rooms to 12- and 14-mat rooms, some with a bath fed from the inn's own source, and one Japanese-Western room. Dinner is a Fukushima kaiseki (a multi-course Japanese meal) served in the room or a private dining room; breakfast is in the dining hall. Dogs of every size are welcome, with a dog foot bath, and the inn's cafe next door sells onsen eggs and pudding. Check-in 3 p.m., check-out 10 a.m.
Good to know
- Three family baths are free, no booking: use one whenever it is empty.
- Two open-air private baths at ¥2,750 for 45 minutes, booked ahead.
- Day visitors from 2 p.m., ¥900, last entry 5 p.m.
- Dogs of any size can stay, which the inn says is unique in Tsuchiyu.
Getting there
From Fukushima Station, take the bus to Tsuchiyu Onsen, about 40 minutes; the inn names no stop and publishes no walking time from it. A taxi takes about the same. Drivers leave the Tohoku Expressway at Fukushima-Nishi, about 15 minutes away, and park by the south entrance, which opens onto the third floor.
Tsuchiyu Onsen bus terminal · Fukushima Kotsu bus from Fukushima Station
The inn publishes no walking time.
Bus or taxi from Fukushima Station, about 40 minutes.
Where it is
Tsuchiyu Onsen bus stop
- Tohoku Shinkansen 1 hr 35 min from Tokyo
- Fukushima Kotsu bus 42 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR East Pass from ¥35,000 · 5 or 10 consecutive days Covers the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Fukushima, the Yamabiko or the Tsubasa.
- Japan Rail Pass from ¥53,000 · 7, 14 or 21 days For a trip that takes in several regions by Shinkansen and JR lines.
What happens when you arrive
Skip the shared baths and use one of the private baths. No reservation needed.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site ()
Best for: dog owners and couples who want a source-flowing private bath and dinner in the room
Eight baths in all: three large baths (Saiun, Shoun, Kasen), three free family baths (Yama-no-yu, a half-open-air bath of hiba wood with a jet bath, Takara-no-yu and Gekkaro) used without booking whenever free, and two paid private open-air baths (Ogi-no-yu, a shallow fan-shaped tub, and Mori-no-yu, a wine-red ceramic tub) at ¥2,750 for 45 minutes for two, by reservation. Ogi-no-yu, Mori-no-yu and Yama-no-yu have no soap or shampoo. The Japanese rooms with bath have a tub fed from the inn's own source; the other room types have no bath. Day use 2 to 5:30 p.m. (last entry 5 p.m.), ¥900 for adults; day visitors can book a private bath at ¥2,750 for 45 minutes. Dogs of every size are accepted. Check-in 3 p.m., check-out 10 a.m.
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