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Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima / 東山温泉

Higashiyama Onsen

A hot-spring town about 10 minutes by car from central Aizuwakamatsu, said to have been found by the priest Gyoki about 1,300 years ago and once the Aizu domain's spa; the sulphate water flows at about 1,500 litres a minute.

A rushing stream below old multi-storey inns among autumn trees
The Yu River and the hot spring town of Higashiyama Onsen (photo taken November 2007)Photo: Sayaca* / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.1 JP · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

0

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.

Getting there
Train / Bus / Car
Admission
Paid (see the price below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

Day-bathing hours differ by inn and by day, and may be cancelled without notice; phone the inn before you go.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Admission

Day bathing costs about 700 to 1,400 yen for adults depending on the inn (some charge more at weekends and holidays).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

About 10 min by car from central Aizuwakamatsu. The Haikara-san town loop bus takes 35-40 min from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station to Higashiyama Onsen-eki (every 30 min; 210 yen per ride; one-day pass for Haikara-san and Akabee 600 yen).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed

Closed, Parking, Payment, Accessibility

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Official site: https://www.aizu-higashiyama.com/

Location

Approximate location: this pin comes from Wikidata (a public database), not from an official page. The official site gives no street address, so we only checked that the pin is in the right city or town. This point is the rough centre of the hot spring town.

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Crowds

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteSulphate spring water (calcium-sodium sulphate-chloride), 50-60°C at the source; loved by the artist Takehisa Yumeji and the poet Yosano Akiko.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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