Fukushima, Fukushima / 飯坂温泉
Iizaka Onsen
A hot-spring town 25 minutes by train from JR Fukushima Station, with 8 public bathhouses, foot baths and day bathing at inns; Basho mentioned it in The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Before you go
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- Opening hours
Inn day-bathing hours differ (e.g. 10:00-20:00, 11:00-20:00). Some inns don't take day bathers on certain days or close for maintenance, so always phone first.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Closed
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- Admission
Inn day bathing costs about 300 to 1,600 yen for adults, depending on the inn (most are 400-700 yen; the top price includes towel and yukata hire).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Getting there
About 25 min from JR Fukushima Station on the Fukushima Kotsu Iizaka Line to Iizaka Onsen Station. By car, from Fukushima-Iizaka IC take Route 13 toward Yonezawa, turn right at the junction with the level crossing, and follow Route 3 for about 2 km.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
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- Payment
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- Accessibility
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Official site: https://iizaka.com/
Location
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Visiting respectfully
- Local etiquetteThe eight public bathhouses are simple baths used by locals, and the foot baths are easy to drop into. The city-run Moniwa-no-Yu is by Lake Moniwa (Moniwa Dam).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
- Local etiquetteLegend says Prince Yamato Takeru was healed in the Sabako-yu bath. Basho wrote of it as "Iizuka" in The Narrow Road to the Deep North, and Masaoka Shiki, Yosano Akiko and Helen Keller also visited.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://iizaka.com/iizaka/access/Access and address read from a tourism organization's site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://iizaka.com/daytrip/Hours and fees read from a tourism organization's site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://iizaka.com/iizaka/history/Description read from a tourism organization's site.