About the Yusaya Ryokan Main Building
The Yusaya Ryokan Main Building (ゆさや旅館本館) is a two-storey timber inn building rebuilt in 1936 at Yumoto in Naruko Onsen, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on October 18, 2000. It is the main building of an inn founded in 1632 whose family became keepers of the Taki-no-yu, the bath regarded as the origin of Naruko Onsen (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 695 square metres; registration number 04-0030, with no owner listed.
Why It Was Registered
The Yusaya Ryokan Main Building was registered as a building that contributes to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs notes its history as the inn of the Taki-no-yu bath keepers and its layout of rooms for bathing guests below and the best rooms above.
What to Look For
The Yusaya Ryokan Main Building has a hip-and-gable (Irimoya-zukuri) tiled roof with sheet-iron lean-tos around it, and is eleven and a half bays wide (Agency for Cultural Affairs). From the street you see a long front under the broad roof with the lean-to running across it.
The ground floor centres on rooms for toji guests who stayed for weeks to take the waters, while the best rooms are upstairs on the street side (Agency for Cultural Affairs), a plan that shows how spa inns received two kinds of guest.
Visiting the Yusaya Ryokan Main Building
The Yusaya Ryokan Main Building is a working inn, so its interior is seen by staying there; the exterior can be seen from the street. Booking details are on the Yusaya Ryokan page.
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Q&A
- When was the Yusaya Ryokan Main Building built?
- It was rebuilt in 1936; the inn was founded in 1632 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is the layout of the Yusaya Ryokan Main Building?
- Rooms for long-stay bathing guests downstairs and the best guest rooms upstairs on the street side (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- When was the Yusaya Ryokan Main Building registered?
- On October 18, 2000.
- What is the link between Yusaya Ryokan and the Taki-no-yu?
- The inn's family served as keepers of the Taki-no-yu, the bath said to be the origin of Naruko Onsen (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Can you visit the Yusaya Ryokan Main Building?
- It is a working inn; the interior is for guests, and the exterior can be seen from the street.
Basic Information
| Name | Yusaya Ryokan Main Building (ゆさや旅館本館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 46-2, 47, 47-2 Yumoto, Naruko Onsen, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2000/10/18 (Heisei 12) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, 2 storeys, tiled roof, building area 695 square metres |
| Owner | Not listed in the national record |
| Public Access | Working inn (exterior viewable from the street) |
References
- Yusaya Ryokan Main Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00001853
- Yusaya Ryokan (official website)
- https://www.yusaya.co.jp/
Last verified: 2026.10.06
