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Yunokami Onsen Station

Little knownBarely documented in English. This is the kind of place the site exists for.

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Yunokami Onsen Stationthatched roofAizu RailwayfootbathShimogo

Photo: Rsa / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) · original

Yunokami Onsen is the only station in Japan with a thatched roof. It was rebuilt in that form in 1987 to echo the post-town streets of Ouchi-juku up the valley, and the thatch has been renewed since — a working station on the Aizu Railway, not a museum piece.

Inside the waiting room there is an irori, an open sunken hearth, kept alight. It looks like atmosphere and is actually maintenance: the smoke rises through the roof and keeps insects out of the thatch, which is how thatched buildings have always been preserved. Outside, beside the platform, a free footbath called Oyako-Jizo-no-yu lets you sit with your feet in hot spring water and watch the trains come in. Cherry trees stand along the track.

基本情報

営業時間

Station open at all times | Footbath free and open beside the platform

定休日: Open year-round

料金

Free | Footbath free

ベストシーズン

Late April for cherry blossom | Winter for snow on the thatch

滞在目安

30–45 minutes

アクセス

アクセス情報

Yunokami, Shimogo, Minamiaizu District, on the Aizu Railway Aizu Line. Reachable by train from Aizu-Wakamatsu or from the Tobu line via Aizu-Kogen-Ozaguchi. The station building and the irori-lit waiting room are free. The Oyako-Jizo-no-yu footbath beside the station is free to use. It is the nearest station to Ouchi-juku, with a bus connection in season.

インサイダーガイド

**The hearth is functional.** Smoke from the irori passes up through the thatch and keeps insects out of it. This is the traditional maintenance method, not decoration for tourists. **The footbath is free.** Oyako-Jizo-no-yu, beside the platform, with a view of the trains arriving. Take a small towel — there is nothing to dry your feet on. **It is the gateway to Ouchi-juku.** A bus runs up to the preserved post town in season, and arriving this way rather than by car is the better approach. **Cherry trees line the track.** Late April here rather than early — this is upland Aizu and the season runs behind the coast by a fortnight. **Trains are infrequent.** The Aizu Line is a rural railway. Check the timetable before planning to arrive and leave by train on the same visit.

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