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Enjoy special sweets and popular sake at Yuda Onsen in Yamaguchi! Dassai, Toyo Bijin, etc.
In Yamaguchi City, which can be reached in about 30 minutes by Shinkansen from Hiroshima or Fukuoka, is Yuda Onsen, known as the ``hot spring for beautiful skin.'' There are plenty of accommodations and restaurants in the surrounding area, making it a compact hot spring town packed with attractions....
What is Yuda Onsen?
Yuda Onsen is where the legend goes that an injured white fox healed its wounds. The hot water, which blends well into the skin, has long been known as ``hot water for beautiful skin.'' There are fox statues all over the city. There are footbaths dotted around the area that you can casually enjoy, so we recommend taking a stroll and taking a break in the footbaths.
Approximately 20 minutes from JR Shin-Yamaguchi Station, the departure and arrival station for the Shinkansen. Please feel free to stop by for a stay or a day trip!
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Table of Contents
- 1. Leave the sake in Yamaguchi to us! "Harada Syuho"
- 5 Sake Recommendations by the Owner
- 2. Cafe time while taking a footbath “Fox Footprints”
- 3. Yamaguchi citizens’ nostalgic taste “Xavier Tower”
- 4. Cool gelato after the hot spring “Pelo”
- 5. Take a short trip to Mt. Konkon, which is rich in nature
- Yamaguchi City tourist information site “Nishinokyo Yamaguchi”
1. Leave the sake in Yamaguchi to us! "Harada Syuho"
A long-established local sake store that has been in business for over 100 years. Inside the store, there is a wide selection of sake from Yamaguchi Prefecture. The store, which was renovated in 2022, is a Japanese-style building that exudes the warmth of wood.
Leave the sake of Yamaguchi Prefecture to Harada Syuho!
Inside the store, there is a map of Yamaguchi Prefecture that shows the representative brands of each sake brewery. If you look at this, you can quickly find the sake you are looking for.
5 Sake Recommendations by the Owner
We asked the owner, who knows everything about Japanese sake, which sake you should drink when you come to Yamaguchi!
① “Dassai” (Iwakuni City, Asahi Sake Brewery)
Dassai is a brand representative of Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is characterized by a refreshing and fruity taste. It is popular both at home and abroad. It seems that foreign visitors tourists often buy them.
② “Ohmine” (Mine City/Omine Sake Brewery)
Characterized by sweet and sour flavor and rice flavor. The stylish packaging makes it perfect as a souvenir.
③ “Toyo Bijin” (Hagi City, Sumikawa Sake Brewery)
"Toyo Bijin" has many fans in Japan. Elegant and gorgeous taste.
④ “Chomonkyo” (Hagi City, Okazaki Sake Brewery)
``Chomonkyo'' is said to be the shop owner's favorite. It is refreshing and easy to drink.
⑤ “Byakko” (Hagi City/Nakamura Sake Brewery)
The main point is the label with the motif of Yuda Onsen's white fox legend. A dry yet fruity scent.
There are many izakaya in Yuda Onsen! Please enjoy your favorite sake and Yamaguchi food.
2. Cafe time while taking a footbath “Fox Footprints”
When you come to Yuda Onsen, come here first!
This is a popular facility where you can enjoy tasting sake and sweets while soaking in three types of footbaths. There is also an exhibition corner and a tourist information corner, so it is recommended to start planning your trip.
It's a relaxing time to enjoy sweets while taking a footbath. Fox for coffee! It's so cute that it's a waste to drink it.
There are two footbaths indoors and one outdoors. You can forget about time and relax in the spacious footbath.
``We also have an English cafe menu,'' the staff member said.
Sweets while taking a footbath are very popular!
・Kogitsune soft serve 500 yen ・Uiro mini parfait 500 yen ・Hojicha latte 500 yen etc.
Approximately 20 types of local sake are available. If you find a drink you like, you'll be happy to know that you can buy it at Harada Sakeho, right in front of you.
3. Yamaguchi citizens’ nostalgic taste “Xavier Tower”
Choshuya is a restaurant located in the center of Yuda Onsen. This is a popular restaurant where you can enjoy Yamaguchi's specialty, Kawara Soba, and there is always a line on holidays.
There is also a souvenir corner inside the store. At Choshuya, you can buy certain sweets!
That's it! "Xavier Tower"!
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"Xavier Tower" is a pastry roll that was originally created in a local pastry shop and was loved by the citizens. Production stopped when the shop closed, but it is a nostalgic sweet for local residents that has been revived in collaboration with a local vocational school.
A fluffy sponge cake wrapped with rich buttercream and crispy puff pastry, this is a fun snack with a fun texture. In addition to plain, we sell four types: strawberry, chocolate, and Ono tea.
It's difficult to take home because it's a refrigerated item, but it's the perfect size to take a break from walking. Please enjoy it during snack time at your accommodation or at the park.
4. Cool gelato after the hot spring “Pelo”
Pelois a shop that sells handmade gelato made in-store every day. The gelato is made with delicious seasonal ingredients such as apples, mandarin oranges, chestnuts, and tomatoes from Yamaguchi Prefecture, and is not too sweet and has a refreshing aftertaste.
There is also a gelato vending machine installed in front of the store. It is popular among locals as you can enjoy gelato even outside of business hours.
The restaurant's eat-in space, located in a renovated private house, has a tatami-style seating style. After getting out of the hot spring, why not cool down with some cool sweets?
5. Take a short trip to Mt. Konkon, which is rich in nature
About 15 minutes walk from downtown Yuda Onsen. There is a place where you can eat sweet sweets in a place rich in nature! A new attraction in Yuda Onsen that opened in April 2023!
Crepe, baked sweet potato, candy, coffee, 4 shops gathered in one place! This is a friendly and heartwarming restaurant run by family and relatives.
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In addition to crepes,
・Blueberries and cream cheese, Zaku chocolate, caramel banana, etc.
We also have seasonal menus!
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For roasted sweet potatoes, we sell ``aged sweet potatoes'' that are charcoal-grilled using charcoal from Yamaguchi Prefecture. We have freshly baked ``Atsuatsu'' and chilled ``Hiehie''.
Sweets and drinks made with sweet potatoes are also popular!
・Osatsu chips, candy colored Kenpi, mitsu sweet potato shake, etc.
Drinks such as coffee and tea are also available. Although they only specialize in takeout, there are several seats inside and chairs outside, so you can relax and enjoy the nature.
Dagashi shops are lined with small sweets that can be purchased for as little as 10 yen. Dagashi are sweets that are widely loved by both children and adults in Japan. Some sweets even have lottery tickets inside.
There are about 100 types of sweets in the store, and it's fun to choose! Maybe there are some sweets you've seen in anime?
Yuda Onsen is fun to explore on foot. I hope you can find your favorite delicious food!
Yamaguchi City tourist information site “Nishinokyo Yamaguchi”
"Nishinokyo Yamaguchi" is a site that introduces tourist information about Yamaguchi City, including tourist spots, experience information, accommodation, and gourmet food. Please refer to it.
Yamaguchi City, where history, culture, nature, hot springs and many attractions and encounters await. ー Stroll while feeling the vestiges of Ouchi culture ーLet's walk Hagi Okan, the historic road ーGoing to see SL Yamaguchi ーLeisurely enjoy Yuda Onsen Enjoy the great nature of the Chugoku Mountains to the north and the Seto Inland Sea to the south. When you visit a place to which you are drawn, See it, feel it, and experience it. Let's go on a trip to Yamaguchi where you can spend your time as you please.
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