Food & Dining

Tazawako

The taste of a hidden hot spring that has been cultivated for over 350 years since its opening

Tsurunoyu Onsen

鶴の湯温泉

Tsurunoyu Onsen is one of the eight inns in the Nyuto-Onsenkyo at the foot of Mt.nyuto (1,478m), and is the oldest hot spring inn in the area.
It is said that the second lord of the Akita domain, Satake Yoshitaka, visited Tsuru no Yu for a hot spring cure in 1638 (Kan'ei 15), and the lord of the Kameda domain, Iwaki Genba, visited Tsuru no Yu for a hot spring cure in 1661. Records of the inn catering to the general public date back to the Genroku period (1688-1704).

The name of Tsuru no Yu is said to have come from a local hunter, Kansuke, who noticed a wounded crane healing in the hot springs while hunting, and so the name remained.

Spring quality: sodium bicarbonate and hydrogen sulfide salt spring
Efficacy: Hypertension, arteriosclerosis, peripheral circulatory disorders, rheumatism, diabetes, chilblains, eczema, etc.
There are also white hot springs, black hot springs, and waterfall hot springs, all with different spring qualities.

Detailed Information

Street address

50 Sendatsuzawa National Forest, Tazawako Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, 014-1204

Street address(Japanese)

〒014-1204 秋田県仙北市田沢湖田沢字先達沢国有林50

Telephone Number

0187-46-2139

Regular holiday

Day trip bathing → Only the open-air bath is closed every Monday

Price range

From 10,600 yen for one night with two meals

Day trip bathing: 700 yen

Credit card and electronic payment

Only Visa and Mastercard are accepted.

Home Page

http://www.tsurunoyu.com/

Getting Around

[On the Komachi Shinkansen]

Take the Akita Shinkansen Komachi to JR Tazawako station. There is a bus stop ( Nyuto Onsen) in front of the station.
When you arrive at Tazawako station, please call us to let us know what time you will be taking the bus. Our shuttle will come to pick you up at the Arupa Komakusa bus stop.
Buses on the Nyuto Line run once per hour.

Pick-up service is only available from Tsurunoyu Onsen- Yama-no-yado - Arupa Komakusa bus stop.

[By plane]

The nearest airports are Akita Airport and Hanamaki Airport. It is 90 km from Akita Airport and takes 120 minutes by car. The limousine bus from Akita Airport to Akita Station takes 40 minutes. The Shinkansen from Akita Station to Tazawako station takes 60 minutes. The Airport Liner , a shared taxi that operates directly from Akita Airport to Nyuto, is convenient. To get to Hanamaki Airport, go Hanamaki-Morioka- Tazawako

[By car]

From Tokyo/Sendai

From Morioka Interchange, take National Highway 46 towards Akita, enter Tazawako Town, turn right onto National Highway 341 , then turn right at Sendatsusawa intersection (there is an ENEOS gas station). After climbing the prefectural road for about 13km, turn left. You will see a wooden sign for Tsuru-no-Yu, so turn left. Continue along the Tsuru-no-Yu forest road for 3km, passing Bekkanyama Inn on the way to Tsurunoyu Onsen.

From Akita City/Akita Airport

From Akita City, take National Route 13 and National Route 46. After entering Tazawako, turn left onto National Route 341 , turn right at Sendatsuzawa intersection and continue for 13km to the entrance to Tsurunoyu Onsen.

Street address	50 Sendatsuzawa National Forest, Tazawako Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, 014-1204
Street address(Japanese)	〒014-1204 秋田県仙北市田沢湖田沢字先達沢国有林50
TEL	0187-46-2139
Regular holiday	Day trip bathing → Only the open-air bath is closed every Monday
Price range	From 10,600 yen for one night with two meals Day trip bathing: 700 yen
Credit card and electronic payment	Only Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
Home Page	http://www.tsurunoyu.com/
Getting Around	[On the Komachi Shinkansen] Take the Akita Shinkansen Komachi to JR Tazawako station. There is a bus stop ( Nyuto Onsen) in front of the station. When you arrive at Tazawako station, please call us to let us know what time you will be taking the bus. Our shuttle will come to pick you up at the Arupa Komakusa bus stop. Buses on the Nyuto Line run once per hour. Pick-up service is only available from Tsurunoyu Onsen- Yama-no-yado - Arupa Komakusa bus stop. [By plane] The nearest airports are Akita Airport and Hanamaki Airport. It is 90 km from Akita Airport and takes 120 minutes by car. The limousine bus from Akita Airport to Akita Station takes 40 minutes. The Shinkansen from Akita Station to Tazawako station takes 60 minutes. The Airport Liner , a shared taxi that operates directly from Akita Airport to Nyuto, is convenient. To get to Hanamaki Airport, go Hanamaki-Morioka- Tazawako [By car] From Tokyo/Sendai From Morioka Interchange, take National Highway 46 towards Akita, enter Tazawako Town, turn right onto National Highway 341 , then turn right at Sendatsusawa intersection (there is an ENEOS gas station). After climbing the prefectural road for about 13km, turn left. You will see a wooden sign for Tsuru-no-Yu, so turn left. Continue along the Tsuru-no-Yu forest road for 3km, passing Bekkanyama Inn on the way to Tsurunoyu Onsen. From Akita City/Akita Airport From Akita City, take National Route 13 and National Route 46. After entering Tazawako, turn left onto National Route 341 , turn right at Sendatsuzawa intersection and continue for 13km to the entrance to Tsurunoyu Onsen.