If you're looking to enjoy natural hot springs in southern Okayama Prefecture, head to "Wake Ugaidani Onsen (Wake Ugaidani Hot Spring)." Their kaiseki cuisine and lunches are also highly regarded!

Wake Ugaidani Onsen (Wake Ugaidani Hot Spring) is one of the few facilities in southern Okayama Prefecture where you can enjoy natural hot springs. The cuisine, which incorporates seasonal ingredients, is also popular, and the menu, which allows you to enjoy the flavors of the season and local produce, is highly regarded, including a special kaiseki meal available only to overnight guests and a wide variety of lunch options.

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Okayama Prefecture Tourism Federation

Okayama Prefecture is located in the Center of Western Japan and is known as the "Land of Sunshine" due to its warm climate and little rain throughout the year. It's conveniently located halfway between famous tourist destinations like Kyoto, Osaka, and Hiroshima! It's also the gateway to Shikoku via the Seto. Okayama is also known as the "Fruit Okayama," and the fruits that are sun-drenched in the warm climate of the Setouchi are of the highest quality in terms of sweetness, aroma, and flavor. You can enjoy seasonal fruits such as white peaches, Muscat grapes, and Pione grapes! Okayama is also home to world-class tourist spots, including Okayama Castle, Okayama Korakuen Garden, one of Japan's three most famous gardens, and Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, which boasts history, culture, and art!

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Whether you choose to stay overnight and relax, or just visit for a day trip, why not unwind and rejuvenate at this hot spring spot surrounded by nature?

This hot spring facility boasts an excellent location, approximately 5 minutes by car from JR Wake Station and 10 minutes from the Sanyo Expressway Wake Interchange. It also features conference rooms and banquet halls, making it convenient for company and school meetings and training sessions. Activity facilities such as a heated swimming pool and tennis courts are located nearby.

The hot spring water, which gushes from 1,500 meters underground, is unusually hot for Okayama, with a source temperature of 34.5 degrees Celsius (40.0 degrees Celsius at the point of use). The water is an alkaline simple spring with a high pH of 9.5, giving it a smooth, silky feel on the skin. The sulfur-containing water is said to be good for neuralgia, joint pain, and muscle pain, attracting many visitors from outside the prefecture. Both men's and women's baths include spacious indoor baths, rustic rock-built open Open-air Bath, sauna, and herbal baths.

*Guests can use the facilities as many times as they like during their stay (from 11:00 PM to 11:00 PM / from 5:00 AM).

*Day-use hours are 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM (reception until 9:00 PM). Adults: 800 yen, Children: 450 yen, Infants: 250 yen.

The hotel is popular with business travelers as well. The fact that it has a natural hot spring is a major attraction.

The 20 Japanese-style rooms offer a tranquil atmosphere and come in three types: a 10-tatami mat room for four people, a 12-tatami mat room for five people, and a 15-tatami mat room for six people.

There are six Western-style rooms with twin beds. Bedrooms have become popular with elderly guests lately.

There are three Japanese-Western style rooms, each featuring a bed in a tatami room. These rooms offer a spacious and relaxing atmosphere, combining the best of both Japanese and Western styles.

The photo shows the "Okayama Bizen Beef Kaiseki," a special menu item available only to guests (the photo is of the 30th anniversary special menu, which will be offered until the end of October 2026).

The menu is luxurious, featuring Bizen beef, known for its high-quality fat and tender, flavorful meat, prepared as sukiyaki, roast beef, and nigiri sushi, as well as colorful dishes served in small bowls and on palettes, freshly fried tempura, fruits, and sweets.

The seasonal "Shiki Kaiseki (Four Seasons Kaiseki)) using fresh, seasonal ingredients, and the "Shunsai Kaiseki" (seasonal kaiseki) which can be enjoyed in any season, are available for order even for non-guests.

The breakfast lineup includes items like tamagoyaki (rolled omelet), grilled fish, tsukudani (simmered seafood/vegetables), mentaiko (spicy cod roe), and fish paste products, making it a breakfast that will make you want to eat rice from the morning. The rice is "Asahi Rice," a representative brand of rice from Okayama .

This restaurant serves as the venue for breakfast and dinner for guests staying at the hotel. Large windows let in plenty of natural light, creating a bright and open atmosphere. The lunch menu, which includes set meals, rice bowls, noodles, and multi-course meals, is also popular, and many guests use it before or after visiting the hot springs for a day trip.

The popular "Nagomi-zen" lunch set comes in a basket containing six dishes. It includes sushi made with Asahi rice, sashimi of fresh fish sourced from the local market, a simmered assortment of vegetables and fish cakes, tempura, a small side dish, fruit, as well as chawanmushi (steamed egg custard) and miso soup, making it a truly satisfying meal.

This heated swimming pool, bathed in bright sunlight, features a 25-meter pool (5 lanes for general use, 1 lane for walking) and a children's pool. It is open year-round, and the side windows can be opened during warmer months. Swimming caps are required. Mesh caps, goggles, and earplugs are also available for purchase. Adults: 500 yen (2 hours), Junior high school students and younger: 250 yen (2 hours), Children under 2 years old: Free. Closed on Wednesdays.

There are four open tennis courts in total. They are Omni courts, which are artificial grass with sand infill, so they have good drainage and are resistant to rain, making them ideal for playing even in light rain. One court costs 500 yen (per hour). Lighting is also available (400 yen/hour), making it a popular choice for weekday evening use after work.

This shop was renovated in the fall of 2025. With its playful interior design, including a noren (curtain) reminiscent of a public bathhouse, rattan flooring, tiled walls, and wooden buckets on display, it's a place you can't help but stop by. Opening hours are 7:00 to 20:00.

The most popular item at the shop is " Onsen Daifuku ," a mochi filled with smooth red bean paste made from Tamba Dainagon adzuki beans and fresh cream. There's also "Fuji Komachi," a white bean paste confection inspired by the wisteria, the flower of Wake Town. Other items on display include original goods from a carp streamer manufacturer headquartered in Wake Town, craft beer from Wake Town, and "Wake Alps T-shirts" that can only be bought here.

Overview and access information for "Wake Ugaidani Onsen (Wake Ugaidani Hot Spring)"

[Wake Ugaidani Onsen (Wake Ugaidani Hot Spring) ]

Location: 666-1 Masuhara , Wake County, Wake Town Okayama Prefecture

TEL: 0869-92-9001

Opening hours:

Check-in 15:00, Check-out 10:00

Restaurant / Weekdays 11:30-14:30, 17:00-21:00 / Saturdays and Sundays 11:30-21:00

*During the New Year holidays, Golden Week, and Obon, the hours are 11:30-14:30 and 17:00-21:00.

*Last orders are taken 30 minutes before closing.

*Open only for lunch on Mondays (normal business hours during public holidays and long holiday periods)

Accommodation fee: From 7,000 yen (room only)

Closed: The restaurant is closed on Monday evenings.

Parking: Available

[Transportation access: Car]

Approximately 10 minutes from Wake Interchange on the Sanyo Expressway.

Approximately 5 minutes from JR Wake Station on the Sanyo Main Line

Wake Ugaidani Onsen

709-0452 666-1 Masubara, Wake-cho, Wake-gun, Okayama Prefecture

It is a simple alkaline hot spring with a water flow of 150 tons per day and a pH of 9.5. It contains sulfur and is said to be effective against neuralgia, arthritis, muscle pain, etc., and is widely used in care activities and other areas. The spring quality also contains sulfur, which is said to be good for beauty. There are also plenty of facilities such as restaurants, cafes, ramen houses, multipurpose halls, indoor heated pools, outdoor tennis courts, and indoor gateball fields. You can also stay overnight.

Local sightseeing information (guide to nearby spots)

wisteria park

709-0412 1893 Fujino, Wake-cho, Wake-gun, Okayama Prefecture

Fuji Park is a tourist spot that represents Wake Town. Approximately 100 types of wisteria have been collected from all over the country, making it one of the best in the country in terms of variety! The wisteria with clusters of flowers hanging down for 1 meter and the huge wisteria trellis with a total length of 500 meters are quite impressive. The flowers come in a variety of colors, from deep purple to light purple, pink and white, making for plenty of photo opportunities. You can take a walk in the enchanting scent. *Normally, the park is free to enter, but during the best flower viewing period (late April to early May), an admission fee is required for the Wisteria Festival.

Wake Shrine (Wake Shrine)

709-0412 1385 Fujino, Wake-cho, Wake-gun, Okayama Prefecture

The deities enshrined are the six ancestors of Wake Kiyomaro, Wake Hiromushi, Wake Kiyomaro and Emperor Ojin. The old company rank is prefectural company. It is popular as a shrine that enshrines Wake Kiyomaro, who was active in the Usa Hachiman Shrine Oracle Incident. In front of the shrine, there is a wild boar, which is rare even in Japan and it is said that this boar escorted Kiyomaro when he visited Usa Jingu Shrine, and guided him to a sacred spring when he suffered from a leg injury. It comes from the fact that it was considered to be the protector of Kiyomaro. Its divine virtues include protection of the feet and hips, health, warding off evil spirits, and warding off misfortune. It is also revered as a guardian deity for safe childbirth (childbirth),as it comes from Wake Hiromushi, who opened Japan's first orphanage. The series of shrine buildings, built in the early Meiji period using the skills of Oku carpenter Katsuyoshi Tabuchi, are designated cultural assets of Wake Town.

Katatetsu Roman Road

Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture - Misaki Town, Kume District 7013-204

This is a 76km long route that makes use of abandoned railroad tracks, and the scenery with the Yoshii River gives you a nostalgic feeling. You can enjoy local gourmet foods such as Yunogo Onsen, seafood from Hinase, and Tsuyama Hormone Udon in the castle town of Tsuyama.