Yubara (湯原町, Yubara-chō) was a town located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

On March 31, 2005, Yubara, along with the town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District), and towns of Katsuyama, Kuse and Ochiai, and the villages of Chūka, Kawakami, Mikamo and Yatsuka (all from Maniwa District) were merged to create the city of Maniwa.

[1][2] The historic town is nestled in a ravine and follows the meandering path of the Asahi River.

The village is surrounded, on all sides by trees clinging to the hillsides.

(There are small logging operations in the region that the bus passes on the way into town.)