How about relaxing at Japanese Onsen ?
This is a blog by thmiyake about various Japanese hot springs I visited. Many of them are combination with short trips, daily climbing etc especially around Kanto area.
Under construction to prepare translated contents. so not all the page is available yet.
This is a blog by thmiyake about various Japanese hot springs I visited. Many of them are combination with short trips, daily climbing etc especially around Kanto area.
Under construction to prepare translated contents. so not all the page is available yet.
After enjoying some skiing at Engaru Rock Valley Ski Resort, I wandered around the Yubetsu and Lake Saroma area, but ended up completely chilled to the bone. Normally, on the way back to Higashikawa I would head to Maure Sanso at Maruseppu Onsen, but this time I remembered Setose Onsen, which I had looked up before and found intriguing, and saw that it seemed to offer day-use bathing—so I decided to give it a try.
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During my winter stay in Higashikawa, I brought Japanese snowshoes (wakan) to enjoy walking on the snow, so I thought I might be able to visit Hagoromo Falls as well and headed to Tenninkyo. However, unlike Asahidake, there were fewer tourists, and snow removal on the road stopped at Oyado Shikishimaso. Beyond that point, the road was completely closed, even to pedestrians. There is a bridge over the Chubetsu River beyond the closure, but the snow was so deep that even if walking had been allowed, it felt far too dangerous—I could easily imagine falling off. For a moment I considered heading back to Asahidake and my usual stop, Yukomansō, but since I had been already there many times, I decided to enjoy Tenninkyo Onsen instead.
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Ene-1 is held at Suzuka Circuit early on Sunday morning. One option was to leave Hamamatsu in the very early hours of the day to cheer on the participating teams, but since this was a good opportunity, I decided to arrive the day before. The plan was to hike Mt. Gozaisho, which I had long been curious about for its unusual rock formations, stay overnight at Yunoyama Onsen at the foot of the mountain, and then head to Suzuka. Unfortunately, the weekend weather was rainy and I had to give up on the hike, but I went ahead with my stay in Yunoyama Onsen as planned.
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After finishing a day hike up Mt. Kobushigatake, I looked around to see if there might be a good hot spring near the trailhead at Moukidaira. Unfortunately, there were no onsen nearby, and even heading down the prefectural road toward Kawakami or Nobeyama didn’t seem very promising. Just as I was starting to give up, I spotted Uminokuchi Onsen Gensen on Google Maps. It looked amazing—but some posts said it had already become a ruin. Still, on closer inspection, it seemed that a nearby inn called Izumikan was offering day-use bathing, so I decided to check it out.
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After finishing a double-header day hike of Mt. Adatara and Mt. Higashi-Azuma, I returned to Jododaira a little after 5 p.m. Before heading home, I wanted to soak in a hot spring. Checking the map, I noticed Tsuchiyu Onsen was nearby, and that there were day-use baths open until late, so I decided to head there.
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安達太良山への登山で楽しみにしていた「くろがね小屋」の温泉が残念ながら工事中で入れなかったため、麓の岳温泉まで降りて温泉でもと思っていました。が、登山口でもあるスキー場に奥岳の湯が併設されているのを見つけて、ここでさっぱりしたい衝動に駆られ入ってみました。
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One of the highlights of hiking Mt. Zao is, of course, Zao Onsen. I was really looking forward to soaking in its strongly acidic, milky-white waters with a rich sulfur smell—something I hadn’t experienced in a while. After descending to Jyuhyo Kogen Station and taking the ropeway down to Zao Sanroku Station, I looked for a nearby bath and found Hanare-yu Hyaku-happo. With its wooden building typical of Zao Onsen and its strongly acidic waters, it looked atmospheric and promising.
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For my first visit to Rishiri Island, I planned to stay for several days, so I wanted to choose a hotel with a hot spring. While researching, I learned that there is only one ryokan on Rishiri and Rebun Islands that offers 100% free-flowing hot spring water, and that this spring is considered one of the finest bicarbonate springs in Japan. With that, staying at Hotel Rishiri was an easy decision.
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I had some errands to run and found myself back in Mochimune for the first time in a while. My grandparents used to live nearby, so I often visited the area as a child and have fond memories of playing in the ocean at Mochimune—it’s a nostalgic place for me. While there, my family, who had arrived ahead of me, suggested we go to the local onsen. I asked, “Wait, there’s an onsen here?” and they replied, “Yeah, it’s been around for quite a while now.” I was surprised—I’ve been back to my grandparents’ house several times in recent years, but somehow I never knew about it…
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Yuya Onsen in Shinshiro, Aichi, is a historic hot spring said to have been discovered 1,300 years ago by the ascetic monk Rishu Sennin, who founded the nearby Hōrai-ji Temple. Its source, called “Hōekisen,” is famed as a therapeutic spring believed to cure all kinds of ailments. I came across Hōrai Yuyu Arena and decided to give it a try right away.
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