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.
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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.
On a February holiday, I decided to finally go to see the Icicles of Misotsuchi in Chichibu, which I’d always wanted to visit. After enjoying the breathtaking scenery, I found Chichibu Kawabata Onsen Bon-no-Yu, known as the top bicarbonate hot spring in the Kanto area. It looked like it would be great for my dry skin.
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Today’s main plan was a challenging day hike up Mt. Ryokami. With snow on the trail, I had to use light crampons, and the significant elevation change – especially the strain on my legs during the descent – left me with wobbly knees and thoroughly exhausted. Honestly, I was ready to soak in any hot spring I could find, so I stopped by Ryokami Onsen Yakushi-no-Yu, conveniently located next to a roadside station.
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Kita Onsen Ryokan, famous for its striking red tengu mask overlooking the bath, has long been a hot spring I wanted to visit. Recently, I found a route that connects the Nasu mountains – Chausu-dake, Asahi-dake, and Sanbon-yari-dake – and leads down to Kita Onsen. Given the course timing, it seemed feasible to do as a day trip, and since there was little chance of snow, I decided to explore the late autumn scenery in Nasu and end the day relaxing at Kita Onsen.
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After finishing my hike to Daibosatsu Peak, I planned to relax at the Unpo-so in Sakeishi Onsen, but unfortunately, there was a sign saying “No baths today” due to COVID-19. I looked for another nearby hot spring and found Daibosatsu no Yu, which has interesting high-alkaline water.
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I’ve been willing to enjoy Akagi Onsen’s nigori-yu. However there’s my favorite Nashiki Onsen nearby, hence when I make a trip to this area, it’s always been my choice. So today, after climbing Mt.Akagi, I decided to stop by Akagi Onsen for a day-trip onsen.
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I didn’t expect that there was actually a lot of snow in this season in Mt.Shifutsu. Hence, I wanted to warm up my cold body as soon as possible. Right after I went back to the parking lot of Oze Togura, I headed to the Togura-no-yu of Oze Purari Kan, which was next to the parking lot, but it was closed due to COVID-19. So I tried to find alternatives and found Nango Onsen Shakunage-no-yu, a day trip bathing facility. Seeing that there is a hot spring stand where you can take hot spring back home, I was sure that this onsen must be good.
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This is actually my second visit to the Hayabusa Onsen in Enzan. After climbing Mt. Kinpu today, I was driving around looking for a hot spring to go to. Then, I came to a familiar street near the Erinji Temple and remembered that there was Hayabusa Onsen nearby, with its characteristic slimy and smooth hot spring.
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After climbing Mt. Tanigawa, the first place that came to my mind when I thought about which hot spring to stop by was Minakami Onsen. It’s a relatively large hot spring town, so I thought it would be interesting to walk around. But when I was looking at the map, I suddenly noticed Tanigawa Onsen. I had never been to there before, even though I used to visit this area often. So I decided to drop by Yu Therme Tanigawa in Tanigawa Onsen.
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After climbing Mt. Mizugaki, a strange looking mountain with a forest of rocky peaks, I headed to Masutomi-no-yu in Masutomi Onsen. Around here, Foro-kaku is probably the most famous with many therapeutic bathers seeking the benefits of radium hot spring. But unfortunately it is only for overnight guests. Since it was a day-trip onsen after mountain climbing, I went to Masutomi-no-yu, a day trip onsen facility.
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On the way back from hiking trip to see Ichinokurasawa, the world-famous steep cliff of Mt. Tanigawa, I stopped by Yubiso Onsen. I noticed this small Yubuso Onsen while heading to Ichinokurasawa, so I was thinking about visiting here on the way back. Although most of the inns were closed for day-trip onsen due to the COVID-19, Nakaya Ryokan was probably the only one which was open today.
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