Noji Onsen Hotel in Fukushima Prefecture has superb hot spring waters and several indoor and outdoor baths. Book a visit. It's plenty worth it. The baths are wonderful, and the sulfur-infused water is as good as hot springs get. ♨ Noji Onsen: Noji Onsen Hotel Noji Onsen: Noji Onsen Hotel … [Read more...] about Noji Onsen Hotel’s outdoor bath is worth a soak in any season
Snow
You are in an outdoor bath, naked. In winter. It's snowing, but you are toasty and loving life. Say "hello" to outdoor hot spring baths in wintertime in Japan.
Enjoy Matsukawa Onsen’s sulfurous waters in picturesque valley
Matsukawa Onsen is blessed with cloudy, blue-hued water, a sign of a high mineral content in the hot spring. Water source temperatures range from 54 C to 65 C, providing naturally heated warm baths year-round. Set in a picturesque mountain valley, Matsukawa Onsen features views from every vantage point of the stunning beauty of Mother Nature, especially when soaking in one of the six outdoor baths at the three inns there. Lead photo: The mixed-bathing outdoor bath at Kyounso inn at Matsukawa … [Read more...] about Enjoy Matsukawa Onsen’s sulfurous waters in picturesque valley
Bask in winter wonderland at Matsukawa Onsen in Tohoku
Winter in Iwate Prefecture is especially wonderful at a hot spring, and one would be hard-pressed to find a better place to enjoy the snow than at Matsukawa Onsen and its three ryokan traditional Japanese inns. Seen here is the mixed-bathing outdoor bath at Kyounso, a fabulous little inn that is worthy of a stay anytime. Photo: The mixed-bathing outdoor bath at Kyounso inn at Matsukawa Onsen is toasty even in Iwate Prefecture’s frigid winter temperatures. Matsukawa Onsen: Kyounso … [Read more...] about Bask in winter wonderland at Matsukawa Onsen in Tohoku