I had always wanted to go to Tamagoyu, and my wish came true and I stayed there for two nights in July. After about 30 minutes on a shuttle bus from Fukushima Station, we passed through the city and onto a mountain road, and were surprised to see about 10 monkeys walking along the guardrail. Later, when I asked the person at the inn, they told me that there were also wild boars. Check in with the very friendly front desk staff. It would be helpful if you could get two keys. The room was on the 5th floor, the top floor, and there was a lot of greenery from the window. The sound of the brook flowing through the premises was also soothing. There is an empty refrigerator. There is a safe. The toilets are also clean. It's not new, but it was well-maintained. However, the futon I was given was so thin that I had to pull out more futons from the closet to use. There are two indoor baths inside the inn building. To go to the famous open-air bath, you will need to change from slippers to sandals and go outside. First, go to the hot spring hut "Tamakoyu". Personally, I was a bit taken aback by entering the small thatched building and seeing separate entrances for men and women, and once inside, the changing room and bathtub were in the same space with no screens. I think the size of the bathtub had something to do with it, but this hot water was the most cloudy and I felt like it worked! Next, I put on a yukata and went to the women-only open-air bath "Seon" next door. There is a roof that covers about 1/3 of the bathtub. The day I went, it was raining on and off, so it was perfect. I put on my yukata again and went to the next door Tenkei no Yu. This is the bath that appears in magazines introducing Tamagoyu. There are two bathtubs. This is the same as Tensho-no-Yu next door, where the genders change every day. There are no washing areas or showers in the above public baths. Also, please note that there are no lockers for valuables (there are lockers in the main building where you can change your shoes). There was also a footbath on the premises. To be honest, it's a pain to have to put on and take off a yukata and put on sandals every time you move to the bathroom, but it can't be helped due to the structure. It feels like it's for this hot water... Also, there are no views from the two indoor baths in the hotel. The indoor bath on the first floor is small, so it might be difficult to get in if there are other customers. Meals are served at a table in a restaurant. There was also a considerable distance between us and the table next to us. Both dinner and breakfast were luxurious, nothing unusual, but sufficient in quantity and taste. It was just right. It was nice that there was a service where you could get coffee for free depending on the time of day in the lounge space on the lobby floor. Alcohol and ice cream were also sold at the shop, and it was good that the prices were reasonable. Also, the Nakai-san who was in charge of the service was very nice. To summarize, before I went, I thought it was a remote hot spring deep in the mountains, but it was actually surprisingly easy to get to from Tokyo to Fukushima, taking an hour and a half by Shinkansen and 30 minutes by shuttle bus. I wanted to go again, but my husband had to worry about changing his clothes when going to the bathroom, and the area with the outdoor bath is on a slope, so it was tiring. . . That was my impression.
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