Okukinu-onsenkyou Hatcyo-no-yu

One of the few hot spring hotels deep in the mountains of Okukinu, it provides a bus pick-up service from the Meofuchi parking lot to the hotel, otherwise you have to climb the mountain for an hour and a half to get to the hotel. The open-air hot spring is very good, next to a waterfall.

Everything was good.

I have stayed here several times. The open-air bath is very comfortable and I love it. The bath on the cliff that used to be there, although it is now closed, was particularly good. The food is quite good and the sake is also good. Recently, trainees from overseas have been in charge of the front desk and dining area, but there are no particular problems. What I feel every time is that the owner of this inn is probably an overly frugal person who has no intention of providing hospitality that is worth the price. If you stay in the winter, the large log house is very cold, but the centralized heating is set to an extremely low level, so you have to spend the time shivering inside wearing many layers of clothes. By the way, the heating is not working and the changing room of the indoor bath is extremely cold. If you stay in the summer, it's the opposite, there is not even a fan in the changing room, so you don't sweat after taking a bath. If there are few guests, they don't want to provide a shuttle bus. They make excuses, but you can't lie. It's been a while since I stayed here and I felt that nothing has changed, so I probably won't stay here again. The neighboring inn (Kaniyu) is inferior in terms of the quality of the food and the newness of the rooms, but you can feel the hospitality that is worth the price. Both baths are pleasant, so it's just a matter of preference. Overall, I recommend Karinyu.

I stayed at the nearby Kaniyu the day before and used it for a day trip. I visited in the morning after the guests had returned, so it was reserved for private use. The hot water is clear, colorless sulfur spring. White yunohana dances. The warm and fluffy bathing sensation is exquisite. It's likely that everyone will take a long bath, so it will probably be crowded if you stay overnight. This is also not exclusive to men, so it's even more so. There is no indoor bath, so what will we do if it rains? This time I was blessed with many things.