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Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a prosperous and successful 2013!

I have lots of onsen photos from Kagoshima:) Will update the blog very soon.

Meanwhile, anyone know a stuffed animal interested in going to an onsen trip with me? Should be a fun trip! I will take good care of them!

Hot Spring(Onsen) Tour 2013 New Year’s Sale !

Ondo Onsen 音戸温泉 @ Ondo Onsen, Hiroshima

Ondo Onsen, Hiroshima posted by (C)Sonoe

Ondo Onsen @ Ondo Onsen, Hiroshima

Total score:  2 (out of 5)

Type of Onsen: sodium

Accessibility: 3

Nearest station: Hiroshima Station, about 5-minute by taxi

Price: 400 yen

Atmosphere: 2

 

Kanponoyado Hamanako Mikkabi かんぽの宿 浜名湖三ヶ日 @Okuhanamako Onsen, Shizuoka

浜名湖　三ヶ日　奥浜名湖温泉 posted by (C)Sonoe

Kanponoyado Hamanako Mikkabi @ Okuhamanako Onsen, Shizuoka

Total score:  3 (out of 5)

Type of Onsen: sodium, 

Accessibility: 3

Nearest station: Washizu Station,

Price:  500 yen

Atmosphere: 3.5

 

Hotel Kanyo ホテル観洋 @Minamisanriku Onsen, Miyagi

Hotel Kanyo, Outdoor posted by (C)Sonoe

Hotel Kanyo, Indoor posted by (C)Sonoe

Hotel Kanyo @ Minamisanriku Onsen, Miyagi

Total score:  3 (out of 5)

Type of Onsen: sodium

Accessibility: 2

Nearest station: Yanaizu Station, 25 minutes ride by taxi

Price:  Please check directly

Atmosphere: 5

 

Jinya 元湯陣屋 @Tsurumaki Onsen, Kanagawa

Jinya Indoor Onsen posted by (C)Sonoe

Jinya indoor onsen posted by (C)Sonoe

Jinya Roten posted by (C)Sonoe

 

Jinya @ Tsurumaki Onsen, Kanagawa

Total score:  4 (out of 5)

Type of Onsen: sodium, alkali

Accessibility: 4.5

Nearest station: Tsurumaki Onsen Station, 5-minute-walk (about an hour from Shinjuku, Tokyo)

Price:  1700 yen(comes with one drink) 11:30am-8pm, 3800yen/5200yen-(comes with a lunch, but please check with the ryokan for details. Prior reservation via website is required)

Atmosphere: 5

Notes: This ryokan is located only an hour away from central Tokyo. If you only have a day or two to stay, Jinya would be a great place to experience ryokan and onsen. Especially for ANIME fans!! This ryokan is run by Hayao Miyazaki's relative. It is said that his experience at this ryokan inspired him to create some of his films. There is a totoro tree in the garden. I was IMPRESSED!!

 

Jinya, Tsurumaki Onsen, Kanagawa posted by (C)Sonoe

Totoro's tree posted by (C)Sonoe

Yamato Onsen Monogatari 大和温泉物語 @ Yamato Onsen Monogatari no yu, Hiroshima

Yamato Onsen Monogatari posted by (C)Sonoe

Yamato Onsen Monogatari @ Yamato Onsen Monogatari no yu, Hiroshima

Total score:  2.8 (out of 5)

Type of Onsen: sodium(not gensen kakenagashi)

Accessibility: 3

Nearest station: Kure Station, 1-minute-walk

Price:  700 yen(6am-8am), 1100yen/1600yen

Atmosphere: 3

 

 

Shimizuyu 清水湯 @Musashikoyama Onsen, Tokyo

Shimizuyu @ Musashikoyama Onsen, Tokyo

Total score:  3 (out of 5)

Type of Onsen: bicarbonate of soda

Accessibility: 5

Nearest station: Musashikoyama Station, 5-minute-walk

Price:  450 yen(nice!) , Open 12pm-12am weekdays, 8am-12am Sundays, Closed on Mondays

Atmosphere: 3

Note: This onsen is cheap, clean and located near Meguro in central Tokyo. If you don't have time to visit the onsen sites, this might be the place for you. 

Happy (Belated) New Year

Happy belated new year!

I hope to do more onsening this year!! I just came back from Hiroshima(did no onsening...) and will be in Gifu in February. I hope to do onsening in Kyushu in Feb/March. 

 

 

Takinoyu, Public Onsen 滝の湯（共同湯）@Naruko Onsen, Miyagi (my third visit 再訪)

Takinoyu@ Naruko Onsen, Miyagi

Total score:  4.5 (out of 5)

Type of Onsen: sulfur

Accessibility: 2

Nearest station: Naruko Onsen Station, 5-minute-walk

Price:  150 yen , Open 7:30am-10pm

Atmosphere: 4

 I  Tohoku. Pray for Tohoku.

Seiganoyu 精華の湯 @ Dai Onsen, Iwate

Seiganoyu @ Dai Onsen, Iwate

Total score: 4.5 (out of 5)

Type of Onsen: sulfur/sodium/hydrogencarbonate

Accessibility: 2

Nearest station: Hanamaki Station

Price: 500 yen, from 6am- 10pm

Atmosphere: 4

I  Tohoku. Pray for Tohoku.

 

花巻　台温泉　精華の湯 posted by (C)Sonoe