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, 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
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, 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 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 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 @ 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!
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@ 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.