Noji Onsen Hotel

If you continue on from Fukushima Station past Tsuchiyu Onsen, you will arrive at an inn at the foot of Mt. Onimen. There are no hot spring towns or shops around. The hot springs are sulfur springs, and the pH is around 6. You can bathe 24 hours a day. The color is pure white, and you can hardly see your feet. Located between the sky and the mountains, Onimen-no-Yu has a feeling of openness. Senju-no-Yu has an old-fashioned bathtub. Smoke constantly blows from the window. You can see. There are no washing areas in these two. Tengu-no-Yu has an indoor bath and an open-air bath. The men and women in these three baths change every three hours. You are not allowed to take a bath 10 minutes before the change of baths, and there are employees watching before that time and security guards at night. The other hot springs are Ken-no-yu and Hagoromo-no-Yu, which are fixed for men and women respectively. This has a washing area and a sauna. The water is basically hot everywhere. Rather than soaking slowly, it's like soaking, resting, and repeating. The water cooler is only available at the front desk, so it might be a good idea to bring a plastic bottle with you. The shop closes at 8pm, so if you have dinner late, you won't be able to make it in time. There is no game corner or table tennis field in the building, so it is quiet at night. Please note that there are no massages. I think this is an inn where you can fully enjoy the hot springs.

源泉掛け流しの風呂場まで、全て館内の通路で行ける。ホテルなので、施設管理がキチンとされている。本物の源泉掛け流しの温泉に入れる宿やホテルは、屋外の通路を通らないと行けない場所に風呂場がある事がかなり多いが、それだと雨が降っていたり、外気温が低いと、せっかく温まった身体が冷えてしまうのと、やはり行くのが面倒になるので、意外と重要ポイントだったりする。 あと、ロビーでモモンガのモモちゃんが飼われていて、とても可愛く癒された。温泉に入りに行く度に、ロビーのケージを覗くのが楽しみになった。 ホテルのサイトから直接予約したら、売店で使える千円券を貰ったので、それを使って福島の代表的な民芸品である赤べこを購入した。とても良い旅の記念なった。またリピートしたいと思う。

I used to take a day trip to Shiitaku Onsen and liked it, so I decided to stay overnight this time. The location is further inside Tsuchiyu Onsen. I veer away from the national highway and continue driving along mountain roads. Most of the hot spring inns in this area are closed during the winter season, but this ryokan is open all year round. A characteristic of sulfur springs is that the smell of sulfur wafts through the air as soon as you enter the inn. Even though I haven't taken a bath yet, I have a strange feeling as if my heart is bathing in a hot spring. It was difficult to remember the baths as there were many and the men and women changed quite a bit. We recommend the open-air bath. Onimen no Yu is my favorite. With such a wonderful open-air bath, I thought that next time I would try a snow-viewing bath. I would like to visit in winter next time.