Sukayu Onsen

photo by Nogiuchi · CC BY-SA 3.0

photo by あおもりくま,(Aomorikuma) · CC BY-SA 4.0

In 1954 it was Japan's first ‘国民保養温泉地’: the spring had been discovered in 1684.

The large mixed bath Hiba Senninburo, 160 tatami (about 260 m²) of hiba wood under a ceiling four metres high, is fed by four different springs of the same bathhouse. The spring was discovered in 1684, and in 1954 the bathhouse was the first in Japan to receive the government designation of ‘国民保養温泉地’ (spa resort of public interest), for the quality of its waters and its facilities together.

Mountain hot-spring inn on the slopes of Hakkōda, run as a sanatorium (湯治宿): the present company was founded in 1933; a classic starting point for hikes on the mountain.

ℹ️ Large mixed bath (Hiba Senninburo) open 7:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30), with one hour in the morning (8:00–9:00) reserved for women; gender-separated bath Tamano-yu 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30). Day admission 1,000 yen adults, 500 yen children. Free shuttle from JR Aomori in about an hour, or 40 minutes by car from the Aomori Chūō interchange.

🚉 Sukayu Onsen · 1 min walk

Sources: sukayu.jp · sukayu.jp

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