Motoyu Kashi Onsen Ryokan Daikokuya

Wunderbar! Das Zimmer (Tatami- + Bettzimmer) hatte richtig viel Platz. Das mehrgängige Essen war sehr, sehr lecker. Aber das Beste war das große Bad (Ooiwaburo, ein geschlechtsgemischtes Bad, was es leider immer seltener gibt!) Meine Frau war richtig begeistert. Und dann: die sehr nette Wirtin! Was will manmehr? Wir werden versuchen, noch einmal da hinzukommen.

I was finally able to stay here after an emergency declaration was issued a few years ago and I couldn't stay. It was the end of March, and the snow in the vicinity had almost melted, so I was able to go directly to the inn by private car. The main attraction is the large rock bath. There are about 100 steps of stairs, but there is a hot spring along the river. As with the building, the stairs are well maintained, so there is no problem if you are not physically challenged. When you go down these stairs, you will be outdoors at the end, so boots and warm clothes are prepared before the stairs. The large rock bath was close to my dream, but it is larger than I imagined and a considerable amount of water is flowing, and the hot water is quite fresh. It's hard to understand, but it seems that there is more hot water than I thought. (Because the hot spring water at my feet is lukewarm, even if it is mixed with hotter water from another source, it will still be lukewarm.) Looking at the negative comments, this lukewarm water will not warm you up in the cold winter. So, it seems to be a negative evaluation, but the day I visited was early spring when the daytime temperature was approaching 20 degrees, so I felt that it was rather a good temperature to be able to take a long bath. (Although it may be a lenient evaluation because of the hot water that I longed for.) Personally, it is the best bath in the top 3 among the hot spring inns I have visited so far! The room is clean and the toilet and washbasin are clean and nice. The building is simple, so the traffic flow to the dining room, indoor bath, and lobby is wonderful. (Is there a little less rice for breakfast?) The indoor bath was clean and beautiful, and the open-air bath had a good feeling of openness. This indoor bath is also a luxurious way to use hot water. Anyway, it was a ryokan that I couldn't complain about in all aspects.