Satinoyu Onsen, Nasushiobara

Waterfall onsen

Louise Archer Aug 30, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Entrance to Satinoyu Onsen, Nasushiobara</p>

<p>Interesting statues and decorations throughout the building</p>

<p>The grounds of Satinoyu Onsen. At night time they are lit up with illuminations through the trees and garden</p>

<p>Satinoyu Onsen, "Waterfall Onsen"  Nasushiobara, Tochigi</p>

<p>Waterfall onsen. Sitting on the seat in the water with the hot water pounding on your shoulders is truly blissful</p>

<p>Waterfall onsen on the other side</p>

<p>Huge welcome at the front entrance!!</p>

<p>"Tengu"  are Japanese long-nosed goblins in folk culture</p>

Satinoyu Onsen is in the Nasushiobara area, close to Itamuro Onsen. There are two different areas that are swapped between male and female bathers from time to time. Both sides have inside and outside baths as well as one bath on each side having the hot water "waterfall" bath. The weekends are quite busy, as the hotel gets pretty full then. Locals use this onsen a lot, especially during the weekdays when it is much quieter. Entry is a few hundred yen. The giant wooden statue at the front door is a little confronting, but it is a really lovely onsen, with great water.

Louise Archer @louise.archer

I am an Aussie expat (ex Sydney, Perth, ex UK) living in rural Japan. Im very passionate about people seeing more of Japan than the big cities, which are wonderful places, but there are so many hidden treasures in the countryside and lesser known regions. For the three years I have been living he...