Noji Onsen Hotel

The sulfur spring is free-flowing from the source. This is what a hot spring should be like. I can confidently recommend this inn. If I had to say one negative thing, it would be that the walls between the rooms were thin.

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.

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.