Kawaura Onsen Yamagatakan

It's a famous historical inn, and the staff is very responsive from the moment you check in. The baths also have a luxurious stream of hot water, but when you go to a hot spring inn, you always check the hot water display that says that chlorine disinfection is used... It seems that they don't use circulation, so where do you mix the water? I don't know if it's there, but there was no smell of chlorine. The famous open-air bath, the rock bath, is accessed from the 1st floor, where the in-house bath is located, by taking the elevator to the 1st basement floor, then descending the gentle stairs to reach the open-air bath along the riverbank, but these open-air baths are located elsewhere. There are no steep stairs that are common in baths, and there is little difference in height, so I don't think it will be a problem unless you have very bad legs. Because the source temperature is low and not heated, the water temperature in the open-air bath is a little low, so it can be quite cold on cold days. There is no heating in the changing rooms, so it may be difficult for women in particular. (That's what my wife said too) The rock bath is a mixed bath, but from 4:00pm to 6:30pm is reserved for women only. By the way, the temperature of the water in the open-air bath facing the indoor bath in the hotel was even lower, making it difficult to bathe. It wasn't as bad as Takaragawa Onsen, which is famous for its large open-air bath that I went to in the same month last year... However, although it is classified as a simple hot spring, my skin was smooth after the bath, and I was able to take a long bath in the warm water, so it was very relaxing. I did. There was nothing special about the meal, but I was grateful that it was served hot and in small portions. I was able to stay there for just over 10,000 yen using travel assistance, so I think it's a pretty good value for money.