Hot springs (mixed bathing) where you can feel the openness of nature

“Awanoyu”, the milky open-air hot springs in Shirahone

A long-established inn in Shinshu Shirahone Onsen, “Awanoyu” has a vast open-air bath with a milky white water source.

Hot water of Shirahone that flows down from a high wall to a large rock bath surrounded by a calm Japanese-style building and garden. It is a colorless and transparent hot spring that has just springed out, but in an open-air bath, it shines in a pure white or bluish milky white depending on the time of exposure to air, temperature, humidity, and how the sun shines.

The carbonated spring at around 38 ℃ enhances the bathing effect. It is timeless to look at the plants in the garden and the white cloudy water that shines beautifully in response to the sun. “Awanoyu” is the second choice while watching the snow and autumn leaves.

Shinhotaka-no-yu

Shinhotaka Onsen is located a little deeper in Okuhida in Gifu Prefecture. Along the river there is a communal open-air bath surrounded by giant rocks. It is an open-air bath where you can enjoy a refreshing feeling that is integrated with nature, such as overlooking the river from a bathtub as if a part of a river.

Kamuiwakka Hot Waterfall

After driving the gravel road about 30 minutes by car from Shiretoko Goko, there is a hot spring waterfall that flows down the slope. A natural athletic field where you can enjoy climbing in the hot springs and playing in the water while wearing clothes or changing to swimwear.

There is a parking lot right next to the waterfall, so we recommend that you prepare for the waterfall there before you go. There are places as deep as a shallow bath, so you can fully enjoy yourself by preparing.