Kyounso

Around 2pm on July 30th, I went to take a day trip to Kyōunso, an inn that protects a secret hot spring. The parking lot is also well maintained. There is also a parking lot in front of the main building. Sprinkle water in front of the entrance. You can buy bathing tickets at the front desk, and the inside of the facility is clean. Please leave your valuables at the front desk. Immediately head to the large public bath in the back. A few customers. Go to the mixed open-air bath right next to the large bath. A cloudy sulfur spring. A few customers. Flies are flying around. Leave. In the indoor bath, there is also an expert who seems to be a regular with a horsefly swatter in hand. Leave early. I sat on a chair in the lobby with a fan in my hand. It was a short use of 2.30 minutes.

I don't think this is an inn that I would recommend to anyone. There is no shower in the bathroom, only water comes out of the faucet. When I wash my hair, I scoop up the hot water in the water tank that I have saved up with a bucket and wash it. Because this hot water uses geothermal heat, it is often a little hot, so in that case you need to add water to adjust the temperature. This time, there was a guest washing his head with water in front of a faucet separate from the hot water tank. I was a little worried that I would catch a cold because it was so cold that I was about to jump when I washed the shampoo. There are only two washrooms in the bathroom where you can reach the hot water tank, so I think you should wait until those washrooms open. This inn is not for the faint of heart. Hair dryers are also available for rent at the front desk to avoid the effects of hydrogen sulfide gas. Due to geothermal heating, fine temperature adjustment is not possible. The room temperature is controlled by opening and closing the windows. In autumn, even if there is a screen door, stink bugs will enter without mercy. On the premise that stink bugs will enter from the beginning, packing tape for trapping is placed in the guest room. If you don't like stink bugs, you'll have to catch them yourself. This inn is not suitable for people who are not good at insects. The toilet in the guest room does not have a warm water washing toilet seat, and only cold water comes out of the hand wash basin. Because this is also affected by hydrogen sulfide gas, the equipment is kept to a minimum. (There was only one communal toilet with a warm-water washing toilet seat.) This is just a quick summary, and it may be a bit unbearable for people who are used to a typical inn. The bottom of the open-air bath is also full of fallen leaves in autumn, so it is necessary to enjoy bathing with the leaves. However, I feel that the advantages such as outstanding sulfur springs, delicious food although not luxurious, and very pleasant customer service outweigh the disadvantages mentioned above. So I have stayed here many times. This was my first visit since the outbreak of the Corona vortex, and I was impressed by how much money was spent on truly necessary measures, such as installing alcohol disinfectants in each guest room. (This is the only inn that has alcohol for disinfection in each guest room, probably to prevent damages caused by pickpockets.) I recommend it to anyone.

松川温泉にある3つの宿のひとつ。日本秘湯の会の会員宿です。日帰り入浴で利用させていただきました。内風呂は広く、渓流沿いの露天は混浴で、いずれも白濁した硫黄泉。温泉はとてもいいです。

露天風呂は広々としており湯の温度もぬるく長く浸かるには最適な温度でした。 トイレが和式しかないのはいただけません。 小言はありますが温泉目的ならば最高の宿といえます。