[2025 Hayakawa Hotels] Travel Guide for Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan (Updated Jul)

[The world's oldest hot spring inn that you'll want to stay at once ♨️] A true "secret hot spring in Japan" located deep in the mountains of Yamanashi ✨ Introducing the world's oldest inn, Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, with over 1300 years of history 😌💫 Founded in 705 AD! A ryokan registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "oldest hot spring inn in the world" ♨️ ✅5 attractions of Keiunkan 💡 1. The world's oldest hot spring inn: Founded over 1300 years ago! A legendary inn that Japan is proud of 🏆 2. All-natural spring water ♨️: All water from the on-site hot spring is 100% natural! No heating or circulation! Enjoy real hot spring water to your heart's content. 3. There is also a spectacular open-air bath and private bath🧖♂️: Take a deep breath in the open-air bath overlooking the valley...🌿 There is also a private bath that you can enjoy privately, so it feels very special◎ 4. You can drink the hot spring water! 🍵: You can drink the hot spring water in the building! Power water is said to be effective for beautiful skin and intestinal regulation✨ 5. The food is also excellent🍱 & Japanese modern space: The food uses plenty of local ingredients and the heartwarming hospitality is the best🤍 ✅How to get there🚗🗺 ・About 30 minutes by car from Shimobe Onsen Station on the JR Minobu Line (Free shuttle available! *Advance reservation required) ・About 3.5 hours by car from Shinjuku! Perfect for a road trip💨 📍Get away from the everyday and enjoy an extraordinary experience that will refresh your mind and body🌲 A luxurious time spent at the "oldest inn in the world" is a must-try at least once in your life✨ #domestictravel #hotspring #hotspringtrip #hotspringryokan #tourism #yamanashi #keiunkan #recommendedfordates #anniversarytrip #coupletrip #coupletrip

Since its opening in 705, Keiunkan has never run dry, and was recognized by Guinness in 2011 as the world's oldest hot spring inn. We stayed here in December. This year, the autumn leaves were still in full bloom. We arrived at Keiunkan in just over an hour on the free shuttle bus from Minobu Station. We had booked a room with an open-air bath called Kitadake. The room and the building were clean and comfortable. The staff were very welcoming and not overly formal, which was nice. I forgot to take pictures of dinner, but the specialty yuba and Koshu beef lava-grilled melted in my mouth. The apple Shirawa appetizer was delicious. My husband seemed to like the acorn noodles. We were given private rooms for both dinner and breakfast, so my husband and I were able to spend a relaxing and quiet time together. The great thing about the open-air bath in the room is that you can take a bath whenever you want! I was really grateful for this as I have bad hip joints. There was also drinkable hot spring water in the room. After drinking it, I felt my intestines moving. Even the water in the bathroom was hot spring water ♨️ It was such a luxury. This was an inn where I could cleanse the inside and outside of my body, and my mind. Thank you ♪

Guinness World Records During the cherry blossom season, I took a two-and-a-half-hour Shinkansen + train, plus a one-hour bus ride, and finally arrived at the "Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan" which has been standing in Yamanashi Prefecture since 1,300 years ago. Historical celebrities who have been welcomed here include Takeda Shingen's famous general Anayama Baiyu; it is also said that Tokugawa Ieyasu also came to bathe here twice. There are six hot springs in Qingyun Hall, two of which are "loan-cut hot springs" and they are free! This is great news for those who like hot springs! Since it is a "source spring flow", it is super hot and super cool! The hotel was almost full on the day we checked in, but we didn't encounter many other guests while soaking in the hot spring. In addition to the hot springs, the owner's thoughtfulness can be seen in many details, such as the dinner dishes and even the utensils used to serve the food. Qingyun Pavilion is a place worth visiting once in a lifetime. It is so interesting to think that so many famous people in history came to the same place and did the same thing as you.