【穴場の隠れ宿】山間に佇む一軒宿で静かな時間を楽しむ越後の秘湯！秘境の絶景と新潟県の温泉旅館「嵐渓荘」

【穴場の隠れ宿】山間に佇む一軒宿で静かな時間を楽しむ越後の秘湯！秘境の絶景と新潟県の温泉旅館「嵐渓荘」

A hidden inn with breathtaking views and a hidden hot spring. Press the subtitle or CC button to enjoy full captions. Hello everyone, this is Watatabi. This time, I’m staying at a hidden hot spring inn in Niigata Prefecture. Apparently, the inn boasts abundant nature, rich hot springs, and delicious cuisine made with local ingredients. It’s located in Sanjo City, almost in the center of Niigata Prefecture. I’ll be staying at Rankeisou, a hidden hot spring inn that’s a nationally registered tangible cultural property, so I’m looking forward to it as it seems to be a popular hot spring inn. We’ll leave the city and head into the mountains. We’ll stop at nearby tourist spots on our way to the hot spring inn. I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of scenery awaits us in central Niigata Prefecture. Turn right here. Eh… it’s narrow… Can we get through? Can we get through? This road makes me a little unsure. The leaves are already turning red. Falling leaves are falling like crazy. I’m heading into the lush green mountains. This is it. Here!? Is it this ? Wow! This is tough! Can we get through this? We can’t. Wow! It’s tough! It’s so tough! It’s been a while since I’ve been this tough! We’ve arrived. Well, we haven’t quite arrived, but cars can’t go any further. A Hiace is over 1.5m wide and 2m high, so it can’t get through. Either way, it looks like regular vehicles can’t go through, so we’ll have to walk from here. The area looks like this, it’s just the middle of nowhere. As for where I’m heading, it looks like there’s a shrine up ahead. It’s a shrine with a rather unusual name, “The World’s Greatest Shrine,” and I came here because I wanted to go there. The ground is flooded, so I put on my rain boots. It’s a little scary, but I’ll gather my courage and head out. From here, I’ll walk deep into the mountains. I wonder what kind of scenery awaits me up ahead? I ‘m glad I put on my rain boots. There are footprints. Wow, scary … Wow, it’s pitch black… Um… it’s scarier than I imagined. There’s fog inside the tunnel, which makes visibility even worse. Wow… scary… From here, the tunnel feels like it was dug out of the ground. What’s this “narrowest” place ? I can’t look back. I looked it up, and it turns out this tunnel is about 750 meters long. I have to walk through this nearly 1 km tunnel to get out. It’s scary being alone. It’s muddy underfoot. It’s quite a ways off, but I feel like I can see a faint light. It might be the exit of the tunnel. This fog is eerie. It’s disgusting… This area is completely submerged. It looks like this. It’s pretty deep. I need boots. Ah, that must be the exit after all. I can hear some kind of popping noise. This part is incredibly narrow. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but no matter how far I walk, I can’t seem to get there. The sound of the waterfall echoes, and it sounds like a woman’s laughter, which is scary. But there are footprints here, so someone must be coming. Just a little bit more… As I get closer to the exit, I’m getting used to being in the tunnel. Yay! Wow! It’s hot! I can hear the cicadas chirping, and it all suddenly brings me back to reality. I’ve been through this tunnel. How far did I walk? Probably about 15 minutes. Walking for 15 minutes in this pitch black world was mentally exhausting. So, I headed toward the shrine. Oh, there’s a utility pole! There’s a river flowing to the left. Surely no one would come here. Why did they build a shrine so deep in the mountains? The road turned unpaved. Are bears around here? When I visited the nearby Osawa Cave, there was a sign warning of bear sightings, so I decided to wear a bear bell just in case. I also brought bear repellent spray. I’d walked quite a distance through the tunnel, but I still couldn’t find a sign. There wasn’t even a sign pointing to the shrine. Is the electricity being used to power the shrine? Or is there a settlement so far up in the mountains? From here, the road started to get steep. Nagano Prefecture was very cool, but Niigata Prefecture is hot. No matter how far I walked, I couldn’t seem to get there. The end of the road is the exit of the tunnel, but I wasn’t even halfway there. But it seemed the shrine was ahead. There are fresh tire tracks, so cars must have been passing by… Amazing! I wonder if the head priest passes through here? The mountain road is so long that I almost forget I’m passing through a dark, scary tunnel. Ah! I can see the building. There are a lot of abandoned cars. Are they stolen? There’s no way such a large vehicle could have passed through that tunnel in the first place, so how did they get there? This car has a left-hand drive. It says Land Rover. I’m not sure if all the cars are dumped or abandoned like this, but there are so many. Are they all imported cars? It’s a car I’ve never seen before. I think they’re the same manufacturer, but there are both right-hand and left-hand drive. There’s a house on top of the abandoned car where people live. The power lines end here, so it seems like it was just a utility pole for this house and shrine. The shrine is here. It’s a very impressive building. I wonder how it was built so deep in the mountains. Here it is. There’s a net over it, and it doesn’t seem to have any water. This is the “world’s greatest shrine.” The road ahead is covered in moss, reminiscent of a Ghibli movie. This is it. This is the “World’s Best Shrine.” The approach to the shrine is covered in moss and is mysterious. I don’t know why it’s called the “World’s Best Shrine,” but I’d like to pay my respects. It looks like this. I wonder if the roof is like a snow shelter? The inside is a very beautiful and impressive building. It smells like an old school. It’s kept so clean. It’s connected to a residential area, so the people who live here must be the ones looking after the shrine. You wouldn’t expect such an impressive building to be found so far in the mountains. This is what the inside looks like. The moment you open the door and enter, you’re greeted by a nostalgic smell, like grandma’s house, which is very calming. Even though it’s so far into the mountains, there’s electricity, so there are fans and electric carpets. It’s a mysterious, calming space. The “100th Anniversary Memorial Monument” This monument doesn’t look that old, so this shrine doesn’t seem that old either. That said, it is over 100 years old. Is this building also over 100 years old? I wonder? The shrine deep in the mountains beyond the tunnel was a magnificent shrine known as the “world’s best shrine.” So, I’ll make my way back along this road. Are the cars abandoned here owned by the people who live at the shrine? It’s amazing, there are so many imported cars. I didn’t time how long it would take, so I’ll try to time it on the way back. It’s 11:55 now, so I wonder how long it will take. It’s amazing that people actually live there. It’s also amazing that there’s electricity. I’d forgotten about this tunnel… This is the worst… It took about 18 or 19 minutes to walk from the shrine to this tunnel. It was all downhill, so I think it took about 30 minutes to get there. I don’t want to, but I’m going to go through here on my way back. You can’t see anything without a light, right? This is what it looks like with the lights off. This tunnel is way too long! No matter how much I walk, I can’t seem to reach the exit. There are crabs. There are crabs in this tunnel. I’m back. I survived. It wasn’t scary at all on the way back. It was incredibly scary on the way there, though. If you’re interested, I recommend you go and pray. It took about 6 minutes to walk through the tunnel. It took about 15 minutes to get there, but it was a bit of a drag. It takes about an hour to an hour and a half round trip. If you’re interested, I recommend you visit. I still have some time before check-in, so I’ll go a little further out, but there’s a waterfall there. Turn left here. It looks narrow. Who would have thought that Google Navigation would take me to such a scary road… It’s narrow. The road is now unpaved. The road is in terrible condition. Can I get through this? The alarm has been ringing the whole time. This might be impossible. Can I go? I might get stuck. Can I go? You’re sleeping! It’s amazing that you slept on this road! You’re sleeping so soundly! You were sleeping so well. How can you sleep on a road like this? I woke up to the warning sound. Hold on a second… you’re on the wrong route… Where do you make a U-turn? You can’t make a U-turn here! Should you back up? There’s a bicycle behind you. Where is this person going? This is actually scary… Normally I would turn back here, but I’m going to keep going! I ‘ve got 1.3km left on this road. It’s a jungle. It’s a jungle. This is tough. Wow! A huge spider web♡ There’s no way I could get through it. Suddenly the road opens up! Is there another way? Maybe that way. Was there another road? It seems so wide! Suddenly, I came upon a wide road. I stopped using Google Navigation… and arrived. Apparently, there’s a waterfall called “Shiratama Falls” here. Apparently, bears appear here. Since there’s a chance of a bear encounter, it’s best to take precautions. Not many tourists come here. This is a bench, but it’s covered in vegetation. A waterfall appeared. This appears to be Shiratama Falls. There seems to be another waterfall, and a promenade continues next to it. It seems that Otaki Falls is about 100 meters further on. Let’s head there. It’s a steep slope. Each step is quite large. We head into the forest toward Otaki Falls in the distance. This is a straight waterfall , dropping about 15 meters from its mouth to the basin. It’s said to have once been a training ground for mountain ascetics, and has been known since the time of Emperor Juntoku. Next to the waterfall is Sakunadono Shrine, dedicated to Seoritsuhime. We’ve arrived. This is Otaki Falls. The water isn’t particularly abundant, and it’s not particularly impressive, but it’s a truly mystical place. The gate is locked. It seems you can go behind the waterfall, so I’ll give it a try. There are stairs. It looks like this. There’s a strong breeze, and it’s very cool. I went to see Shiratama Falls. It was a truly mystical place. If you have time, please visit. Now, I’d like to head toward the inn . It’s an easy place to get to, but since I’ve come on a nondescript road, I’ll try a different route. Within two minutes, I emerged onto a prefectural road. Is that even possible? After that, I headed to my destination safely without incident. After driving for a while, I found myself surrounded by a peaceful town and nature. I arrived. This is Rankeisou, a member inn of the Society for Preserving Secret Hot Springs. Its approximately 10,000 square meters of grounds boast a garden where you can enjoy the changing scenery of the seasons. Here, you’ll find the main building, Ryokufukan, the Keiryukan facing the stream, and the Suiyukan, a single-story wooden building facing the mountainside for small groups. Ryokufukan was built around 1933 and was originally a traditional Japanese restaurant in front of Tsubame Station. It closed around 1957 and was disused and relocated here. It was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2012. This inn is a must-see for lovers of historic buildings. It boasts abundant nature, rich hot springs, and delicious cuisine made with local ingredients, so I’m looking forward to it. It looks like they’re doing some construction work, but I’ll check in anyway. They sell ramune drinks in front of the entrance. The courtyard looks like this. The stream is right next to the inn. I wonder if they’re attracting squirrels or something? I’d love to see them. It would be a great view if there wasn’t construction going on, but unfortunately, it’s gone. I borrowed a photo from this website . It’s a very quaint inn, but construction is apparently ongoing until around October. While construction is ongoing, this is the entrance. Let’s check in. The front desk is directly in front of you as you enter the entrance. The shop is on the right. There are souvenirs available. They sell “Secret Hot Spring Beer,” exclusive to members of the Secret Hot Springs Preservation Society. They also sell Rankeisou T-shirts. Next to the front desk is a rest area. There’s something here. It’s a drink made with hot spring water and roasted green tea. The hot spring water here is salty and rich in minerals, so it’s said to taste like kelp tea with a rich umami flavor. Since I’m here, I’ll try it. It’s salty and really does taste like kelp tea. It ‘s delicious. Here, there’s a “Future Post” mailbox that will arrive 12 years from now. Apparently, you write your mail here and drop it off. Across from the mailbox is the lounge, and across from the lounge is a space for reading books. The first floor of the main building looks like this. Now, let’s head to our room. Our room is on the third floor of the Keiryukan building. This appears to be the large public bath. There’s a separate large public bath for both men and women. The changing room looks like this. This is the sink. There are amenities here. The bath area looks like this, a large public bath. There are eight washing areas. This is the open-air bath. It’s pitch black, but you can enjoy the open-air bath surrounded by nature. The room we will be staying in this time is the one in the back right. It’s called “Yukitsubaki.” The entrance looks like this. Beyond the entrance, there are sliding doors and a door like this. This is water, but it’s spring water and can be drunk. This is where the futons are stored. On the other side are the sink, toilet, and bathroom. There is a private bath, so I don’t think you’ll ever use this bathroom, but it does have a bathroom attached. This is the toilet. Amenities are provided in the sink. Toothbrushes, shower caps, razors, and face towels are also provided. This is the room. The room looks like this, and is over 12 tatami mats in size. It’s simple, but very nice. This is the Keiryukan (Stream Hall), so you can relax while looking out at the stream. I wasn’t sure what this space was for, but I left my luggage there. Inside the room, there is a pod and a TV, and underneath it is a safe. I was told that behind this door there was a yukata. Tabi socks, face towels, bath towels, and yukata were provided for me. The towels were embroidered. This is a nice souvenir. These are the sweets that came with the kimono. It says Rankeisou, so it must be an original bun. It has a brown sugar crust and what appears to be strained bean paste inside. Here’s a map of the inn. Around here is the parking lot. Walking in from the parking lot, this is the entrance. Just inside the entrance are the front desk and shop, and on the left is the lounge and rest area. Behind them are the large public baths for men and women, and the building on the right is the dining area, Suiyukan, and the private baths. There’s a private bath called Yama no Yu, which comes in two varieties: a “deep bath” and a “stone bath .” The deep bath is about 130cm deep. I booked the stone bath because it has a more elegant feel. Reservations are required until 10:00, but it’s open to the public after 10:00, so you can use either option. Cleaning times are in the morning and afternoon, so you can use the large public bath any time after checking in. This is the drink menu, and there’s an incredible selection. I’m surprised they have such a wide selection of Niigata’s local sake. I think this is the perfect inn for alcohol lovers. Something like that. It’s time, so let’s go and take a bath in the private bath. The building is quite quaint. I’m afraid I might get lost. Up ahead is Suiyukan, and this is the private bath. That’s the entrance. There’s nature inside the building, and it’s a stylish space. This is the stone bath. The changing room looks like this. There’s a fan over here, and the air conditioning is on, so it’s cool. This is the washroom, and amenities are here. There are no towels, so you’ll need to bring your own. This is the shower room. The bathtub is at the back. There’s an indoor bath, and over there is an open-air bath. This is great. The indoor bath looks like this. The open-air bath looks like this, and there’s a mountain stream right there. It’s amazing to bathe in an open-air bath surrounded by nature. I’ll start by taking a bath in the indoor bath. It’s quite hot. The water feels like it’s clinging to my skin. It’s slippery. The spring water here is a sodium chloride cold mineral spring (hypertonic neutral cold mineral spring). The spring temperature is 16.5°C, so it’s a cold mineral spring, and although water is added, it’s said to be one of Japan’s richest, highly saline cold mineral springs. The water is colorless and transparent. Its dissolved substances are concentrated at 15,670 mg/kg, exceeding the 1,000 mg/kg threshold, making it a “therapeutic spring.” Apparently, the breakfast here is a specialty: hot spring porridge cooked exclusively with the spring water, so I’m looking forward to tomorrow morning. I head to the open-air bath. It’s lukewarm over here. It’s really slippery. Amazing . Amazing. Oh! You’re there? lol! My wife was there, too. lol Soaking in this open-air bath surrounded by nature is truly luxurious. The small glass contains the wild herb liquor for the aperitif. This taller vessel is a horse-riding cup. This is koshiabura (strained fat fish) dressed with walnuts. In the glass vessel is mizuna berries pickled in tamari. Chrysanthemum sushi with shallots. Next to it is a ginkgo nut, and inside the ground cherries is egg yolk pickled in miso. The thing with the brown “no” character written on it is dried persimmon butter. The thing in the small basket is sweetfish crackers. The blue maple-leaf-shaped dish is fried thistle. This is bracken salad, and the lidded dish is shrimp dumplings. The yellow dish is Rankeisou’s specialty, “boiled fern.” Dinner looks like this. The dishes are made with plenty of local ingredients. This looks like earthenware pot. We start with an aperitif . It’s easy to drink. These are sweetfish crackers. The sweetfish are thinly sliced ​​and deep-fried. Unlike bone crackers, they have the meat still attached, making them delicious. I thought they’d be just vegetable-based, but they were delicious. They were just plain tasty. This is chrysanthemum sushi, and it’s my first time trying it. The vinegar in the sushi rice was stronger, so I didn’t really get the taste of the chrysanthemum. It’s called “dried persimmon butter.” The swirl in this is butter. It’s like bean paste butter. The fire on the earthenware pot has gone out, so let’s eat. It’s really steaming and hot, but let’s eat. Yummy! The broth is delicious! What’s in it? It’s really good. Grilled salted sweetfish has arrived. Carp sashimi. A4 grade Niigata Wagyu beef. It looks like it’s served on this stone. It looks really good. It’s served with this special sauce. It has garlic and apples, like a sweet sauce. Wow! Delicious! This might be the best meat I’ve ever eaten at a ryokan. This is it, this meat. No, this is delicious. The crab gratin has arrived. It’s a seafood gratin with scallops, crab, shrimp, and crab miso. So good! This is the last dish. Chestnut rice, clear soup, pickles, pear, and Kyoho grapes. This is salt yokan made with hot spring water. The yokan has just the right amount of saltiness. It’s very easy to eat. Thank you for the meal. It was incredibly delicious. I’ll never forget the wagyu beef and crab gratin. The portions were more than just right, more like a little full. All I have left to do is sleep. But it would be a shame to waste time, so I’ll go and take a bath in the private bath. This private bath looks like this. This is the changing room. It’s similar to the indoor bath on the other side . There ‘s a shower here. This open-air bath looks like this. I can’t see the view, so I’ll try again tomorrow. This open-air bath is a standing bath, and it seems to be 130cm deep. Good morning. Both of the private baths seem to be available, so I’ll go. Both are available. This private bath looks like this. It was dark yesterday and I couldn’t see, but it’s completely visible. If it bothers you, I recommend taking the private bath on the other side. The bathtub looks like this. There are rough stones underneath, and it’s 130cm deep. It’s 8 o’clock, so we head to breakfast. Breakfast looked like this. This is the specialty, “hot spring rice porridge.” This drink is apparently a health drink made with natural yuzu juice and pure honey. Delicious. I tried the hot spring rice porridge. It seems to be made only with hot spring water. The saltiness is just right. It tastes like plain rice porridge. The hot spring rice porridge was gone in an instant, so I had a second helping of rice. The light streaming in through the window was really nice. I had another second helping. Thank you for the meal. It was delicious. I ate four bowls of rice. Breakfast was also delicious. I ate a lot this morning. One of the great things about staying at this inn is that you can use the hot springs any time you like from check-in until check-out. The private bath requires a reservation until 10 PM, but you can use it freely after that until check-out. The private bath offers a beautiful view, which was great. The food was also delicious. I’ll never forget the wagyu beef and crab gratin. As for the price, it was 45,150 yen for two adults, one night with two meals. I booked this two days in advance, so I got a last-minute discount, so it might be a little more expensive than usual. For an additional 5,000 yen, you can upgrade to a higher-grade room, and for another 5,000 yen, you can stay at Suiyukan. For an additional 10,000 yen, you can stay in a better room than the standard room . The better room was designed with a very modern Japanese-modern design, so if you’re interested, I recommend checking one out. It seems like you can enjoy the scenery throughout the seasons. The autumn leaves are beautiful in the fall, and in the winter, since it’s a heavy snow area, there’s a ton of snow. Apparently the snow lanterns are lit up, creating a fantastical sight. It was such a wonderful inn that it made me want to spread the word about it, but at the same time, I didn’t want anyone to know about it. Now, it’s time to check out. I’ve checked out. I also bought two bottles of Hiyu Beer. They said the fresh greenery is the best recommendation. Personally, I’m interested in the autumn leaves and winter. This time I stayed at Rankeisou in Niigata Prefecture. What did you think? I hope you’ll visit in your favorite season. Until next time, see you in the next video! Thank you for watching until the end.

今回は新潟県の山奥の渓流に佇む温泉旅館に宿泊します。
豊かな自然と濃厚な温泉、地の食材を使った滋味料理が自慢の温泉宿。
知っている人には人気の隠れた宿で、自然の中で入浴できる貸切風呂の露天風呂は格別！
今回も秘境の穴場スポットに立ち寄りながら向かいます。

訪れた場所 : 日本、新潟
宿泊施設 : 嵐渓荘
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【チャプター】
0:00 オープニング
0:58 今回の目的地
2:14 山奥の秘境神社へ！
4:38 永遠に続くトンネル
12:46 世界一神社
18:55 酷道を制覇せよ！
22:37 美しい滝
28:23 嵐渓荘の館内を散策
34:05 客室
39:16 貸切風呂と露天風呂
42:37 夕食
48:3 朝食
50:58 感想と宿泊料金

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