【秘湯】乳頭温泉の最奥地 茅葺の湯治宿で過ごす極上の時間
Hidden gem of Nyuto Onsen Kuroyu: The ultimate bath, thatched roofs, and the tranquility of nighttime visits to Nyuto Onsen Kuroyu. Hello, this is “Channel 8329.” I’ve been to my favorite Nyuto Onsen, the famous “Tsuru no Yu,” many times, but this time I’m heading further inland to “Kuroyu Onsen.” While a standard overnight stay is over 20,000 yen, the hot spring treatment is a bargain at just 8,000 yen. This time, I booked a reservation at the hot spring treatment area. Kuroyu Onsen is located 1.5 km from the rest village of Nyuto Onsenkyo . It’s suddenly so beautiful ! I’ve never been here before . I walked through the walking trail area, which is also accessible from the rest village. The greenery is so beautiful. It’s still too early to check in, but I came to visit the natural hot spring beyond Kuroyu . Wow, I have to go downhill! From the parking lot to the hot spring, it’s a few dozen meters downhill. It’s pretty big! See that thatched roof over there? Does it say “hot spring treatment area”? The very front is also thatched. Going down here is Magoroku Onsen, another nice inn, but currently closed for day trips due to construction . We’ll visit again next time. We head right and head towards Kuroyu Onsen. This is where you check in, with the front desk, shop and cafe. Our destination is Ipponmatsu Onsen Tatsuko no Yu, an open-air hot spring about a 30-minute walk down a side street from Kuroyu. Apparently there used to be a hot spring inn here, but now it’s an open-air hot spring. We asked the innkeeper about Tatsuko no Yu, and he said, “The bridge has collapsed, so the hiking trail is closed and you can’t reach Tatsuko no Yu.” He also said , “You can go and see it, but at your own risk.” Since we’ve come all this way, we’ll go as far as we can. Looking back, we see Kuroyu Onsen… it’s behind the men’s open-air bath. There’s a rustling sound. Is it the source? It’s hot, and wow, it’s bubbling ! As we go further, steam bubbles up here and there. There seems to have been a natural hot spring called “Sendatsugawa no Yu” around here, but the innkeeper told us that it has now disappeared . This is the hiking trail to Mt. Nyuto, but it’s currently closed to traffic, so it’s not maintained and the grass is growing everywhere. We’ve reached the stone bridge over the Sendatsu River. The bridge has fallen, as expected… It doesn’t look like we can get there, right? To climb… My wife will wait here, and I’ll cross the river alone. It doesn’t look like my wife will be able to cross this river. I’m scared to wait alone so I hurry. I’m walking alone on the road on the other side of the bridge, and I’m scared of bears so I fire off my electronic whistle repeatedly. There was a case the other day where a bear broke into a private home and killed someone, so I proceed carefully. Even though the road is closed, I was surprised at how much it was possible to lose sight of the road. Before I knew it, there were places where the ground was only 30cm wide and I had no idea which direction I was in. I no longer knew where the hiking trail was. It’s strange… I was almost there, but… My wife is worried too, so we decided to turn back. The grass has covered the road and we can no longer see it. We’ll try again once the hiking trail to “Tatsuko no Yu” is open. Since this is a hot spring treatment plan, we won’t be eating at the inn tonight, but we’ll at least have lunch at Kuroyu Onsen. It’s quite tasty! It was delicious… My wife ordered Inaniwa udon. If we were in Akita, this might have been the right choice. Kuroyu Shokudo Hours: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM (last order 1:00 PM). With our stomachs full, we headed to my wife’s favorite, Tsuru no Yu. We’ve already stayed at Tsuru no Yu, my wife’s favorite, twice. The last time was last December, and the snowy scenery was amazing. It still has a great atmosphere . The scenery before us felt like we’d traveled back in time to the Edo period . I’ve explained Tsuru no Yu in detail in another video, so please take a look. This is a hot spring you can visit again and again. It’s past 2 PM, so we can check in . Are you staying? Please come this way… Thank you . There’s some cold Ramune over there. First of all, it’s from 7:30 to 8:30 in the morning, so it’s open for one hour for mixed bathing and separate cleaning for men and women. Outside of that , it’s open all the time, but please pay attention to this point . I’ll be explaining various things to you now , so I’ll show you around. This (drinks stand) also opens at 8pm tonight and 7am tomorrow morning, but it doubles as a cafe, so if you’d like, “Oh, I see, ” I’ll show you around here. Yes , it’s here . The cafe we went to earlier is this corner, just around the corner, and you’ll find the mixed indoor bath, open-air bath, and the source of the hot spring . Bathing suits and bathers can’t be put in the bath, so please be careful . And just over here is the accommodation . There are lanterns, and you can see the shadow of the lantern . It’s a slope with a thatched roof, so if you go down the slope and turn right, you’ll find separate indoor and outdoor baths for men and women. This is the source of the hot spring , so there are two types, so please come along. The people in the inn building have their meal from 6:00-6:30, so you can relax in the bath during that time .
If you’d like, would you like to smoke? This is where you’re staying, and it’s at the very end, but don’t go down to the right here . Just keep going along the road for construction work . There’s a panel with a face-out panel next to it . You can sit inside or outside , but please choose this one . I stayed in a thatched corner room! Room 8 was the one I wanted to stay in the most! 帰りました。 English: Amazing, this is it. The quilt and pillowcases are provided, and sheets are provided so you will need to lay them out yourself. Here is your room key. I will show you around the self-catering building… yes , this is the smoking area. Amazing , this is it . The sandals that say “Kuroyu” are here, and you may use these… Also, please enter the building wearing these brown slippers. Okay, so here we go. The lights are turned on here . They are off now, but they will become bright when you turn them on, so please separate your trash . Then there is a sink behind the washing machine, and then there is the toilet. The lights are on inside, and this is it. 帰りました。 English: The color at the back isn’t narrow, but this one is lit with a lighter . There is an electronic lens toaster oven and a refrigerator on the left and right. Please write your name on it and put it in. Then here, water, then hot water , cold water. Please leave it running. It’s drinkable. Thank you. Kuroyu Onsen has two hot spring sources, “Kami no Yu” and “Shimo no Yu. ” What you can see now is “Shimo no Yu,” which is used for the outdoor and indoor baths for men and women. What an incredible room. There are windows on three sides of the room, so you can look down on the hot spring source and the separate baths for men and women. The room is well ventilated and cool , and comfortable . It was so cool that we both took a nap . No, it would be a waste to take a nap, so we got up and headed to the private bath. Reservations are required for the private bath, which costs 1,100 yen for guests staying at the hotel and 2,200 yen for visitors. “Shimo no Yu” is to the left of the hot spring source, beyond the separate baths for men and women. Bathing time is limited to 30 minutes per group. I thought the source of the hot spring here was “Shimo no Yu,” but it turns out it’s drawn from a different source. It seems that only the private baths use a different source. The temperature was about 40 degrees, a temperature that allowed for a leisurely soak, and the water was soft with a hint of acidity . It was so hot… my body felt warm. The source of the private baths is apparently here . The mixed bath is the furthest from the hot spring treatment building. It was 6 o’clock, while the guests were eating. Now was my chance! I was given permission to take photos on the condition that I not take photos of other guests. It was dinner time, so there were no other guests around. The open-air bath has a great sense of openness, and it’s a mixed bath with no women-only times. I thought it would be nice to just go in , but what if someone comes in? They said I could just stay in until they came out… but the water wasn’t white, so I went in anyway lol. The indoor bath is from the same source as the open-air bath, and it seemed a little warmer than the open-air bath. It was a slightly cloudy, milky white color, different from a private bath. The water was so nice I wanted to soak in it for a long time. Dinner was too much of a bother, so I decided to just have some cup ramen and packaged rice at a table with a view of the hot spring to soak in the atmosphere. Crows! Crows!! It seems that the packaged rice was eaten by a crow when I took my eyes off it. I realized that the crows were still after me, so I had no choice but to eat it in my room… I wanted to have a nice cup ramen outside, but they were cawing so noisy! The sun is absorbed into the mountains and night draws in. Before we know it, the crows have returned to their mountain home. There seem to be almost no guests going to the separate baths for men and women after dinner, and no one passes by the hot spring building. The only sound that can be heard is the endless sound of the water boiling from the source. The villa visible in the distance also offers accommodation, and it must be even quieter there. Kuroyu Onsen is wonderful; there is no other place where you can feel so relaxed. Kuroyu Onsen was discovered in 1674, and it is said that in the past it was called “Turtle’s Bath” in contrast to “Crane’s Bath.” There are also records that show that lords, vassals, and powerful people of the time came to take a hot spring cure. Relaxing in the hot spring is probably the same for lords of the past as it is for us. As the sun sets,帰りました。 English: Suddenly, the area around the hot spring began to glow faintly. The crows had disappeared, so we decided to at least have a toast at a table outside. We bought some alcohol from the shop that’s open until 8pm and some potato chips as well. Cup of coffee, sake, potato chips… My diet today is terrible… We didn’t meet any other customers, so it felt like we had the Kuroyu hot spring all to ourselves. The hot spring was faintly lit up in front of us. It would have been great if the stars were out, but today it’s cloudy. It’s nice to have some delicious mountain vegetables in the inn section, but I also like potato chips in the hot spring section. My wife went to the bath again… The staff were friendly and willing to talk to us. It’s a little chilly, so let’s warm up in the bath. There are indoor and outdoor baths for men and women. Outside is the hiking trail we walked yesterday. What should we do if we buy a duck? So, I guess we can put this on when we take photos at the hot spring. Actually, I wanted this bucket too. It can sit in a bucket and be placed like this. The one we drank yesterday was quite tasty. We didn’t have breakfast, so we went to the cafe to get something to eat, but I had babahera ice cream and my wife had amazake! This time his diet is extremely unhealthy and he has already started filming. Will he appear again next time? Kuroyu Onsen was a really relaxing experience. Thank you very much. I’m looking for ducks. Duck set complete. On the way home, I noticed a sign that said “Sky Swing” and stopped by. I happened to meet the president and he invited me, so I’ll give it a try. It’s a good deal if you buy a ticket with a drink at the cafe. It seems you can borrow various play equipment. My grandparents get a little dizzy, but my wife seems to have figured out how to deal with it. I also recommend the cafe with a view of the sky. This drive-in restaurant retains a strong Showa-era atmosphere. It’s located on the prefectural border on National Route 46. The window seats offer a spectacular view. A nostalgic opportunity for fortune-telling… It temporarily closed after the owner’s death, but executives and former employees took over and reopened the restaurant. They also continued their specialty, oden, and have been loved since 1966. You can see the Akita Shinkansen from the window. The specialty is oden, but we ordered tempura soba. We bought a pack of oden and went home. I hope it continues to be a long-lasting business. 8329Channel How to Walk Japan
乳頭温泉と言えば「日本一予約が取れない宿」といして有名な「鶴の湯」を思い浮かべrますが、それ以外の宿もとても秀逸ま事をご存じですか？今回は冬の間は閉まってしまう乳頭温泉の最奥地「黒湯温泉」にお邪魔します。更にその奥の野湯にも挑戦しましたが、これは辿り付けず・・・・。 食事の提供の無い湯治プランは格安で、時間に縛られることなくゆっくりと過ごせます。ユックリするという点では鶴の湯よりもこちらのほうがいいかもしれません。 とにかく、茅葺の建物と怖いくらい静かな景色はとても素敵でした。
