Utopia Warakuen Shiriuchi Onsen Ryokan

I stayed here during Golden Week. As rumored, the bath had a good old-fashioned feel and the water was excellent. The food was also excellent, and everything was delicious, including the local specialty chives and fresh oysters. The room was a Western-style room, but it was clean and easy to use, and the bedding was very clean. The staff were very friendly, and it's a place I'd like to visit again.

This is a hot spring inn run by the Society for the Preservation of Secret Hot Springs. It's a single inn in the mountains, and the hot springs were amazing. You can enjoy different springs, the upper bath, and the lower bath. Since it's a direct spring, they told me to add water if it was too hot, but perhaps because the temperature was low, it was just right. The open-air bath is reserved for a time period, but I was surprised that the place to take off your clothes was outside, with only a shelf and no roof. The meal was more than enough for us. Since it's close to the sea, there was a lot of seafood, but the pieces of sashimi were large, and there was plenty of tachipon in a small bowl. The abalone was also soft and delicious. It takes a long time to get there, using the Isaribi Railway and bus, but it was a wonderful inn that was worth the trip.

This is a guesthouse that serves local cuisine. The landlady and her husband, who is a fisherman, are both very nice people. All the food is made with local ingredients, and it is fresh, delicious, and very filling. I was very satisfied. The breakfast was also very satisfying.

Both the indoor bath and the open-air bath are free-flowing hot springs. The indoor bath tends to get steamy, which can make it difficult to get in, but the open-air bath has a sense of openness and the hot spring water is at a comfortable temperature, making it very pleasant.