Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Sakamaki Onsen Ryokan (Nagano)

When I stayed in Hot Springs in close to Kamikochi, in a close, we stopped to Sakamaki SPA and Sakamaki hot spring inn is a member inn association to protect the same Japanese secret hot spring.

April 1, 2005, Azumi village Kamikouchi-Norikura-Shirahone spas located was virtually absorbed in Matsumoto, along with three other villages.

With this merger, Matsumoto city that get at once the hot springs, such as Hot Springs, Sakamaki Onsen Shirahone SPA and Norikura hot spring mountain tourist destination on behalf of Japan and (Kamikouchi-Norikura-Norikura), in rang.

To the east, in addition Utsukushigahara the plateau plants bloom the Alps and the view in Japan, of Asamaonsen, beautiful months original hot spring, in conjunction with hot water spas of rustic cliff doors and spa is popular among small, mountain-plateau of Japan's leading further · It was a hot spring city.

Mountain road leading to the Fukui prefecture via the Okuhidaonsengo Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, from the Matsumoto is running. A national highway 158 line.
It is the main road this national highway is not closed in the winter, is it possible to go to Okuhidaonsengo hot springs and Kamikouchi-Norikura around.

Over a steep mountain pass three oil slope pass and new Karuokatoge-Abotoge in the middle 158 Route selfish national road, was "cruel way".
It is a very difficult part, Abotoge of 1,790 m above sea level as a border of Nagano and Gifu Prefecture, in particular, was closed to traffic for about six months until early May from mid-November because of heavy snowfall.

In order to solve this problem, the construction of Awa tunnel began in 1989, but construction was full of difficulties. Deaths from steam explosion out, was opened in December of 1997 delayed by two years from 1995 and is scheduled to open the original.
Less than an hour, shortly past the bus terminal to the Kamikochi "Sawatari parking, Sawatari hot spring", tunnel and dark narrow emerge one after another ride to the national road from Matsumoto. Tunnel group, such as a valley anger red, Sakamaki Nagi waterfall, Firefly hut Shiba sled Shimizu, white clouds of bright yellow, it is the.

It would pass on the left side of the tunnel immediately after the sixth, leaving the tunnel calm white, when I do not have the account number of tunnel advance Sakamaki hot spring.
Moment, it is not too late even if I step on the brakes to see Sakamaki hot spring on the left back. It is definitely a rear-end collision when there is a subsequent car.
The slow down in advance, I want you to turn left and be careful.

There are two hot springs in front to come from Matsumoto direction, enter (surcharge) Awa tunnel.
Both are one inn, Onsen Ryokan Onsen-in one medium, the other is the Sakamaki Onsen hot spring inn Sakamaki here.
Both a member inn association to protect the Japanese secret hot spring.

Kamikochi that can be Tansho central mountain national park, the mountain beauty of Japan.
Some entrance of this Kamikochi, the valley along the Azusa River, which flows down violently Sakamaki hot spring.

Number of vehicles coming and going of the national highway front of you a lot, but forget about that if you look around and parked in the parking lot the car. Valley of dark green approached in front of, around is shrouded in silence.

Building of mountain hut style keeping with the natural surroundings, lantern party to protect the Japanese secret hot spring familiar had been hung in the entrance inn.
When you enter the site, it's simple structure is also there, but pleasant if you are neat lobby of duckboard.

(BT without all), rates are (as of February 2007) 15,000 yen 12,500 yen to 12 rooms that number here.
According to the website here, homemade Nozawana miso, it's a meal seems local cuisine which is based on mass char, carp, etc..

There are open-air bath and indoor bath to separate men and women bath.
Available 24 hours a day guests.
11:00 to 16:00 is indoor bath, open-air bath is 9:00 to 16:00, reservation is not needed hot water stop.

Indoor bath is small-sized, but the hot water was flowing freely from the edge.
Hot spring smell of sulfur is transparent, only slightly, the sodium-calcium - spring quality of a multi-component content of bicarbonate, sulfate, chloride spring.
You have hydrolysis for high temperature, but it was feel moist and.

In the open-air bath, you can enjoy a bath while admiring the steep valley beauty.

Address: Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture Sakamaki 4460
Transport: (from Tokyo) about 40km in the national highway 158 line, etc. from Nagano motorway Matsumoto IC
(From Osaka) about 80km in (via alpine) national highway 158 line like from the Tokai Hokuriku Hida Kiyomi IC
45 minutes by pine electric bus Kamikouchi Hirayu-bound bus from pine electric Niijima each station, get off immediately Sakamaki hot spring

(Mixed fountain source of two 2, 67.5 ℃ pH6.6 232 liters / minute) bicarbonate, sulfate, chloride spring - sodium calcium: spring quality
Reservation is not needed at the time - 16:09: Bath time (stop): open-air bath pm to 16:11: indoor bath
¥ 300 ¥ 500 elementary school age or younger adult: Entrance fee

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