6 Onsen Inns in Western Japan with Mystical Cave Baths - Only in this Region!

Traveling around sightseeing spots with friends you can't put your mind at ease, enjoying travel gourmet to your heart's content, and talking late into the night at the inn... The best part of a girls' trip is that you can forget about your daily hustle and bustle and enjoy yourself to your heart's content. While you and your friends are busy, choosing a place to stay is important because you plan to go on a trip. However, to be honest, all accommodations are similar... Have you ever thought that? Then choose an inn where you can have a unique experience!

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If you want to have an unusual experience, we recommend an inn with a "cave bath"! A “cave bath” is a bath in which onsen are drawn into a natural or hand-carved cave. An inn where you can take a bath inside a cave is rare in Japan. The inside of the cave is somewhat mysterious and you may forget the time unintentionally. Let's have a rare experience and make memories with your friends♡This time, we will introduce 6 lodgings in western Japan with "cave baths". You can have a trip that is a little different than usual.

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About 35 minutes by shuttle bus from Kanazawa Station. "Noto Kujukuwan Hyakurakuso" stands on a hill overlooking Kujukuwan. You can see the magnificent view of Kujuku Bay from everywhere in the hotel, such as the lobby, the bath with a view, the guest rooms, and the meal. There is also a pier where you can enjoy fishing, so you can forget the hustle and bustle of everyday life and spend a relaxing time in nature.

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The GULF suite KAIYU, a high-class suite room with a spectacular view of Kujuku Bay, has a private garden and guest room open-air bath. A hammock is placed on the terrace for an open and luxurious stay. There is also a premium lounge dedicated to suites with only 9 rooms and a meal, perfect for a reward trip with friends ♡

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The interior of the lit-up cave is very photogenic…♡ The cave is filled with deep sea water drawn from a depth of 320m, about 3.7km offshore from Kujuku Bay. You can spend a blissful time both physically and mentally in the fantastic light and mineral-rich deep sea water.

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How about fishing at the exclusive fishing pier that juts out into Kujuku Bay? Drop the fishing line on the idyllic sea, and it will be exciting to see who can catch the most! The best location just to see the sea. Your mind will relax.

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Ogawa onsen Hotel Ogawa is a solitary inn surrounded by mountains. This is an inn where you can enjoy Ogawa onsen which has been open for about 400 years, in five elaborately designed baths. Approximately 15 minutes by car in the direction of Unazuki from the Hokuriku Expressway Asahi IC. There is a free shuttle bus from Hokuriku Shinkansen "Kurobe Unazuki onsen Station" and "Ainokaze Railway Tomari Station", so access from afar is also good. Let's listen to the sound of the stream at the inn on the bank of the river.

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The “Semi VIP Room” is a luxurious Japanese-style room with a spacious space and beautiful greenery that can be seen from the large windows. If you sit on the sofa prepared by the window, the magnificent view of nature will spread out in front of you. It's nice to relax on the tatami mats while feeling the natural air coming in through the windows♪ You can spend a relaxing time away from your daily life.

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There are 5 types of baths: a natural cave open-air bath, an open-air bath "Renge no Yu", an open-air rock bath, a cypress barrel open-air bath, and a large public bath. It is irresistible for onsen lovers. When you visit, you definitely want to take a bath at the "natural cave open-air bath" located about 8 minutes on foot from the inn. It is a cave formed by the solidification of Yunohana, and is designated as a natural monument. Since it is a mixed bath, don't forget to rent a bathing suit at the front desk. You can take a bath while feeling the beauty created by nature with your whole body.

*The cave is closed from December to early April every year, so if you plan to use the cave bath, we recommend making a reservation from May to November.

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If you want to enjoy a sense of openness, we recommend the women-only open-air bath “Renge no Yu”! This is also about an 8-minute walk from the inn, but if you think that a superb view is waiting for you at the end of the road, you will arrive in no time. You can enjoy the cool scenery of green mountains and flowing water to your heart's content! It is because it is an unexplored inn that you can enter such an exciting onsen. Let's go home while chatting on the way home. The wind feels good on your burning body. There are also large public baths and other baths, so let's enjoy the hot spring tour as long as time permits.

*This is also closed from December to early April every year.

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Kabeyu Natural Cave ryokan onsen is about 30 minutes by car from JR Bungomori Station. The inn is located along a clear stream, and the air is so clear that fireflies can be seen in the summer. Inside the building, which has a history of about 300 years, you can feel the atmosphere of good old Japan, with chests of drawers from the time of its founding and old items everywhere. The warm hospitality of the owner and local grandmothers gradually warms your heart. Interacting with the locals is one of the real pleasures of traveling.

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The room is a Japanese-style room with a retro nostalgic atmosphere. If you open the window of the room full of atmosphere, you can see the refreshing river. The air with plenty of negative ions flows in and makes you want to take a deep breath. Let's make tea and relax slowly. Dinner and breakfast are served at the meal on the first floor. You can enjoy the delicious rice grown by the owner of Fukumotoya and the country cuisine using local ingredients. All the water used in the inn is from the source of onsen. Relax your mind and body in onsen and delicious food.

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This is the famous open-air cave bath! It is a natural onsen with carefully selected free-flowing water that has been flowing for about 300 years. There is no feeling of oppression because it is built to be one with nature. It's lukewarm at about 39 degrees, so you can take a long bath. Don't forget to rent a bath towel to wear as it's a mixed bath. Even if you don't have the courage to enter a mixed bath by yourself, it's easy to enter with a friend. There is also a hand-carved cave bath exclusively for women, so why not try both and enjoy the different tastes?

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There is also a private bath. You can have a girl talk without worrying about anyone. The stately bath will make you feel as if you have traveled back in time.

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``Nachi-Katsuura Onsen Large Cave onsen Spring Bokido Hotel Urashima'' is located in Nachi onsen Katsuura Town Wakayama. If you walk for about 5 minutes from JR Kii-Katsuura Station, you will see the Katsuura Port sightseeing pier. The hotel is located on a cape created by the rise of the ocean floor, so you board a shuttle boat from this sightseeing pier and head to the hotel. You will be excited from the beginning of your journey! The hotel consists of a total of four buildings, including the ``Main Building'' where the ``Urashima Maru'' arrives, and the ``Sanjokan'' located on the top of the mountain. There are rooms for about 3,000 people, so it seems like the entire cape is a hotel.

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This is the shuttle boat "Urashima Maru" from the sightseeing pier to the hotel. Let's ride a turtle like "Urashima Taro" and head to "Hotel Urashima" which is not Ryugu Castle. There is no doubt that girls' trips will be exciting with extraordinary experiences like Japanese folk tales!

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The rooms in the four buildings have different views and room types, so you can choose according to your preferences and number of people. We recommend the rooms in the Yamanouekan. The room is located on top of a mountain with a great view, and you can see the endless Pacific Ocean with a large panorama of more than 270 degrees. On days with good weather, you can also see the sunrise over the horizon. If everyone bathes in the light of the morning sun, it will be a pleasant start.

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"Hotel Urashima" has 5 onsen, so you can enjoy a tour of the hot springs. Among them, the natural cave bath "Bokido" is recommended. In the Taisho period, Lord Yorimichi Tokugawa of the Kishu Domain praised it, saying, "It's so comfortable that you forget to go home." You can enjoy a powerful natural cave onsen with a frontage of about 25m, a depth of about 50m, and a height of about 15m. The Pacific Ocean spreads beyond the cave, and the dynamism of the cave and the sea will leave you speechless.

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This is another cave onsen "Genbudo". There is also a washroom inside the cave, so if you line up with your friends and wash, you might be able to enjoy it as if you were on a school trip. The dynamic rock surface and onsen created by natural waves will give you powerful energy.

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Approximately 20 minutes by car from JR Misumi Line Misumi Station, Yurakutei. There is also a shuttle service to the nearest bus stop, so it is safe for those who come by train. Legend has it that when the first owner of the temple was bowled by a dream, onsen sprang up. You can enjoy two types of hot spring water, the colorless and transparent "white hot water" and the dark brown "red hot water". Many guests come just for the cave bath, making it a popular inn.

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There are two types of rooms here, one with a view of the garden from the window and the other with a view of the countryside. You can feel the nostalgic feeling of the Showa period from the carefully maintained rooms, and you will feel at peace. Recommended for girls who want to relax away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The heartwarming scenery of the garden has an excellent healing effect ♡

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After taking a break, let's head to the famous "large cave bath"! If you go to the back of the open-air bath, there is an entrance to the cave bath. It's like an entrance to another world, and it's kind of exciting...

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A large cave bath with a total length of about 32m spreads beyond the entrance! ! What a hand carving of the family of the inn! The cave bath that has been carefully carved over a long period of time is so powerful that you wouldn't believe it was hand-carved. As you go further into the cave, you will see plenty of onsen deposits at your feet. This large cave bath and open-air bath, the indoor bath is red water, and the rock bath is white water. Please enjoy all onsen because it is a male-female shift system.

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The highlight of the inn is not only the cave bath. The food is also popular. For dinner, please enjoy the omakase creative kaiseki course using seafood from Amakusa. There is also a "small meal plan" that is great for small eaters who can't eat all the time when traveling. Of course, you can be satisfied with the other plans with plenty of volume. After breakfast, take a break with coffee made with onsen water. The mellow taste of coffee gradually permeates the body that has just woken up.

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"Kurokawa Onsen onsen Shinmeikan" is about an hour's drive from "Hita IC". Founded in 1909, this historic inn is famous for its cave bath that the president carved out using only chisels and hammers over 10 years. The surrounding area is a onsen town, and there are cafes and souvenir shops. It would be nice to wear a yukata and take a walk to find your favorite spot.

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Cave bath entrance for women only. It feels like you're in a movie. The inside is a little cramped, so it is recommended that you wear a yukata so that you can quickly put on and take off your clothes.

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A changing room in a rustic cave. Women's trips are the best because you can share rare experiences right away!

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amazing! I can't believe you carved it with just a chisel and a hammer! Not only onsen, but also the steam inside the cave warms the body to the core. After taking a bath, take a break in the hearth by the corridor to cool off your body. In addition to the cave bath, there are a rock door bath, a hole bath, and a family bath.

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Dinner is a multi-course meal with wild vegetables as the main dish. Freshwater fish and meat grilled over the charcoal fire in the hearth are exceptionally delicious. It is an irreplaceable blissful moment to enjoy gourmet food with all five senses, not just with your tongue. Try local sake to accompany your meal.

onsen are one of the real pleasures of traveling, but there are probably few people who have experienced a “cave onsen”. There is no doubt that you will be thrilled by the rugged rock surface and the rising steam of the cave, a sight that you can not easily experience. Let's go on a special girls' trip that is a little different than usual ♪