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Bath-Proud Inns: Chubu Part 4
The three main elements of a ryokan or hotel are facilities, food, and service. In addition to these, what makes a Japanese inn many times more appealing are the hot springs and baths.
In this coming season, soaking in a famous hot spring will relax your mind and body and wash away the fatigue of the year. In this 8th installment, we will introduce inns in Fukui and Toyama prefectures as part of "Bath-Proud Inns: Part 4 of the Chubu Region."
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The hot spring water overflows and brings a smile to your face. Hotel Matuyasensen's open-air bath
The largest open-air hot spring bath in the Hokuriku region, "Sen no Koboreyu"
Banman-no-yu open-air bath (for men)
Hotel Matuyasensen Sensen boasts an open-air hot spring bath named "A Thousand Spilling Baths" that overflows with hot water and will make you smile. This bathing facility is said to be one of the largest in the Hokuriku region, and you can enjoy bathing in a variety of baths with different themes.
The men's "Manman no Yu" has a variety of open-air baths, including a tub bath and a reclining bath, as well as a large, open-air bath. The women's "Momomo no Yu" has an open-air bath and large bath where you can enjoy visiting seven different baths, including a turtle bath and a jacuzzi bath. There is also a healing sauna that has the same effect as a bedrock bath. In addition, the women's only beauty salon offers authentic treatments using aroma oils and Balinese herbal medicine, allowing you to spend a relaxing time.
About Hot Springs
・Spring quality: Sodium chloride spring ・Characteristics: Colorless, transparent, and light, it is a hot spring that you will want to bathe in again and again as it does not tire you out ・Effective: Cuts, peripheral circulatory disorders, poor circulation, depression, dry skin, etc.
Enjoy a private stay to your heart's content on the special floor "Tokiwasure-Hariza"
Tokiwasure-Hariza Guest room with open-air hot spring bath (Japanese-style bed type)
There are 118 guest rooms. There are three types: "Yuyukan" with standard type rooms, "Sensenkan" for a slightly more luxurious stay, and "Hanareza" on the special floor.
Of these, the special floor "Tokiwasureriza" has nine guest rooms, all of which are equipped with an open-air hot spring bath, allowing you to enjoy a soak without worrying about being seen by others. The meals are also served in a special dining area, where the high-quality original kaiseki course meal made with carefully selected ingredients is served.
Specialty dishes using fresh seafood and mountain produce from Fukui
Hotel Matuyasensen
【basic information】
Address: 31-24 Funatsu, Awara City, Fukui Prefecture
・Telephone number: 0776-77-2560
・Building: Reinforced concrete (Main building: 6 floors / New building: 8 floors)
・Guest rooms: 118 in total (Japanese-style rooms: 98 / Western-style rooms: 7 / rooms with open-air baths: 13)
・Baths: Large bath, open-air bath, private bath, sauna (dry)
・Minimum accommodation fee: From 28,000 yen (tax included)
・Parking: 200 spaces 【Meals】
・Dinner: Kaiseki cuisine ・Breakfast: Japanese cuisine 【Services and Facilities】
・Day-trip bathing, EV charging (number of ports: 2 / output: 30kW or less / reservations accepted)
Kintarou Onsen's large open-air garden bath is made up of famous and unusual stones collected from all over Japan
A relaxing time surrounded by inscribed stones at the "Large Garden Open-Air Bath"
The large open-air bath in the garden of "Karna's House"
Kintarou Onsen was ranked 94th in the 37th "Top 100 Hot Springs in Japan". It is a sulfur-containing sodium and calcium chloride spring that was discovered about 1000m underground in 1965, and is a rare mixture of salt and sulfur springs in Japan. The water is around 75 degrees and is well-known for its high mineral content and efficacy.
Kintarou Onsen Day Spa Karuna no Yakata is famous for its Tateyama Mountain Range Panoramic Large Bath and Garden Open-Air Bath, which use famous stones and unusual stones collected from all over Japan. There is also a "secret bathing method" invented by the founder, which you should definitely try.
About Hot Springs
・Spring quality: Sulfur spring (sulfur-containing sodium and calcium chloride spring (hydrogen sulfide type) (hypertonic, neutral, high temperature spring))
・Characteristics: The hot spring is rich in hot spring ingredients, and is a rare mixture of chloride springs and sulfur springs in Japan. ・Effective: Effective for a variety of illnesses, including injuries, burns, skin diseases, poor circulation, neuralgia, chronic women's diseases, rheumatism, back pain, constipation, anemia, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, metal poisoning, diabetes, and chronic gastritis.
Dining Zuicho, where you can enjoy specially prepared kaiseki cuisine, reopens after renovation
Dining Zuicho
Kintaro Kintaro Onsen Kofukaku, one of the "5-star inns" that has been selected for the "Top 250 Hot Spring Inns" more than five times in total, has been working on various facility renovations, and this year they renovated "Dining Zuicho." In addition to the private space where you can enjoy carefully prepared kaiseki cuisine, the guest rooms are also available for group use.
In addition, the hotel also has a "Gift Shop Kitamae-sen" that stocks Toyama's famous products. The hotel is also easily accessible to Kurobe Gorge and the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, making it an inn where you can enjoy both hot springs and sightseeing.
Matsu Kaiseki (image)
Kintarou Onsen
【basic information】
Address: 6000 Tenjinnoshin, Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture
・Telephone number: 0765-24-1220
・Buildings: Main building: 4 floors / Annex: 6 floors ・Guest rooms: 92 rooms in total (Japanese-style rooms: 67 rooms / Western-style rooms: 6 rooms / Japanese-Western style rooms: 11 rooms / Guest rooms with open-air baths: 8 rooms)
・Minimum accommodation fee: From ￥13,750 (tax included)
・Parking: 150 spaces 【Meals】
・Dinner: Kaiseki cuisine ・Breakfast: Buffet 【Services and Facilities】
・Day trip bathing, EV charging (approximately 40-50kW)