Hyotan Onsen — Family-Run Traditional Bath
Hyotan Onsen (ひょうたん温泉) is a family-operated bathhouse in Kannawa that has won 'Best Onsen in Japan' rankings multiple times in onsen enthusiast polls. The facility contains eight different bath types (indoor hot bath, lukewarm bath, outdoor waterfall bath, steam sauna, sand bath) all using the same source water at different temperatures. The baths are gender-separated traditional style, not mixed bathing.
What distinguishes Hyotan is the falls bath (taki-yu) — a powerful 1.5-meter waterfall of 42°C onsen water that provides natural massage when you sit beneath it.
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