Five reasons why you should visit Yugawara Onsen 🇯🇵✈️🌎

Hakone and Atami are crowded...I wonder if there's a hot spring somewhere where I can relax and unwind? 🇯🇵✈️🌎

If you feel that way, we want you to know about Yugawara Onsen. In fact, this is a hidden hot spring where great writers and artists used to "take a quiet break." It's not flashy as a tourist destination, but it has a deep, relaxing charm that will touch your heart. This time, we will introduce 5 reasons why you should visit Yugawara, which is full of "Wow!" moments.

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① A famous hot spring with 1300 years of history, also written about in the Manyoshu
The name of Yugawara Onsen appears in the Nara period poetry collection "Manyoshu." Since ancient times, there has been a history of "people gathering there, lured by the scent of the hot spring." A romance that history lovers will love.

② A hot spring loved by great writers Natsume Soseki and Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Yugawara was once a place where many great writers and painters quietly retreated to create their works. In particular, the "Ito-ya Ryokan" where Soseki stayed is still in operation, and is a famous inn that retains the atmosphere of the time.

③ The only public bath in Kanagawa where you can enjoy "direct from the source"!

"Kogome no Yu" in Yugawara is a public bath where you can easily enjoy direct from the source. This luxury is less than two hours from Tokyo... Only those in the know know it as a "healing spot with the best value for money".

④ "Fudotaki" - a perfect balance between nature and hot springs

"Fudotaki" is a healing space where you can enjoy a foot bath while listening to the sound of the waterfall, located a 10-minute drive from Yugawara Station. It is also popular as a power spot with a spectacular view during the autumn foliage season.

⑤ Sweets paradise! ? An unexpected "treasure trove of cafes and Japanese sweets"

In fact, Yugawara is dotted with stylish cafes and long-established Japanese sweets shops, which is unusual for a hot spring resort. Puddings and monaka made with local ingredients are a great choice as souvenirs◎.

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"I want to relax in peace and quiet for a little while."
Yugawara Onsen is the perfect place for that feeling.
History, nature, hot springs, gourmet food... "It's not flashy, but it's deeply satisfying." Why not go and find your own Yugawara on your next day off?

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