Oedo Onsen Monogatari Kinosaki

30. Oedo Onsen Monogatari Kinosaki, Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo ★ A hotel with an onsen. The other hotels for my dates were already sold out, so I took this one. It is not very conveniently located, about a 12 to 15 minute walk from the station by a roundabout route. There are many rooms, and it is built to handle crowds. A shuttle bus runs from the hotel. At check-in, they give you a pass for one day to the seven onsen of Kinosaki. There are two bath areas, one for men and one for women, and they switch once a day. The food is a buffet with Japanese main dishes. Overall, it is pretty good, with plenty of food and tasty too. I ate a lot of sashimi at dinner. On the first day in the evening I went to the first area (M in the map photo). Inside there is a large stepped bath on two levels, and it is easy to breathe. Outside there are two separate baths with colorful lighting in the evening. The water is clear, with a slight chlorine smell. The water temperature is a little above average. On the second day I was in area L. Inside there is a large main bath with a tiled sofa in the middle, so you can sit there. The water temperature is normal. There are also two barrels inside with mildly warm water. And there is one square bath with cold water. Outside there is another open-air bath. The water is colorless and does not have much of a smell. The onsen are good enough for the hotel. But I would recommend choosing another hotel with a better location for staying. 29.12.2023 30.12.2023