Bathing & Water
Uses natural hot spring water
Site states the spring type as カルシウム・マグネシウム－硫酸塩・炭酸水素塩冷鉱泉（中性低張性冷鉱泉）, 12.8°C.
Open-air outdoor bath
Enclosed indoor bathing area
2021 reviewer names both an indoor bath (内風呂) and outdoor bath (露天) type; Google's own editorial summary also says 屋内と露天 baths.
Sauna room of any kind
Site's own bath page states sauna & cold bath were newly installed in both men's and women's baths in May 2023 (男女各浴場にサウナ＆水風呂を新設).
Bathing Arrangements
Shared bathing area for all genders
Baths are laid out as separate men's and women's bathhouses (男女各浴場); no mixed-bathing offered.
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About
This ryokan sits at about 1,000 meters on the lower slopes of Mt. Kobocchi in the Gakenoyu hot-spring area, and the outdoor bath looks straight down over the Matsumoto basin to the Northern Alps. Indoor and outdoor baths draw on a naturally cool mineral spring kept mild rather than hot, so people tend to linger rather than rush through; both bathhouses added a sauna and cold bath in 2023. It belongs to the Nihon no Hitou wo Mamoru Kai (日本の秘湯を守る会), an association of secluded hot-spring inns, and guests describe an old, unpolished building with a quiet, folk-craft feel. The whole inn has been closed for renovation since early 2024, with no confirmed reopening date yet.
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Last updated July 22, 2026