KAMENOI HOTEL TAZAWAKO

Stayed at Plaza Hotel Sanrokuso near Tazawako. https://maps.app.goo.gl/SgxcKrwwrtV6FuZj7 There's a large indoor bath and a rotenburo that opens into the forest. The corridor to the rotenburo (photo) and the changing room are very cold — basically outdoors. At -6°C some people would come in and be like "nope, I'm not undressing here" and leave. So I basically had the rotenburo to myself. The large indoor bath is also great — it has a huge floor-to-ceiling window facing the forest, and the bath itself is really spacious. The long hallway has lots of paintings and fun optical illusions. The hotel is past its prime, the town feels like it's dying. I recommend visiting while you still can before the hotel deteriorates further.