Kowakubi Onsen Shohoen
強首温泉 樅峰苑こわくびおんせん しょうほうえん
Day Use
YesAdults (junior high and up) ¥650; elementary and under ¥350
Bathing & Water
Open-air outdoor bath
Outdoor bath is for lodging guests only; not available for day-use visitors.
Enclosed indoor bathing area
Uses natural hot spring water
Capabilities
Private bath available for day-use visitors or hotel guests to reserve
Private outdoor baths (Taiju no Yu / Komorebi no Yu) for lodging guests only
Shared bathing area for all genders
Policies & Services
Restaurant or dining open to visitors (not just hotel meal plans)
Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided
Towels available to rent or borrow
On-site or nearby parking available
Views
ForestPrograms
About
Shohoen (樅峰苑) has been standing in the Kowakubi (強首) valley since 1917 and is registered as a tangible cultural property. The main indoor bath, a cypress-fitted hall, runs kakenagashi with the inn's own spring water, which comes out brownish and noticeably salty. Private outdoor baths for lodging guests look out onto a fir tree estimated to be over 380 years old. The inn is a member of the Nihon Hito o Mamoru Kai (日本秘湯を守る会), the association of remote traditional hot-spring inns. Day-use bathing is available in the indoor bath only.
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Last updated June 25, 2026