Hidamari no Yu

An old, tired super-sento with good water. Indeed, the water there is alkaline and wonderfully soapy. Above the baths hang signs proudly proclaiming that this is a true kakenagashi — the water is neither recirculated nor diluted, only reheated to the required temperature. There are indoor baths at 38 and 42 degrees Celsius, jet baths with loungers, a bath for walking through on foot, a sauna, and a mizuburo (cold water bath). Outside, there is a rotenburo (open-air bath), which in summer seems to have been made deliberately cool (literally about thirty degrees), plus two barrels. It feels like the facility is not very well maintained anymore — the electric baths were not working (and were even drained), and the utaseyu (waterfall bath) outside was also not working. Also, it wasn't super clean. Overall, I liked it, but my wife had complaints about the women's section, especially the rotenburo, which she also found too dirty, and the Japanese women there didn't enter it, grumbling "kitanai" (dirty). I noticed some small particles in the water but generally assumed they might have come up from the ground. In the end, mixed impressions, but the water is excellent — I would visit again if I pass through Takayama.