Suzuran-no-yu

I visited the maple area in spring — the maples in the outdoor zone were still bare, which made it a bit sad, but this was compensated by the wide variety of baths both indoors and outdoors. Indoors: a regular bath, jets, a special "stone bath" (seems to be cast from artificial stone in one piece?), plus two saunas: a regular dry sauna and a steam sauna, which is pitch dark (there is foot lighting and a small window in the door — a mysterious place). Outdoors there is a "pond-like" bath (photo 1, without defined edges — you enter smoothly into the water and sit on a slope) and a reclining bath under a roof like a gazebo. There is a rotenburo (outdoor bath) with rusty water, which is said to be kakenagashi (continuous flow) (photo 2), and several private barrels also claimed to be kakenagashi. There is also a clearly newly built second sauna outside, accompanied by a temporary cold water pool. Additionally, there is a separate mizuburo (water bath) with local mineral water, from which local sake brewers make sake. Besides the onsen and the usual restaurant for a super sento, there is also a barbecue area nearby. Moreover, this place is noticeably located in the mountains and is a few degrees cooler than the coast. Therefore, this place is interesting and worth visiting more than once. 2026.03.29

354. Suzuran-no-yu, Kobe ★ A super sento with onsen water, ¥1,000-1,200, about 50-60 minutes from Kobe Station. Opening hours are listed as 10:00 to 24:00. They stamp Kansai 24/25 Super Sento Rally 41. There is a diner, massage, a shop, massage chairs, and manga. There are two bath sets, switched between men and women, Autumn Leaves and Bamboo Forest. I was in the second one. 1. Outdoor area. Tree view, spacious. 1.1. Oval bath with clear water, temperature 42. 1.2. Wooden square bath, water clear and slightly cloudy, temperature 40-41. 1.3. Square bath with stones in the floor, water clear, brown-green-white, temperature 40-41. 1.4. Small stone bath, water clear, brown-green-white, temperature 40-41. 1.5. Two barrels. 2. Indoor area. 2.1. Stone bath, water clear and a little cloudy, temperature 40. 2.2. Square bath, water clear and a little cloudy, temperature 40. 2.3. Area with denki-buro. 2.4. Four jet baths. 2.5. Sauna. 2.6. Steam bath. 2.7. Cold bath. A pleasant place. Even though it is inconvenient to get to without a car, it is worth considering for trips not far from Kobe. 07.01.2025