Urabandai Kogen Hotel

A hotel in the Urabandai highlands with a large communal bath (daiyokujo, 大浴場) and an open-air bath (rotenburo, 露天風呂). Guests say the baths look out toward Mount Bandai and the lake in front, and that the bathing itself is simple and quiet. The hotel also has a restaurant, a tea lounge, a library and a bar. It feels calm and unfussy, with a lot of returning guests, and it has free parking.