Shima Onsen Shojukan

A timber-framed inn sitting along the Shima River, with a garden open-air bath (rotenburo, 露天風呂) that guests consistently praise. The signature bath, historically mixed, now run as a reservable private bath, is a rocky outdoor tub fed by the Shionoyu source. The inn is old and unpretentious, with a resident inn cat that has charmed many a visitor.