川治温泉　川治一柳閣本館

1

The Water They Call Bihada no Yu

• ♨️The source is Kawaji Onsen, known for generations as bihada no yu, the water of beautiful skin
• 🏞️The tenbo bath hall looks straight out over the gorge and the mountains behind it
• 🌿Open-air pools and a reservable kashikiri bath round out the ways to soak

2

Open Air, Facing the Gorge

• 🌌The rotenburo opens toward the valley, putting the landscape within arm's reach
• 🛁A private kashikiri open-air bath gives families and couples the water to themselves
• ♨️Drifting between the main hall and the open air makes a small pilgrimage of its own

3

Rooms With Their Own Hot Water

• 🌸Hana no Yakata holds Japanese-Western rooms with semi-open-air baths
• 🍃Yanagi no Yakata has 10-mat Japanese rooms with private open-air baths
• 🛏️Japanese, Japanese-Western, single and twin: a layout for every party and preference

4

Buffet Dinners

• 🍽️Dinner is a baikingu buffet, unlimited plates and unlimited drinks together
• 🍶Plans with free-flowing sake, beer and soft drinks are available
• 🌅Breakfast is served buffet-style too, generous enough to set up the day

5

Easy Days Inside

• 🏨124 rooms in all, with room to take the baths and the meals at your own pace
• 🛗Lobby and dining halls give the house its common ground
• 🧖The baths, indoor and open-air and private, remain the heart of it

6

A Hot-Spring Town in the Gorge

• 🏞️Set in Kawaji Onsen in the city of Nikko, ringed by mountains and river valley
• 🍁The seasons show themselves through the windows and from the baths alike
• 🌉Kinugawa Onsen and other sights nearby make easy detours

7

Getting There

• 🚋Tobu Railway's Kawaji-Yumoto Station is the closest stop
• 🚌A shuttle bus links the station and the ryokan; details come with your booking
• 🚗By car, approach via Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture

Kawaji Onsen, long called the water of beautiful skin, is best met from the valley-view bath hall and the open-air pools here. Add rooms with their own hot-spring baths and an all-you-can-eat buffet, and the pleasures of an onsen trip are all accounted for.