Iwate Hanamaki City
Enjoy bath-hopping across 17 different baths and 3 large public baths
"Musubi no Yado Airinkan" is a hot spring inn in Shin-Nabari Onsen in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. Its biggest appeal is the luxurious indoor bathing experience, with 17 different baths across 3 large public baths. The saunas are equipped with dry saunas in both "Mori no Yu" and "Yama no Yu". In a space filled with the warmth of wood, you can refresh yourself while surrounded by soothing heat. For cooling down after the sauna, there is a cold plunge bath with excellent water quality, and alternating between hot and cold baths guides both body and mind into a deep state of relaxation.
A rich variety of spring qualities, including sodium sulfate spring, lets you enjoy multiple source springs. It is known for its skin-smoothing effects, as well as its excellent benefits for fatigue recovery and overall health promotion. With 17 different bathtubs, you can fully enjoy these renowned hot springs while experiencing the distinct character of each source spring.
A dry sauna with a calm atmosphere. Comfortable heat fills the room and washes away daily fatigue along with impurities. It is a relaxing space where you can quietly work up a sweat while soothed by the scent of wood. The heat radiating from the sauna stones envelops your entire body and promotes deep perspiration.
A sharply chilled cold plunge bath that instantly tightens your heated body after the sauna. The depth is just right, allowing you to cool down evenly from head to toe. With clean water quality and alternating hot-and-cold bathing with the sauna, it leads you to blissful totonou.
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JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
The Finest Onsen & Sauna in Japan
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Most of what we surveyed never even made it onto this site. This book is a further cut from what did. Our editor bathed in every onsen and sauna in it, and wrote only what they confirmed on the ground.
