"Kakunodate Onsen Kayokan" is a hot spring lodging facility located about a 10-minute drive from Kakunodate, known as the "Little Kyoto of Michinoku," in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture. In the spacious public bath surrounded by abundant nature, a calcium-sodium sulfate spring flows directly from the source. Its highly alkaline water leaves the skin feeling smooth and silky. The sauna is a rare mist sauna, with hot spring water flowing beneath the seating, allowing you to warm up gradually from the feet up. After the sauna, cooling down in the crisp cold plunge bath is especially refreshing. Open from 5 a.m., it also offers the special luxury of a morning bath in the fresh early air.