Kyoto Kyotango City
A luxury cottage stay with a scenic sauna overlooking the Sea of Japan and a beauty hot spring wrapped in bamboo groves
"Ukawa Onsen Yoshinonosato" is a hot spring and lodging complex in Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture. It features the sea hot spring "Ryugu," where you can take in sweeping views of the Sea of Japan, and the mountain hot spring "Kaguya," where the quiet of the bamboo grove offers a soothing retreat. These baths alternate for men and women by day, so guests can enjoy both. Its biggest draw is the scenic sauna, where you can have the panoramic Sea of Japan and its beautiful sunset all to yourself through the sauna room window. The sodium-sulfate, sodium bicarbonate, and chloride hot spring water that wells up from 1,200 m underground is renowned as a "beauty bath," and the property also includes cottage-style guest rooms, a campsite, a restaurant featuring local ingredients, and a scenic café.
A natural hot spring that wells up from 1,200 meters underground. Its alkaline waters are smooth and gentle on the skin, and are well known as a "beauty bath." Guests can enjoy the scenic bath at "Ryugu," overlooking the Sea of Japan, and the open-air bath at "Kaguya," surrounded by bamboo groves and full of atmosphere, on alternating days. Soothing the body from the core with the power of the earth and the healing touch of nature, it gently eases away fatigue.
A dry sauna installed in the sea hot spring "Ryugu." Its biggest appeal is the overwhelming view through the large window inside the sauna room, where you can gaze out over the sweeping panorama of the Sea of Japan. At sunset, you can spend a blissful moment watching the sun sink into the sea as its colors shift from moment to moment. In the spacious interior, you can savor both the magnificent scenery and the comforting heat at the same time, making for a luxurious sauna space.
A dry sauna equipped in the mountain hot spring "Kaguya." In a calm space wrapped in the stillness of abundant nature, you can work up a comfortable sweat while feeling the heat fully. The sauna room lets you feel the warmth of the wood against your skin, and as you admire the green of the bamboo grove through the window, a peaceful and rich moment unfolds in which you can quietly face yourself.
It thoroughly cools down a body warmed by the sauna, delivering an excellent sense of refreshment. After getting out of the bath, you can enjoy a luxurious outdoor air bath in the open, elevated open-air area while feeling the pleasant sea breeze from the Sea of Japan, experiencing the ultimate relaxation together with the ocean panorama.
[Day-use bathing] 11:00-21:00 (April-November), 12:00-21:00 (December-March) *Last admission 20:30, closed every Thursday
