Kanagawa Yugawara Town, Ashigarashimo District
A luxurious private stone sauna warmed by Tenshaseki stone and seven superb hot spring baths
"Fukiya" in Yugawara Onsen is a luxury hot spring inn in Yugawara Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, with 20 rooms in total. Perched on a south-facing hillside, it offers views of the seasonal ridgelines of Yugawara's beautiful mountains. The inn's greatest appeal is its bath-hopping experience across seven atmospheric baths in total, including a large public bath and three private open-air baths. It also features the inn's signature private low-temperature stone sauna, a highly luxurious private sauna room using Tenshaseki stone, where you can relax without worrying about being seen and gently encourage deep detoxification from the core of your body at a comfortable low temperature. Most guest rooms are equipped with cypress baths fed with hot spring water.
A gender-swapping large public bath on the first floor, with a scenic rock-built open-air bath attached. Open to the south from the hillside of Yugawara, it lets you soak in hot spring water while enjoying the ridgelines of the surrounding mountains under abundant sunlight. Colorless, odorless, and low in salt content, it offers a wonderfully gentle feel on the skin for a leisurely soak in beautiful skin-promoting waters.
Three superb private open-air baths are available in total, two on the rooftop and one on the third floor, all open to nature. With distinctive tubs such as all-hinoki construction and oval-shaped designs, the rooftop private baths offer a panoramic view of clear air and beautiful mountain ranges. At night, you can enjoy luxurious private bathing again and again while feeling the pleasant breeze beneath a star-filled sky.
A luxurious guest room bath made of ancient cypress, installed in 18 of the 20 rooms. Hot spring water drawn directly from the source through the faucet can be poured in as is, allowing you to enjoy the soft Yugawara Onsen exactly as it is. In a space where privacy is protected to the utmost, you can indulge in the rich fragrance of hinoki and the pleasant texture of this renowned bath all to yourself.
A private, reserved stone sauna room where you can spend time at ease without anyone disturbing you or worrying about being seen. Gentle far-infrared heat radiating from carefully selected Tenshaseki stone beds allows you to sweat slowly and thoroughly from deep within your body over 30 to 40 minutes in a room kept at a comfortable low temperature. The indirect lighting can be adjusted to your preferred brightness, and the in-room refrigerator is stocked with cold water and herbal tea, letting you sink into the finest relaxation and forget about everyday life.
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