Hana-no-eki Katashina Hanasaku-no-yu Onsen

What it is

• A public day-trip hot spring facility established by Katashina Village in 1998.
• The site includes a restaurant and a market selling local farm produce.
• Bath areas alternate between men and women based on odd or even calendar dates.
• The facility is operated by the Katashina Village Promotion Public Corporation.

What to see

• An outdoor rock garden bath known as Kaze-no-yu.
• A gallery displaying approximately twenty prints by the artist Shinmo Kogure.
• A farmers market featuring local goods from late April to mid-November.

When to go

• The facility is open daily from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
• The site closes every Friday except when it falls on a holiday.
• Visit between late April and mid-November to access the seasonal farmers market.

Getting there

• Access from Numata Station is available only by taking a taxi.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.