Kabutoyu Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring source discovered following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.
• The name comes from a helmet-shaped rock that collapsed during the earthquake.
• Sansuiro is the only operating inn at this specific hot spring location.
• The facility features natural alkaline spring water with a high pH value of 10.1.

What to see

• Natural spring water flowing at a temperature of twenty-three degrees Celsius.
• A traditional inn setting located within the Nanasawa Onsen district.
• A parking lot available for visitors with space for twenty vehicles.

When to go

• Day-use bathing is open to visitors from 11:00 until 17:00.
• The facility is closed every week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Getting there

• Buses from Hon-Atsugi Station reach the hot spring area in forty-five minutes.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.