Koutakuji Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring facility in the Nanasawa area founded during the early Showa period.
• The site consists of a single inn called Gyokusuiro near Koutakuji Temple.
• It was officially selected as a scenic site of Kanagawa in 1935.
• The facility offers both overnight stays and day-use bathing for visitors.

What to see

• Spring water pumped from one hundred meters underground with a pH of 10.3.
• Natural hot spring water maintained at a temperature of twenty-four degrees Celsius.
• The surrounding scenic landscape of the Nanasawa Onsen area in Atsugi City.

When to go

• Free parking is available daily from 8:00 AM until sunset.

Getting there

• Take a bus from Hon-Atsugi Station for a journey of about forty minutes.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.