Yamanokami Onsen

What it is

• A single Japanese style hotel located along the Toyosawa River
• The fifth hot spring facility from the Hanamaki South entrance
• A former hot spring cure house renovated into a large inn
• A facility that reopened for business under new management

What to see

• A large Japanese style hotel building situated between two other hot springs
• Natural simple hot spring water used for bathing
• Views of the Toyosawa River from the inn grounds

Getting there

• Take an Iwate Ken Kotsu bus from Hanamaki Station
• The bus journey takes approximately forty minutes to reach the area

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.