Kurokawa Onsen

By thesun on Thu, 01/03/2019 - 23:45
黒川温泉
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Atmosphere (0-10)
8
Privacy (0-5)
4
Price
High
Access
Bus, Car
A bather relaxes in an expansive rotenburo.

Recently has risen to top slot status: Kurokawa is a quaint, riverside onsen town with numerous onsen ryokan and minshuku all clustered together. It's a nice spot to spend a weekend -- most people simply walk from bath to bath, and the town offers a 3-bath pass which gives bathers a discount if they choose their spots carefully.

Getting to Kurokawa Onsen is tricky -- it's best to come by car; otherwise, you'll need to rely on infrequent bus service as there are no trains.  Still, once you're here you'll find yourself with dozens of wonderful baths to choose from, a huge variety of places to stay, and some nice restaurants.  All tucked into a quaint little stretch of riverside.

Prefecture
Oita
Area
Kyuushuu

33.078274, 131.140411

This konyoku (mixed gender) bath simulates a cave, and has rich, iron-laden water.
A view of the river with onsen ryokan on either side.
An already used 3-bath onsen meguri pass.