Minamikodakaraonsen Station

Among the many stations on the Nagaragawa Railway, this station stands out as being particularly unique. Its unique feature is its hot spring directly connected to the station. When you disembark and the station door opens, you're instantly in the hot spring. It's an irresistible experience. You can enjoy both the train and the hot spring in the same place. Another major benefit is the low hot spring admission fee of just 300 yen for those traveling by train. This is less than half the usual 700 yen. This station is a must-see for tourists using the Nagaragawa Railway. The surrounding area is also beautiful. With the clear waters of the Nagara River and the lush green mountains, it's a truly breathtaking location. On a clear day, the benches outside the station building may be more refreshing than the hot spring facilities inside. This region is also home to Enku, famous for his Enku Buddha statues. There are tourist guides related to Enku available, so why not take a look? It's certainly interesting for those interested in Enku Buddha statues and Enku himself, as well as for general tourists. For your reference,

Passengers of the Nagaragawa Railway can get a boarding pass when they get off the train and present it at the counter at Kodakara-no-Yu to enter for 300 yen! Payment is cash only; credit cards and cashless payments are not accepted. It's unusual that it's directly connected to the station. There is a traffic light at the entrance to the station that shows green 30 minutes before the train arrives, yellow 15 minutes before, and red 5 minutes before, letting you know that the train is coming. You can see this signal from the rest and food corner. Incidentally, Hottoyuda Station on the JR Kitakami Line also has a hot spring attached, and there is a traffic light in the bathroom that also lets you know that a train is coming. The hot spring water at Kodakara-no-Yu is a simple hot spring with a temperature of 25°C, so it is heated. I went there after sightseeing in Gujo Hachiman.

Minami-Kodakara Onsen Station, a rare station in Japan with a hot spring inside the station building, opened on April 4, 2002, and was recognized as one of the "Top 100 Stations in the Chubu Region" in 2002. Those traveling by Nagaragawa Railway and disembarking at Minami-Kodakara Onsen Station can enjoy a discounted bathing fare of 300 yen for adults. When you disembark at Minami-Kodakara Onsen Station, receive a "Disembarkation Certificate" (valid only for the day) from the train driver and present it at the hot spring's front desk. The hot spring ♨️ was incredibly refreshing. Those traveling by car can bathe for 700 yen for adults. The simple hot spring (weakly alkaline) has an open-air bath, indoor bath, cypress bath, tub bath, sauna, and cold bath. There is also a rest area and restaurant, and traffic lights 🚦 inform you of the Nagaragawa Railway 🛤️ schedule.

This is a station on the Nagaragawa Railway. It is a rare station that is integrated with a hot spring facility called Kodakara Onsen, and the station building itself is a hot spring facility. When passengers get off the train, they can bathe for just 300 yen, a 400 yen discount off the usual 700 yen, if they get a disembarkation certificate from the driver. There aren't many trains, so make sure you allow plenty of time. Unfortunately, the hot spring will be closed at the end of September 2024. It is not yet decided whether another operator will reopen it after that.

This bath is directly connected to the station and is perfect for stopping by on the way home from skiing. You'll find yourself wanting to sing "Iruka no Nagori Yuki" (Late Snow of the Dolphins). There are few customers so you can relax. On a cold winter's day, it's the joy of spreading your legs in an outdoor open-air bath. The bath is nothing special, and it's just average. But it's relaxing, and you can take a nap in the tatami room. When you wake up, the cold soba noodles are delicious. It seems to have reopened, so I have to go again