Tsurunoyu
December 17, 2025. While traveling solo, I really wanted to soak in an open-air hot spring, so I arranged to take a bus and walk there. I met some locals there, and when I told them I was from Taiwan, they were all very welcoming. They even …
The water was cloudy and smelled of sulfur, and quite hot, but there were two open-air baths (≧▽≦) and it was a mixed-gender bath, so it was crowded and I hesitated to go in ⭐ …
It's not suitable for tourists. There are a lot of locals, so it's a bit scary. If you take out your smartphone, naked people will come running and yell at you.
I visited on January 18, 2026, but the hot springs were not flowing and it was not possible to take a bath. It was disappointing.
Visited March 5, 2026 There's a cemetery, and at the end of the road, there's a place to make a …
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