Recommendation of "SOTO-YU" tour in Shibu Onsen
【What is an "SOTO-YU"】
The baths inside a ryokan are called "UCHI-YU"("UCHI" means inside) and the public bathhouses outside are called "SOTO-YU("UCHI" means inside).
【The best thing about "SOTO-YU"】
●You can enjoy the hot spring village
In hot spring resorts with "SOTO-YU", there are towns that have been around for a long time.
You can enjoy walking around the town while visiting the hot springs, eating at local restaurants, strolling through the nature-rich town, shooting games, and so on.
● You can stay as if you were living there
"SOTO-YU" are managed by local people and used for daily life.
Therefore, when you visit an "SOTO-YU", you are intruding a little into the lives of the people living in the area. Visiting an "SOTO-YU"a will give you the feeling of doing a "petit homestay" in the local community.
●You can enjoy many hot springs.
Some hot spring village have multiple out-spa baths (Shibu Onsen has 9 "SOTO-YU").
By visiting "SOTO-YU", you can enjoy many different types of hot springs with different qualities and effects in a single visit.
We encourage you to take your visit to an out-spa tour, a more advanced way to enjoy hot springs.
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■ ロケ地
・Shibu Onsen（〒381-0401 Shimotakaigun, Nagano）
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・What is "TO-JI"?
Onsen have been used to treat illness and injury. A prolonged stay in Onsen for medical treatment is called a "TO-JI" (therapeutic hot spring cure). Ryokans for TO-JI, with their old architecture, inexpensive accommodations, and self-catering facilities, are unique from ordinary Onsen Ryokans and remain in many parts of Japan to this day.
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We document Japan's onsen culture, including "TO-JI" (hot-spring cure) inns and communal bathhouses.
We hope you will rediscover the splendor of Japan's hot springs and find it helpful for your hot spring travel.
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