Ryokan, Nyuto Onsen
Taenoyu
Taenoyu is a ryokan at Nyuto Onsen-kyo, in the Towada-Hachimantai National Park in Akita, with two springs of its own, the clear Silver and the cloudy Gold, flowing into eight onsen beside a mountain stream.
The Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan stays here. $19,500 per person, twin share.
the room
The rooms
The rooms come in five types. The Momiji-kan stands on the stream, its rooms renewed in 2020 and 2021 in a style both modern and nostalgic, and its special room, of sixteen tatami, is the largest in the ryokan; the Sakura-kan keeps Japanese rooms with a view of the river, and there are rooms with twin beds besides.
to unwind
The onsen
The Silver water is a simple spring, clear, neutral, soft and warming; the Gold is a magnesium and calcium sulfate spring, cloudy and lightly acidic, with traces of iron and sulfur. Between them they fill eight onsen, indoors and in the open air, among them an onsen of rock and one for lying back in, all with water flowing straight from the source, and a private open-air onsen over the river.
the table
Dining
Dinner is the cooking of Akita, served one dish at a time in a dining room over the stream or at tables of folk-craft furniture, with a choice of main course. Kiritanpo, rice pressed onto a skewer and grilled at the irori, is simmered in a broth of Hinai chicken. On The Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan both evenings' dinners here are included in the journey.
the setting
Nyuto Onsen
Nyuto Onsen-kyo is a village of small onsen inns at the end of the road into the beech forest, inside the Towada-Hachimantai National Park. Taenoyu opened here in 1952, on a spot where hot water was found rising from the forest, in the days when the town lay half a day away on foot.
A mountain stream runs below the rooms through the beech forest, and the other springs of Nyuto Onsen-kyo lie along the road.
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our tours here
The tours that stay at Taenoyu
questions
Questions about Taenoyu
Where is Taenoyu?
At Nyuto Onsen-kyo in Semboku, Akita, inside the Towada-Hachimantai National Park, about thirty minutes by car from Tazawako Station on the Akita Shinkansen.
Which of your tours stay at Taenoyu?
The Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan stays here.
Does Taenoyu have a private onsen?
Yes. An open-air onsen with a view of the river can be reserved by staying guests at check-in, beside the eight onsen of the ryokan's two springs.
Can Taenoyu be part of a private journey?
Yes. Beyond the tours that stay here, a Custom Tour of Japan can include Taenoyu on dates of your own, created around your party alone. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.
Taenoyu, with us.
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