Sukayu Onsen Ryokan

A venerable therapeutic hot spring inn at 925m elevation in the Hakkoda mountains, designated Japan's first National Health Hot Spring Resort in 1954. Renowned for the massive 160-tatami mixed-gender 'Hiba Thousand-Person Bath' built of Japanese cypress, with four distinct acidic sulfur springs. One of Japan's premier secret hot springs carrying on the Edo-period therapeutic bathing tradition.

Features

• ✓160-tatami mixed-gender 'Hiba Thousand-Person Bath' in Japanese cypress
• ✓Japan's first National Health Hot Spring Resort (1954)
• ✓Authentic therapeutic inn with four distinct springs

Spring Type

Acidic Sulfur-Sodium Sulfate Spring (Hydrogen Sulfide Type)

Guest Room

Image: Rakuten Travel

Access

Approx. 60 min by free shuttle from Shin-Aomori Station (Tohoku Shinkansen, guests only); approx. 70 min by JR Bus from Aomori Station