Man-yō Park — Attraction in Yugawara

This place recently had a renewal, so I was excited to see what it was like. What a shock! Before, this was a place which I thought really defined Yugawara as a hot spring place, relaxing, friendly and laid back. A lovely distinctive hot spring place with about 12 different foot hot springs at the end of a beautiful path along the river, which were cheap and available for everyone and Yugawara residents got discounts. Now, the wooded path leading to the hot spring is still beautiful, but the foot hot spring is gone, replaced by a soulless and very expensive hot spring and a trendy and soulless relaxation place. It's completely unoriginal and detracts from the uniqueness and welcoming feeling of the town. Yugawara has gone down a lot in my estimation because of this wrong headed decision to sterilise the uniqueness of this location. If you're thinking of coming here, maybe you should go to Atami, or Izunokuni instead. Very...

If u happen to be a tourist around Tokyo, and have time to kill, go book urself an onsen resort in Yugawara. U can get there via Tokaido Line. Once in Yugawara, by city bus, u can get around different places, including Yugawaramanyo park.

Yugawaramanyo Park is filled with various sites to see. Natural life, forest, waterfall, etc... U might even get to see fireflies if come at the right season. There's is also a cute little Tanuki shrine (with a touching story if can read Japanese). Closeby is a foot onsen (300yen per person) if u like some relaxation too.

Highly recommended if u like nature. Park is free to enter, but surround site may need to pay, such...

A great place to wander around - the waterfall and 'rapids' are pleasant, and there's an easy walk. There are seats at various points where people were relaxing, reading books or snoozing within sight and sound of the water. The signs warning of bears and wild boar were somewhat alarming, but I assume that spotting one of either is rare (there were many oeople wandering around without a care). The area is well-preserved, with a pleasant visitor area. Best of all, it's free to enter (via a tunnel from the carpark). Buses run in both directions from just outside. A very...