Kaminoyu Onsen — Hotel in Kai

5kilos from Kofu station. It’s better for you to access here by car cuz it has huge free parking. You can just drop in and take a bath here. The water contains radium; I don’t know how this is good for your health but at least the temperature is good. They have various kinds of different temperature bathes and you can enjoy yourself in the hot spring. After you finished bathing, they prepare you a cold drink in front of the changing room. The drink helps you recover from the draining body due to the long hours of...

A few years ago it was probably a decent popular onsen. Unfortunately, the facilities are aging, and the well meaning SE Asian staff is fairly clueless about proper service (eg. several of the small baths are for 1 couple at a time, but you have to go check if anybody is in, as there's no reservation possible. When I suggested making a waitlist, the 3 attendants that walked us to the - already occupied - bath had no clue what I was talking about...) The pleasant manager did pick us up at the...

My girlfriend and I stayed at this ryokan in mid-July 2017 and it was fantastic. Staff were friendly and everything was done first-class. Food was amazing, rooms were clean and comfortable. Onsen was relaxing and comfortable to use even for a first-time onsen visitor. There is one private bath that all guests are able to access for free, as well as several other private baths that you can book. Free shuttle service to/from the nearest train station as well.||||I would definitely return here...