🌸 Famous Japanese Hot Springs ♨️ 🌸

Continuing the series on Japanese hot springs, today's 6th installment will explore the hot springs in Japan that are renowned for their impressive architecture. The hot springs listed below have excellent water quality, and their buildings are mostly registered as "Japanese Tangible Cultural Properties" (the highest level is National Treasures, such as the Great Buddha Hall of Todaiji Temple in Nara, which requires special protection). Although these buildings are not "National Treasures," they are famous buildings that guests can use. 🏞️ Shizuoka Prefecture, Izu-hanamura Onsen, Cultural Property Inn, Arai Ryokan Pretend to soak in a hot spring in China's Tang Dynasty 🧘‍♂️ Gunma Prefecture, Hoshi Onsen, Jyukokukan Refers to the Great Master Kukai, also known as Kobo-Daishi 🌄 Fukushima Prefecture, Aizu Higashiyama Onsen, Mukai-taki The 1st Registered Tangible Cultural Property Building is here 🐒 Nagano Prefecture, Historical Inn, Kanegu-ya Jigokudani Yaen-koen, where the adorable monkeys soak in hot springs, is nearby 🌳 Hiroshima Prefecture, Teien-no-Yado Ishitei (near the World Heritage Itsukushima Shrine) Featured in the American Journal of Japanese Gardening Famous hot springs designed by renowned architects (see Figure 7): 👨‍🎨 Tadao Ando: (Ehime) SETOUCHI RETREAT by Onko Chishin 👨‍🎨 Kengo Kuma: (Nara) Fufu Nara 👨‍🎨 Shigeru Ban: (Yamagata) SHONAI HOTEL SUIDEN TERRASSE 👨‍🎨 Arata Endo:Kanagawa) HAYAMA KACHI TEI Although not many people know Arata Endo, he was a disciple of modernist architecture giant Frank Lloyd Wright. Hayama Kachi Tei, designed by Endo in 1928, was refurbished in 2020 and opened to the public as a hot spring hotel. Famous hot springs designed by renowned architectural firms (see Figure 8): 🏢 The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko (Nikko) The Ritz-Carlton Hotels Nikko 🏢 Kyoto Nijo Castle Mitsui Hotel (Kyoto) HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO 🏢 The Lake Suite Ko no Sumika (Hokkaido) 🏢 GALLERIA MIDOBARU (Beppu) #HotSprings #JapaneseHotSprings #Japan #JapanTravel #HokkaidoHotSprings #Izu #Nagano #JapaneseHotSpringHotels #JapaneseHotSpringInns #JapaneseStyleHotSprings #LifeInJapan