Yuyado Daiichi
curatedDry / FinnishFree for guests$$$Yoroushi Onsen, Nakashibetsu
the sauna1 / 3The 2025 SAUNACHELIN Grand Prix winner: a riverside onsen inn in eastern Hokkaido where hot spring water pours over the stones and the cold plunge is the river.
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