Sanso Tensui

it is very bad because they dont update the website with operating hours

ONSEN Takimian review: excellent luxury outdoor onsen with a nice view of the waterfall. Entrance ¥800, shampoos provided, you need to bring your own towel. Operating hours for non guests 10:00-17:00, there is parking. Free lockers near the entrance of the onsen. You pay at the friendly reception and then you have to follow a path through the ryokan, then out and up some stairs through a wooden roofed corridor to finally arrive at the onsen. Entering the changing area which has heating and free hair dryer you can change here or if its a cold day you can proceed as you are for a 30 seconds walk to the onsen, there are baskets there as well for you to change. There are four places to wash up with stools and shower heads, no mirror. The one outdoor tub is big size made of big rocks with pebbles on its floor. The water flows in from a bamboo stick at the corner. At the edge of the tub there is a bench where you can sit and view Sakuradaki waterfall from afar. There are lots of trees obstructing the view but it's still nice full of green. Half of the tub has a roof for the rainy days. Measured the water temperature in the tub at 42°C (excellent as it was snowing) and from the bamboo flowing in at 52°C. The facilities were excellent, very clean and beautiful. Went there on a Monday afternoon, spent one hour bathing and I was completely alone. Everywhere you go in the ryokan is really beautiful and all the service people are very friendly. A nice stop to relax! Simple hot spring, pH 7.8, metasilicic acid 146mg, source temperature 69.7°C, water flow 320L/min (drilling 120m), gensen kakenagashi.

My husband and I have been to more than 10 specialty ryokan private onsen hotels and give this place 6 stars out of 5 . Highlight was being enjoying our private onsen with the view of a river steam in room 302. Staff are extremely courteous , multiple choices of public onsen baths inside and an option to have our breakfast at a later time ie 11am which is very rare for other inns. Thank you , we will definitely be back again and again!

Were Google to grant me a one-time sixth star to give to a truly exceptional place, this place would get it. Easily.

Sanso Tensui is an incredible gastronomic experience, friendly staff, nice traditional decor and choice of onsens Located above Amagase in the forest Felt very special & very Japanese