Dake Onsen Dakenoyu

Travel journal of day trip bathing to hot spring

Characters

Nishi-san: He is an orthodox hot springs lover and particular about quality of springs. He loves the hot springs flowing from the source, the hot water with a presence, and the rustic atmosphere.

Kita-san: He doesn't care much about quality of hot springs. He loves the open-air bath, and prefers hot springs that have visible features such as good views.

(→ Continuation from Soranoniwa Resort)
Nishi-san and Kita-san have got being to Dake Onsen on the hillside of Mt. Adatara in Fukushima prefecture. In the cold of December, take a quick walk through the main street of Dake Onsen. Because their body have got cold, they've come to the guest house and communal bathhouse "Dakenoyu".

Exterior

Oh, here! It shows "YU". Easy to find!

Boy, it's not so bad.

They get into the inside immediately.

Lobby

Looks like a bathhouse with the common touch, you know. Soranoniwa just before seems like a luxury resort.

Exactly. This is probably designed for the locals.

They head to the bathing room.

Oh, we go down the stairs. It has a basement.

Boy, a basement ... I thought it was a one-story house from the outside.

Paintings

Oh, paintings are displayed. Is this Mt. Adatara?

Looks like that. It's a bit surprising that the paintings are displayed ... Oh? The stairs again.

We still go down.

Stairs

Eh!? How deep! Is it about on the 3rd basement floor?

It's a greater building than seeing from the outside. How far will we go ...

After finishing going down the stairs, the corridor is extending to the left. At the end of the corridor is the bathing room. It seems to be so crowded on this day, and slippers that were taken off are lined up at the entrance of the bathing room.

♨ Dake Onsen is an old hot spring as described in the 9th century literature. It was often hit by disasters such as landslides and fires, moving and rebuilding each time. Current Dake Onsen has moved to its present location in 1906.

There are a lot of slippers ...

Many customers have come. After all, this is a popular bathhouse for locals.

Bathing room

The bathing room has a washing area in the front and a bathtub in the back. After Kakeyu (hot water for washing off before bathing), they get into the bathtub.

Oh, it's a nice hot water. But is it a little hotter than Soranoniwa?

Maybe so. But, as expected, Yunohana is amazing.

Really. After all, it's nice to have a hot spring like this, you know.

Exactly. It has a slightly unique smell, and the best advantage of Dake Onsen is that it's hot water.

Bathtub

This is also flowing from the source, right?

That's right, I guess.

There's plenty of sunlight through the big windows! I feel great ... What? Come to think of it, why isn't this underground?

Oh, yeah, you got a point. we've got down the stairs a lot ... But it's not underground ... In short, this building is built on a great slope?

Oh, Dakenoyu, you shouldn't take it lightly.

The two who have returned from the bathtub to the lobby.

Folk art figurines collection

This showcase looks like, How can I explain it, outdated ...

This is, in short, a collection of folk art figurines. Somewhere in the Tohoku region.

Rather than a collection, as a result while buying and getting souvenirs here and there, it has build up like this, you know.

Oh, exactly.

In the old days, at my relative's house, they used to put a lot figurines up on the TV, like these.

Listening to you, it was.

It's a traditional stage that flat-screen TVs don't have today ...

Hahaha. It's a good old days.

Kagamigaike Pond in winter

While Nishi-san and Kita-san are taking a break in the lobby after bathing, the locals who seem to be regular customers are constantly coming in and out. Nishi-san and Kita-san left Dakenoyu and have decided to go down the hill and go for a walk around Kagamigaike Pond.

(December 2019)

♨ Accommodation rooms are lined up along the corridor down the stairs.

Impression & rating

The wonderful hot water that has greenish white cloudy with Yunohana. A hot spring facility where you can enjoy hot water of Dake Onsen with low charge.

3.5 pt

Impression & rating

There is no doubt that the hot water is wonderful. But because it has no open-air bath and the water is a little hot, it is not suitable for relaxing, I guess.

1.5 pt

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The Onsen facility

Address: 1-270, Dake-onsen, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Pref.
Phone: domestic: 0243-24-2139
international: +81-243-24-2139
Website: Dake Onsen Tourism Association _ Day trip bathing
Day trip bathing hours: 10:00 - 19:30
(Last entry at 19:00)
Close days: Tuesdays
Charge: Adults: ¥ 350 / Elementary school students: ¥ 150 / Under elementary school students: free
Baths: Gender-separated indoor bath
Facilities: No lockers in the undressing room.
There are valuables lockers outside the undressing room. (100 yen for a fee)
Equipments: No shampoo etc. (There are soaps.)

The hot spring data
(According to hot spring analysis report etc.)

(Field examination date: Aug. 23, 2019)

Spring quality: Simple acid spring (Hypotonic Acidic High temperature spring)
Source: Dake Onsen Motoyu
(Mixed springs of the 5 source)
Gushing place: 1-2, 1-3, 2-2, 3-2 and 3-3, Aza-Motoyu, Nagata, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Pref.
Temperature: 54.5 ℃ (130.1 ℉)
[air temperature: 25 ℃ (77 ℉)]
Water volume: Not measured (Natural spring)
pH value: 2.4
Total ingredients: 0.7457 g / kg
Perception: Colorless, Clear, Slight odor of hydrogen sulfide, Strong acidity, Slight amount of white deposits, No bubbles

Today Beer

Nanakusa Beer

A craft beer in Nihonmatsu. The color is light brown with turbidity. It seems that yeast is alive due to the secondary fermentation in the bottle. I think it has a strong sour and bitter taste. It has a very unique taste that people either love or hate. However, since it is a small brewery that seems to be challenging experimental beer production, I think that the taste may change greatly depending on the production time.

Not recommended for who are used to the sophisticated tastes of major beer makers. But for those who say "Since I've come to Nihonmatsu, I want something unique to Nihonmatsu ...", it might be a good idea to try it.

(¥ 550 / 330 ml)
( Nanakusa Nano Brewery Facebook)

The descriptions on this page contain personal opinions and are not necessarily objective facts.
The information may have changed at present. In particular, the charge and price etc. has often not updated from the time of travel, so check the latest information on the official website.

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