All hot springs here at Kura are directly fed from a source spring.
Approximately one hour by car from Kinugawa Onsen Station.
Located in the Kawamata Onsen area,
also known as "Hitou" (secluded hot spring),
"Kura" is proud of its fresh hot spring water.
Along Nikko National Park, a quiet forest embraced by the great nature,
and Kinugawa River, a clean stream of water with a rocky and green valley,
there is the outdoor bath of Kura.
The scenic view of this outdoor bath heals your everyday fatigue physically and mentally.
What's New?
The hot springs of the kura are all a source of hot water.
We do not add water, heat or circulate it.
Also, the hot water contains a lot of "metasilic acid" in its ingredients.
This "metasilic acid" gives the skin moisture and shine.
Also, the hot water contains a lot of "metasilic acid" in its ingredients.
This "metasilic acid" gives the skin moisture and shine.
In the area around Kawamata Onsen, where the kura is located, you can enjoy wild vegetables such as buttercup, bracken, cod sprout and flowering horseradish in spring.
In summer, you can harvest river fish such as rockfish, char and pike, and in autumn, mushrooms such as maitake and matsutake mushrooms and vegetables such as chestnuts and buckwheat nuts.
In summer, you can harvest river fish such as rockfish, char and pike, and in autumn, mushrooms such as maitake and matsutake mushrooms and vegetables such as chestnuts and buckwheat nuts.
All the rooms in the kura face the valley side, so you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Kinugawa River's headwaters from the windows.
All the rooms in the kura face the valley side, so you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Kinugawa River's headwaters from the windows.
All the rooms in the kura face the valley side, so you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Kinugawa River's headwaters from the windows.
Kawamata Onsen, also known as a "hidden hot spring," is a hot spring village in the northwestern part of Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, near the headwaters of the Kinugawa River and surrounded by lush green mountains in Nikko National Park.
We pride ourselves on being able to see views that you wouldn't see on a daily basis.
We pride ourselves on being able to see views that you wouldn't see on a daily basis.