Nyuto Onsen, a hot spring resort in Akita with seven inns

Seven inns and seven hot springs

Nyuto Onsen is a secluded hot spring resort located in the Towada-Hachimantai National Park, midway up the slopes of Akita Prefecture. It takes about three hours from Tokyo to Tazawako Station on the Akita Shinkansen, and about 45 minutes by local bus from Tazawako Station

Nyuto Onsen has seven hot springs and inns, each with its own unique characteristics: Tsuru no Yu, Taenoyu, Kuroyu Onsen, Kaniba Onsen, Magoroku Onsen, Okama Onsen, and Kyukamura Nyuto Onsenkyo. You can bathe in these seven hot springs by using the Yu Meguricho, which is sold for 1,800 yen at inns that are members of the hot spring association

To visit these hot springs, you can either use your own car or take a minivan called the "Yumeguri-go" operated by the inn association.
Tsurunoyu Onsen is particularly popular, consisting of multiple indoor and outdoor baths. While the water quality differs slightly in each bath, it is basically a milky white sulfur spring.
The most famous bath is the picturesque mixed-gender open-air bath surrounded by pampas grass. Fresh spring water bubbles up from the bottom of the pond-like bath, which can accommodate about 30 people. On a clear day, you can see the moon and stars clearly at night, creating a truly magical atmosphere.
In addition to its hot springs, Tsurunoyu is also famous for its inn and cuisine. The Edo-period hot spring inn has been preserved in its original form, making it a valuable historical resource for understanding the history of that time.

For this reason, Honjin rooms are well known not only among Japanese people but also among foreigners, and are particularly popular, so it is extremely difficult to make a reservation, and you may have to wait for more than six months to stay

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