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Tawarayama Onsen

Tawarayama Onsen

俵山温泉

Yamaguchi · Chugoku

A bathing village in a narrow valley where most inns still have no bath of their own, so guests walk to one of the two public baths in yukata and wooden sandals. The single street is lined with wooden lodging houses and a pharmacy that has served bathers for generations.

Why it's hidden

This is what an onsen town looked like before in-room baths — the pattern survives here because the village stayed a cure resort rather than becoming a resort.

Best season
Year-round
Crowd level
Hidden gem

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onsenvillageculture

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