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Oku Kinu Onsen Hotel Kanitu also accepts day bathing. It has five self-contained sources of different springs, and is an inn in Hiyu where you can enjoy visiting the hot water in an open-air bath with open-air baths made of inner water and rock. A large open-air bath surrounded by river stones is filled with milky white hot water which has a bluish tinge at a high temperature. The source is washed away on all of the bath ships, and the amount of hot water is abundant. Day-trip use is also possible, but by all means stay for the hot springs. At the table, there are wild plants, as well as venison and other items on the reservation.

One day bathing is possible at an inn in Oku Kinu Onsenkyo, which was founded in 1929. It consists of a main building and a log house building, which is full of Hiyutan Mood. While watching the waterfall, mixed bathing open-air baths where you can enjoy three kinds of hot springs are popular. There is also a bath for women. Only bathing is not available for the transfer car.

As we proceed along the Oku Kinuma Nature Research Road, Kinuma appears where the field of view has opened. It is located on the prefectural border between Tochigi and Gunma prefectures, at an altitude of 2040m, and is one of the highest moors in Japan. The area dotted with 48 swamps, large and small, is a treasure trove of alpine plants. It begins with the flowering of the water petrel in June, and the cotton sedge with the white ears of July, showing a beautiful landscape rich in variation until the fall leaves dye the moor in early October.

A hiking course that connects Yufubuchi and Kinunuma. The area around Oku Kinu Onsenkyo, where the mood of the water is drifting, is a rich treasure of nature, where you can see alpine plants such as water plants and cotton sedge, as well as moor plants. From the observation deck on the way, you can see the Oroosino Falls. In addition, from the observation deck along the Marunuma Hiking Course, you can also see the Hinata Osoroshino Falls with a head of about 300m, and the mysterious sight should heal the fatigue of climbing. There is no stand or toilet, so I want to go out with caution. Journey time Approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes each way.

At the center of the Kawamata onsen town, at the base of the water fountain bridge over the Kinu River, there is a point where hot water spewing vigorously from between the rocks of the river and the rocks. It will steam up and squirt with a roar for a minute or two at intervals of about 60 minutes. The figure of the dynamic hot water pillar looking up is spectacular itself. There is also a foot bath on the observation deck, and you can wait for a blowout while soaking.

It is located near Lake Kawamata from Kawaji Onsen, past the Kawaji Dam, along the Kinugawa headwaters and beyond the hard spots of Setogyo Gorge. The deep mountain route from Nikko IC via the Kiriyori Kogen road or from Sengagahara to Sanno Pass has become a mecca for touring. This is the first public day hot spring facility in the Kawamata district, and the building that stands on the ground built in the stage style of Shimizu is also a temple style. The open-air bath, which leads from a single-sex public bath, is a tawdry, rock-built, elegant garden bath, and is overflowing with smooth, alkaline simple hot springs.

The legend remains that the fallen people of the Heike, who fled to Kawamata after being chased by Genji, wore armor, helmets, and treasures they wore to hide their status. In order to protect their secrets and the treasure buried at that time, the fallen told the villagers, "If you see this mound, your eyes will be crushed, and if you point it, your fingers will rot." the mound where the soil was raised is known as the Kawamata Daishozuka near Mount Atagoyama Shrine, and there are two places, including one that enters the mountain path and crosses the bridge over the Kinu River in front of the Kukunokusuku Keisanso.

The gorge from the Nomonbridge to Lake Kawamata, built by the Kinu River. The cliffs, as high as 100m, continue for about 2km. It is beautiful in the middle of October, when the autumn leaves color the rock walls and mountainsides, and in the middle of May with fresh fresh green. The view from the scenic resting house near the Kawamata Dam is also stunning, which is visited by many people during the season. The view from the "Wataramai Suspension Bridge" (inside the promenade) overlooking the ravine is spectacular.

An artificial lake born by the Kawamata Dam, built by damming the Kinu River in 1966. The luri-colored lake water that can be seen from the Seto-go Miharu Rest House and the landscape surrounding it show a beautiful appearance in the time of fresh green and autumn leaves. It has the taste of a natural lake, and the view from Kawamata Bridge, a suspension bridge that straddles the lake is good. It is also known as a fishing mecca for mountain sharks, char and carp, and it is crowded with fishing people from early April to October.

Yushikawa Mizunogo is a day-trip hot spring located at Yushikawa Onsen, where the Heike legend remains. You can enjoy the beautiful hot water that you can enjoy at the sink, and the specialty hand-made soba noodles at the restaurant. Events are held every season such as the Shin Soba Festival and Snow Park. There are also great suspension bridges, free foot baths, etc.