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Not just a place to sleep — more to enjoy than one visit allows
Activities at MATSUKAWAKAN

There is more pleasure here than the words “hot-spring inn” can hold.

The Tenku Sauna, looking out on the view from 1,000 m above sea level
Tenku Sauna

Activity 01

Tenku Sauna
A private sauna with a view, for overnight guests

At 1,000 m above sea level. A private sauna with a sweeping view, wrapped in stars and mountain ridgelines. Look out over the gorge and the mountains below as you reach totonoi — the settled calm — in an hour of pure ease.

About the Tenku Sauna

Activity 02

Forest Sauna
The “forest of totonoi,” where you feel nature breathe

A public sauna where you give yourself over to the sounds of nature (private use also possible). A rough-hewn sauna surrounded by trees. Give yourself to the sounds of nature, and settle deeply.

About the Forest Sauna
The Forest Sauna, rough-hewn and surrounded by trees
Forest Sauna
The private open-air bath and a moon-viewing drink under a sky full of stars
Private Open-Air

Activity 03

Private Open-Air Bath
A sky full of stars, all to yourself

Free-flowing hot spring water straight from the source, taken slowly and generously. A night spent with the stars. A private space that families and couples love.

Activity 04

Inner Bath
Free-flowing hot spring water that reaches the core of you

An inner bath fed 100% by free-flowing water straight from the source. Loosen the body slowly, into a calm like toji — therapeutic hot-spring bathing.

The inner bath, fed 100% by free-flowing water straight from the source
Inner Bath
Oyu, the historic communal bathhouse, visited in yukata
Soto-yu Meguri

Activity 05

The Public Bathhouse Walk
A stroll in yukata, into the culture of toji

Within walking distance are the historic communal bathhouses Oyu and Takinoyu. Going round the baths scattered through the village, each with a character of its own, is what remains of the culture of toji — therapeutic hot-spring bathing. Step out in your yukata and take the walk at your own pace.

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More Fun

And there is still more to do

The bonfire space at the Forest Sauna

Bonfire

Bonfire Space (Forest Sauna)

Time around a crackling fire under a sky full of stars becomes the high point of the trip.

The secret bar, hidden somewhere in the building

Secret Bar

The Secret Bar

A hidden bar somewhere in the building, known only to those who know. Looking for it is part of the fun.

The retro games corner, with a collection of Showa-era game machines

Retro Games

Back to Childhood — Retro Games

A retro games corner with Showa-era machines and the Famicom and Super Famicom. Play with your children, or sink into nostalgia among adults. And a hot-spring inn, of course, means table tennis. One game after the bath and everyone is in high spirits.

Nostalgic Famicom and Super Famicom game cartridges The drinks corner, lined with local sake and wine Guests in yukata enjoying the retro games

After the fun, take it slow in your room

The bonfire, the bar and the retro games all come alongside the onsen and the saunas. Enjoy the kaiseki course at the irori hearth and the ease of your room as well.

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An inn with more in it than a single day can hold

Onsen and saunas, a bonfire, a bar and retro games.
Take it all in with an official plan.

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