Day 5: Shibu Onsen

Previously:
Day 5: Kokuya Ryokan, Shibu Onsen (Part 2)



Red bean manju



Shibu Onsen is a little peaceful town about 45 minutes from Nagano by train.  This place is far different from the hustling bustling Tokyo, in here the town only have roughly couple thousands people and very famous with their public baths and also visiting Snow Monkey Park is highly recommended if you stay here. 



One of the temple in town






Curry restaurant

  

Irori Fireplace

 

Omoshiroya Yugijo (shooting gallery and cork guns)





Tiny laneway with cobblestone street

Spend some relaxing time strolling around the tiny laneway in this town is amust.  With wearing kimono and Geta, absorbing the authentic Japanese atmosphere and old architectures.  Feel really romantic and indulgent in the charms and nostalgic of this town.

There are 9 public baths in Shibu Onsen town and they are free for you to use if you stay in one of the Ryokan in Shibu Onsen and more privilegely you still can have an access to public bath at night.  Otherwise, if you don't stay here overnight, you can buy the ticket for public baths from the information centre.



Public Bath





Foot bath


 

Loving this moment


  
Stay tuned for the next blog still in Japan:
Day 5: Kaiseki Dinner at Kokuya Ryokan

Day 5: Kokuya Ryokan, Shibu Onsen (Part 2)

Previously:
Day 5: Kokuya Ryokan, Shibu Onsen (Part 1)



Kokuya Ryokan

 


Soft boiled egg cooked in onsen (Onsen Tamago)

Definitely gotta try this onsen tamago, they just right in front of Kokuya Ryokan.  The egg is slowly cooked in the water from onsen (hot spring).




Wooden Geta





Free internet



There are 8 hot spring baths inside ryokan with 2 of them are for private use.  The bath room is separated between male and female use and it then gets swapped at 9pm.  The bath is differed by 3 different colour curtain, red for ladies, blue for men and green for private use.  These are the photos of their hot spring baths.





Natural Hot Spring

  
Kokuya Ryokan, Shibu Onsen
Shibu onsen street, Yamanouchi town Shimotakai-gun
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Stay tuned for the next blog still in Japan:
Day 5: Shibu Onsen