Higashiyama Onsen

【Embraced by the sound of the river, forget the time in the hidden retreat】 A lyrical bath in "Higashiyama Onsen"

Just a ten-minute drive from the center of Aizuwakamatsu. Along the riverbank of Yugawa, a nostalgic hot spring town suddenly appears. The "Higashiyama Onsen," said to have been discovered by the famous monk Gyoki in the eighth century, has long served as a villa for the Aizu feudal lords and as a place where the Shinsengumi's Hijikata Toshizo healed his battle wounds, walking alongside the historical stage. Even now, the lights of the long-established ryokans lining the deep valley gently welcome travelers.

■ The "Aesthetics of the Stream" that resonates with the five senses

The charm of Higashiyama Onsen lies in its "melody of water," which utilizes the natural terrain as it is.

• Prime seat by the babbling brook: So close that the sound of the river reaches your pillow, you can feel the power of "Fushimiga Falls," which shows different expressions throughout the seasons.
• The essence of wooden architecture: Starting with "Mukataki," which boasts architectural beauty from the early Showa period, the sight of buildings designated as registered tangible cultural properties reflecting on the water surface is truly the crystallization of Taisho romance. Walking through the hot spring town illuminated by streetlights at night, the sound of a geisha's shamisen heard from somewhere conveys the glamour of the past.

■ A source of love that blends in "smoothly"

This hot spring features a smooth texture centered around sulfate springs.

• Luxurious, colorless and transparent that hydrates the skin: The bath, which is gentle and warms the body thoroughly, is also known as a "beauty skin bath." After a pleasant fatigue from strolling around Iimoriyama and Nanokamachi Street, sinking your body into the bath while simply listening to the sound of the river is an incomparable "reward for yourself."

Perhaps the志士 who moved history also soaked in the same bath while listening to this river sound. Would you like to spend a "moment of tranquility" that melts your heart in Aizu's hidden retreat, loved across ages?