Access

Local Train Station: Takayama
From Tokyo: Take the Shinkansen to Nagoya. Then transfer to the express train Hida to Takayama. From Takayama, take a bus to Shin-Hodaka and get off at Fukuchi Onsen.
Travel Time: Tokyo to Nagoya, 1 hour, 40 minutes. Nagoya to Takayama, 2 hrs, 15 min. Takayama to Fukuchi onsen, one hour. Total travel time approx. 5 hours.

Location/Contact Info

Address: Fukuchi, Kamitakara-mura, Yoshiki-gun
Tel: 0578-9-1001
Fax: 0578-9-1002
Web: www.elle.co.jp/home/... (Japanese)

Accommodations

Price: Rates start at Y16,000 including breakfast and dinner. The ryokan has 10 Japanese-style rooms.
Days Closed: None
Day Visit Option: Not available
Credit Cards: None accepted

The Water

Onsen Specifics: Two outdoor baths (one for men and one for women). Two indoor baths (one for men and one for women). Guests also take turns using a single, family bath.
Water Good For: Rheumatism, womens' health problems, nervous disorders, fatigue, and muscle pain.
Water Composition: Plain spring water

Katsuragino-sato is the sister ryokan with Yumoto Choza. The main wooden houses were built 150 years ago; several more recently bult buildings were designed to integrate with the original architecture.

Both indor and outdoor baths are spacious, and the family bath (for couples and families) is rarely crowded as there are only 10 rooms in the ryokan.

Japanese onsen lovers consistently give Katsuragino-sato high marks and not surprisingly, the onsen has many repeat visitors.

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