By MOOK Scenic Spots Family, compiled and reported
When winter comes, soaking in a heartwarming hot spring under the cold and snowy skies while enjoying incredibly healing snowy views instantly maxes out your happiness level. Below is a curated list of Japan’s top ten snowscape hot springs, allowing travelers to not only enjoy a relaxing soak but also admire breathtaking snowy scenery.
The largest garden-style hot spring ryokan in Niigata Prefecture. (Photo / Fuga no Yado Chosei-kan)
1. Chosei-kan Goko Ryokusui-an
After soaking in the silky smooth, skin-beautifying hot spring at Risshan Jutto. (Photo / Nikkei China)
2. Daisuzan Onsen Risshan Jutto
A mountaintop hot spring with panoramic views of valley snowscapes. (Photo / Nikkei China)
3. Tomonoyado Takamine Onsen
Offers a view of endless blue skies and vast mountain ranges. (Photo / Shin-Hotaka Onsen Yama no Yado Yorimikan)
4. Shin-Hotaka Onsen Yama no Yado Yorimikan
Nestled among the valleys of Bandai-Asahi National Park. (Photo / Tatsumiya Sanso Sono-yu)
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