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Hot spring water springs from between the rocks at the foot of the mountain.
Hot spring fans come from all over Japan to enjoy this hot spring water.
This is Okutsu-so, a registered tangible cultural property in Okutsu Onsen, Okayama Prefecture.
Here we introduce the charms of Okutsu-so.
Location of Okutsuso
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Okutsu-so” is a 2-hour drive from Kobe and about 1 hour and 40 minutes from Okayama Station, and is nestled among the mountains of the Chugoku mountain range.
It is located just beside the Okutsu Bridge and built along the Yoshii-gawa River.
The entranceway has an imposing karahafu design.
The entrance is said to be the same as it was when it was built in 1927, and it exudes an air of dignity that has been built up over many years.
Attractions of Okutsuso
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The charm of Okutsu-so is its hot spring!
The hot spring at Okutsu-so comes from right under the bathtub, in other words, from the foot of the guest.
Since the bathtub is located right above the source of the spring, the hot spring water is bubbling and gushing from the foot of the guest.
The volume of water gushing out is 247 liters per minute and the temperature is 42 degrees Celsius. You can enjoy freshly gushed hot spring water anytime without any modification.
The most popular are the “key bath” and the “standing bath.
The “key bath” is said to have originated from the fact that the bathhouse was once a therapeutic bath for the exclusive use of the lord, so it was kept under lock and key.
Rooms at Okutsuso
Japanese modern western-style room facing the courtyard
Classic Japanese-style room by the mountain stream
Okutsu-so’s most popular Japanese modern Western-style room with massage chair along the mountain stream
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Okutsuso Cuisine
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The meals are Japanese cuisine with a focus on seasonal and local Mimasaka products.
If I had to pick one ingredient, it would be beef.
Originally, there was a local custom of eating beef as a substitute for medicine called “yosei-yokui,” and local dishes using beef have been handed down from generation to generation.
One such dish is sozuri nabe, in which the meat attached around the beef bones is scraped off and eaten.
Shabu-shabu, a local brand of Shinshu beef, is also available year-round.
Surprisingly, the inn also uses spring water for shabu-shabu because it tenderizes the meat.
Of course, the source is also used to cook Koshihikari rice grown by a contracted farmer.
The spring water is used abundantly in various dishes.
Okutsuso Basic Information
| Facility Name | Okutsuso |
|---|---|
| Address | 48 Okutsu, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun, Okayama 708-0503 |
| Phone number | 0868-52-0021 |
| Budget | From 49.000 yen for 2 adults |
| Official Site | http://www.okutsuso.com/ |
Summary
How was it?
Here we introduced Okutsu-so, a registered tangible cultural property.
Okutsu Onsen is selected as one of the three best hot springs in Mimasaka.
You can soak, eat, and enjoy the hot spring to the fullest at Okutsu-so.
Why don’t you try this attractive hot spring that attracts hot spring fans from all over Japan?
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