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I love it!
This view is perfect!
It's hard to get into such a wonderful hot spring!
Last week, while aiming for Takaragawa Hot Spring, they came to Yorimichi Hot Spring.
Kito-obi, Kito-obi, Kito-obi.
This time, they will go to...
One night with excellent location...
Wow, this is great!
Hot springs where you can enjoy attractive services...
We will approach the charm of Gunma, the hot spring empire!
It's amazing. It's all white.
It was packed like this.
I didn't know at night.
I didn't know because the snow was too quiet.
When I woke up in the morning, my car was filled with snow.
Today, we will finally aim for Takaragawa Hot Spring.
On our way towards Takaragawa Hot Spring, we went to Kosei-teki Service Hot Spring.
What is Kosei-teki Service?
If you are in a hot spring, do they come and wash you?
I don't like it.
What about you, Masa-chan?
The amenities are very abundant.
There is even oil.
Nice.
Is this a hotel in Tanigawa?
It's nice.
There is a green board.
It's very abundant.
I'm looking forward to it.
It's an automatic door.
It's nice.
Welcome.
Thank you very much.
Good morning.
Thank you for coming.
Please come in.
We visited Tanigawa Hot Spring, a hotel in Tanigawa.
It's an abundant hotel, but what is Kosei-teki Service?
Thank you for coming.
Please come in.
Already?
Thank you very much.
What is Kosei-teki Service?
It's very abundant.
Thank you very much.
There is even a shop.
There is also...
What is this?
You can eat konjac for lunch.
What?
Konjac?
Can we eat konjac?
Yes.
Is it free of charge?
It's free of charge.
Yay!
Free of charge konjac?
Can we eat it?
It looks like this.
Wow! There is a lot of konjac in it!
The first service.
You can eat konjac from Gunma Prefecture for free of charge.
Please take this and eat three kinds of konjac.
Walnuts and apples.
Three kinds of konjac?
That's right.
Wow!
It's a welcome konjac.
It also seems good for digestion.
I'll start with walnuts.
Thank you for it.
How is it?
Is it good?
The konjac is chewy.
I like it.
It's the best.
I'll try ginger miso.
Thank you for it.
It's so good.
The konjac is...
It's not rough at all.
Thank you for it.
It's so good.
And,
for tomorrow's breakfast,
I'll have maitake mushroom miso soup.
I'll eat it for about an hour.
Is it different from breakfast?
No, it's not.
It only has simple maitake mushrooms.
Are they local mushrooms?
Yes.
Is it all you can drink?
Yes, it is.
You can have it for breakfast.
Morning maitake mushroom miso soup.
Yes.
Isn't it great?
It's my first time to use maitake mushrooms in the morning.
Is it?
I'm happy about it.
There are more services like this.
What's this?
It's a wine server.
I think it's a unique service.
I've never seen it like this.
It's unique, isn't it?
Yes.
You can buy a prepaid card and drink several kinds of wine.
In this lounge area,
you can prepare a snack and drink it here.
You prepare a snack, too.
That's great.
Does a snack cost money?
No, it doesn't.
What!?
Is it a unique service?
Yes, it is.
Thank you very much.
There is a foot bath here.
A foot bath!?
It's a foot bath, but it's a little snowy this time.
What's a foot bath?
I've never heard of it.
The water is pointed like this to stimulate the back of your thighs.
Can I walk on it?
I've heard of foot baths, but I've never heard of foot baths.
If you take off your socks...
Is it okay?
We also have a service where you can wash your socks until tomorrow morning.
What!?
Do you wash it for me?
Yes.
Do you wash it gently for me?
Yes, we do.
What!?
I've never heard of such a service.
In the past, when travelers arrived at a hotel, they washed their feet with a tray.
I think there is something like a video, but since we can't wash our feet, we wash our socks and keep traveling healthily.
I see. In the past, travelers walked a lot and arrived at such hotels.
That's right.
Oh, it hurts!
Excuse me.
Oh, it hurts!
It hurts a lot!
Oh!
I can't move!
Masa-chan, you walk a lot, don't you?
Yes, I'm young.
That's right!
This is what will happen when you are in your forties.
I can enter with my feet on the other side.
I want to go to the end.
This is like a training.
Oh! Masa-chan!
Wow! Amazing! Mysterious! I want to go to the bathroom!
I don't know! I want to go to the bathroom!
Is there such an effect?
The happy service continues, but here is the main subject!
We will guide you to the bathroom!
Thank you for your patronage!
It's surrounded by snow.
It's very private and nice.
I like it.
It's a little deeper.
It's a mismatch, but it's amazing.
Please tell me about this quality.
It's a simple and light alkaline water.
That's nice.
Alkaline water means it's gentle on the skin.
That's right.
I think it's gentle on the skin.
It's very mild.
That's right.
It's very thick.
It's better not to have any habits.
It's all about you.
We mix four kinds of alkaline water and pour it into the hot spring.
Four kinds of alkaline water?
Is it the same as alkaline water?
That's right.
It's a simple alkaline water.
It's just that the temperature is a little different.
Basically, it's the same.
I think it's rare.
It's rare to mix natural hot springs with good ones and bring them out.
It's rare, but it's hard to bring them out of various places.
I think it's proof that Gunma has hot springs like that.
Are there any other unique services?
There is a mini gallery called Dazai Osamu in Sannai.
We make a gallery like the one you used to stay in when you were a guest.
Dazai Osamu used to come here?
That's right.
There is no building now, but there was an old house.
We moved there and moved out.
That's why we made a memorial house.
That's amazing.
It's amazing.
I can feel the history.
Tanigawa Onsen is a hot spring that Dazai Osamu spent a month of summer in order to cure his illness.
At the hotel Tanigawa, we set up a gallery called Dazai Osamu.
There are valuable materials such as booklets and regular tickets that Dazai Osamu used.
Although it is a hotel, it is also a tourist attraction.
What's more?
Since it is a snowy day and there is a lot of alcohol, we have prepared ice cream for you.
I'm very happy.
Can I eat ice cream?
Is there such a service?
It is paid for the time being, but it is basically pineal liquor.
That's great.
Ice cream is for people who can't drink alcohol.
It is also good for children.
Why is it paid for?
Does spring bloom in spring?
Yes, it does.
Let's go together.
One, two...
Are you ready?
Thank you for the meal.
Let's eat the snow ice cream.
Thank you for the meal.
I'm happy.
It's a little unique, but...
Thank you for the meal.
Is this vanilla ice cream?
Yes, it's vanilla ice cream.
Can I eat it?
There is vanilla beans in it.
Thank you for the meal.
Aiming for the goal of Takaragawa Onsen, we went to...
Soap Onsen!
What onsen is next?
Next is this white soap onsen like snow.
Soap Onsen? What does it mean?
I don't know, but it looks like it.
Can you wash in hot water?
It's novel.
What about you, Masa? Color?
Is it white? It's pure white with a nice smell like a floral scent.
Isn't it that?
I can see the building now.
It says Minakami Kougen Hotel 200.
Hotel 200.
Welcome. Thank you for coming in the snow.
This is Minakami Onsen-kyo, Minakami Kougen Hotel 200.
It's a resort hotel with a ski resort and a golf course.
What on earth is a soap onsen?
I came here to solve the mystery of the soap onsen.
Can you show me to the bathroom?
Certainly.
Can we go back?
Can we go into the red building over there?
Can't we go in?
I thought it was this way.
I'll show you around.
Please be careful of your feet.
After this, it's finally time for the soap onsen.
It's like Kamakura.
It's amazing.
It's amazing, isn't it?
Minakami Kougen Hotel 200 has a ski resort and a golf course.
What kind of hot water is it?
Something appeared.
It's wonderful.
Let's go in. Excuse me.
It's better than Hiromiru, isn't it?
Yeah.
You can see the buildings, but you can't see the sun because it's basically this way.
So it's like a backlight and you can't see anything.
It's hard to see this scenery.
Yeah, you can see the mountains from here.
And you can ski and have fun, but you can also take a bath naked.
It's free.
This place is only for those who stay overnight, so please stay overnight.
What is this hot spring?
It's a simple alkaline hot spring with a very high pH.
It's about 9.2.
9.2?!
So if you touch your skin, your skin will be a little slimy.
It's a hot spring with a high cleansing effect.
I see.
So I understand.
Soap's pH is 9 to 10.
Wow!
So it's as effective as soap.
Alkaline hot springs have the effect of removing skin dirt.
This hot spring with a high pH has a very high effect of that.
Therefore, this hot spring, which has about the same pH as soap,
makes your skin smoother, just like soap.
It's a beautiful skin hot spring.
So I don't have to wash up or cleanse today?
Yes, you only have to remove your makeup.
I see.
And here...
This is an umbrella I borrowed for free.
It's a little warm when it's snowing.
Is it snowing?
Yes, it is.
I'll borrow it.
Thank you.
Wow, it's great! Yes, it is!
Am I okay? Don't I look like a real statue?
No, you don't.
Is it okay if I show you what I have?
It suits you.
Let's go over there, Lubaso-chan.
Let's go.
It's like an athletic field here.
It's nice to have two levels like this.
I think this is fun, too.
What do you think?
It's nice.
It's a different scenery again.
Oh, it's a little warmer over here.
Wow!
Just coming down here, I feel like I'm deep in the mountains.
Yes, you do.
It's strange, isn't it?
Yes, it is.
Especially now that it's snowing heavily.
I feel like I'm in a dark place.
Have you ever heard of a person in a hotel?
No, I haven't.
All I've heard is,
Is there a place like this?
Yes, in the mountains.
Just coming down one level makes you feel like you're in the mountains.
Wow, I feel like I'm in the mountains.
Having fun in a hotel,
the two of them are now heading to their goal, Takaragawa Onsen.
It's a little adventurous, but...
Oh, no, it's going to hit me.
The snow is slippery.
Now, it's finally time for their goal, Takaragawa Onsen.
It's a little adventurous, but...
It's called Onsen-kaku, isn't it ? Yes, it is. Oh, my !
There is a stick in it, but there is no stick at all.
Where on earth should we go ?
Now, it's the last goal.
I can see it now.
Yes, we can see it now.
It's getting bigger and bigger.
It's beautiful, isn't it ? Yes, it is.
I can't get enough of it.
Come on, come on, come on.
They came here for this goal, Takaragawa Onsen, Onsen-kaku.
The large open-air bath located next to the stream is attractive,
and many visitors are foreigners. It's a very rare onsen.
Let's go.
Excuse me.
Hello.
Excuse me.
Thank you for your hard work.
It's piled up a lot.
This year, there are a lot of snow.
I see.
We'd like to take a bath, but...
Thank you very much.
We'll walk in the snow later, so please put on your shoes.
Thank you very much.
Please put on your shoes.
Thank you very much.
Please open the door and go to the right.
If you do so, you will go out again.
Please go to the river bank as it is.
Thank you very much.
I see.
The bath is outside of the building and further ahead in the snow.
Tatami mats are good, aren't they ?
Yes, because you can taste it.
After all...
Is it this way ?
Let's go.
Wow, it's cold.
Wow, it's outside of the building.
It's outside of the building.
Wow, it's wonderful.
Please put on your own clothes.
This is...
Wow, it's wonderful.
It's beautiful.
The corridor is wonderful.
Wow, it's wonderful.
I've been here before, but it's my first time in this snow.
Wow, it's wonderful.
It's like an adventure.
Wow, it's like an adventure.
I'm going to hit the snow.
The snow is slippery.
It's frozen from here.
Wow!
It's a snow wall!
What is this place?
Wow!
Even if you walk through the snow wall, you can't reach the bathroom.
Is it really there?
I'm getting worried.
I'm very worried.
I can see it now.
The goal is Okutone-no-hito, and Takaragawa-o-machi, where there is a big swimming pool next to the Seiryu River.
Thank you very much.
It's cold.
Let's go in first.
Excuse me.
It's snowing.
What is this hot spring called ?
It's a colorless and transparent alkaline simple hot spring.
Shiro-chan, again.
It's beautiful.
It's a hot spring called BEAUTY.
You said it's colorless and transparent, but it's really transparent.
It's a simple hot spring, so it's good for aging.
I like it.
It's kind of you.
Yes, it is.
Master, because it's colorless and transparent, is it easy for foreigners to come in ?
Yes, it is.
Recently, more and more foreigners have come in.
It's like there are no more foreigners in Japan.
There are a lot of foreigners in Japan.
That's right.
Is there any reason for more and more foreigners to come in ?
Yes, there is.
Since COVID-19 ended,
is it because of the internet ?
Because of that, the number of foreigners has increased a lot.
I see.
Takaragawa Hot Spring was founded about 30 years ago.
Because of the hot spring boom, the number of users has decreased dramatically.
In order to attract customers again, they created a well-known homepage.
Because of the homepage,
foreigners who visited Takaragawa Hot Spring uploaded photos of hot springs and became a hot topic.
Nowadays, it is a popular spot for many foreign tourists to visit.
It's snowing.
What's next?
I don't know.
I get excited when I see such a wonderful view.
It's so nice.
It's strange that it's not cold.
Right?
I think it's really valuable to have a treasure hot spring like this.
Yes, it is.
The way to come here was also exciting and fun.
Yes, it is.
I didn't expect it.
Walking on a narrow road like this,
I like the special feeling of it.
There are many things about it.
How was your second day in Gunma?
It was a wonderful hot spring and meeting people.
It was a day when I felt the goodness of Gunma even more.
I totally understand.
I realized the goodness of Gunma only after walking on a narrow road like this.
That's right.
I learned many new values of hot springs.
It was a fulfilling journey.
You should definitely walk on a narrow road like this.
You're right.
Everyone, walk on a narrow road like this!