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The Oirase stream, Towada, Aomori

Ryokan en Oirase & Towada

Lo que dicen los huéspedes japoneses sobre los ryokan de Oirase & Towada: qué habitación reservar, cómo son realmente los baños y qué hay que tener en cuenta.

2 ryokan

Los dos ryokan reseñados se alzan solitarios en las montañas de Towada (Aomori), en la carretera entre la cordillera de Hakkōda y el lago Towada, y ambos son ryokan termales históricos y apartados donde el agua brota directamente a través del fondo de una bañera de madera. Tsuta Onsen Ryokan está en un bosque de hayas a unos 20 minutos en coche del arroyo Oirase; aquí consta una casa de baños en 1147, el ryokan actual data de 1909 y su edificio principal de madera de 1918, y sus 35 habitaciones se reparten entre ese edificio, un ala oeste de hormigón de 1989 y tres villas añadidas en 2022. Yachi Onsen, que se presenta como una de las 'tres aguas termales secretas' de Japón, es un ryokan único junto al humedal de Yachi, en el sur de Hakkōda, pasado Sukayu, sin cobertura móvil y con generador propio, a cinco minutos a pie de la parada Yachi Onsen del autobús JR desde Aomori. Ambos ofrecen traslados gratuitos que hay que reservar con días de antelación, y en los dos las habitaciones más antiguas comparten aseos.

Tsuta Onsen Ryokan (clásico) es para parejas y puristas del baño que vengan entre primavera y otoño: el manantial brota a través de las tablas del suelo de los baños y nunca se bombea ni se recircula, el antiguo Kyūan-no-yu no tiene duchas y se alterna entre hombres y mujeres, el más nuevo Senkyō-no-yu se eleva hasta un techo de 12 metros, y las villas de 2022 son las únicas habitaciones con baño propio de agua de manantial, mientras que el edificio principal de 1918 es solo para adultos. La cena en el restaurante incluye vieiras de la bahía de Mutsu, wakasagi del lago Towada y ternera de Ogawara-ko, pero las raciones pequeñas son la queja más constante de 2022 a septiembre de 2026, las paredes de puertas correderas del edificio principal dejan pasar las voces del vecindario y el ryokan cierra en invierno. Yachi Onsen (clásico) es para quien disfruta de baños largos y quiere desconectar, y permanece abierto en invierno salvo los días de cierre fijados: un manantial inferior casi transparente a 38 °C que burbujea a través del fondo de una bañera de madera de hiba, un manantial superior lechoso a 42 °C, baño las 24 horas, iwana a la sal de los propios tanques del ryokan, cielos estrellados y un personal ágil y alegre, por unos 16.000–27.000 yenes por persona con dos comidas en 2026. El sonido se transmite por el edificio de madera, todas las habitaciones menos una comparten aseos y lavabos, no hay aire acondicionado, cobertura móvil ni duchas, en verano y otoño llegan los insectos, el desayuno es sencillo y la bañera burbujeante está en el lado de los hombres, abierta a las mujeres solo de 17:30 a 20:30.

Comparativa rápida

RyokanZonaPrecioPuntuación globalCocinaPrivacidad del onsen
Yachi OnsenOirase & TowadaClásico4.54.23.7
Tsuta Onsen RyokanOirase & TowadaClásico4.53.94.1

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