Best around Saitama Spot List

A hot spring inn located at the entrance of the Okuchichibu onsen (hot spring), it has a main building with 6 guest rooms as well as an annex building. It boasts refined hot springs such as an open-air bath surrounded by a bamboo forest, and iwaburo (a bath made using rocks). Their local vegetable-centric original dishes are popular for going well with local sake (Japanese rice wine).

About 25-minute drive from Mitsumineguchi Station of Chichibu Railway. A secluded temple in the heart of the mountain. The temple receives guests with its accommodations. So you can experience monk's daily life and release the mind from your daily life.

It is a unique inn which has an impressive matsuri-kan (festival hall) replicating food stalls from the Chichibu Yomatsuri (the Chichibu Night festival). Guests can enjoy not only an open-air cypress bath and a large bath, but also book a private open-air bath for a fee. Meals served as guests gather and sit around the irori (Japanese traditional fireplace) include natural delicacies special to the mountain village.

The hotel also serves as a roadside restaurant for tourists called Benkyoya(study house). Their heart-warming handmade dishes, such as a hot pot dish using ingredients from Mt. Chichibusan and freshwater fish cuisine, are very popular. You can also have a barbecue from spring to autumn.