Onyado Toho

This is the first time I've used it in about a year since I came here twice during the coronavirus pandemic, during the state of emergency. This is my 5th time using it. It's one of my favorite accommodations. This time I brought an ORP meter and a pH meter. It seems that the hot water is a combination of continuous flow and circulation filtration, so we can't expect it to be a reducing type of hot water, but we did some measurements and found that the pH was 7.9 and the ORP was 540 mV for the indoor bath and 570-590 mV for the open-air bath. And the tap water was level. This is probably due to oxidation caused by chlorine sterilization. Considering the risk of legionella bacteria, there is nothing we can do about it. Still, I enjoyed the sodium-sulfate and chloride springs, which are full of hot spring ingredients. The hot water was good, with almost no chlorine smell. Also, I learned this for the first time, but I was surprised to find out that it is part of the same Orix Resort as "Hanaori" in Lake Ashi! ️ ``Hanaori'' is also a good inn. My last two complaints are that the shoehorn in the room is made of plastic, like something from a 100 yen store, giving it a somewhat everyday feel. Also, is the quality of breakfast not good enough? My wife grumbles when she doesn't have scrambled eggs or fried eggs.

The staff were kind and even gave us advice on shuttle buses for sightseeing the next day. The buffet for dinner and breakfast has a wide variety of choices, and you can enjoy a lot of local cuisine. The morning bath in the large public bath had a great view. thank you very much.

The price was cheap and the meal was a buffet, but I really enjoyed the wonderful open-air bath. You can pay for your check-out the day before and just leave your keys at the counter when you leave. I was told that I wouldn't have to wait in line when I left, but when I tried to leave my keys at the counter, an employee yelled, "You're a customer!" with the key in his hand... and asked for the table tennis fee. I did play table tennis, but I had to check out and pay after I finished playing table tennis.Why? And it's a mystery why I had to attract so much attention just because I paid the bill the day before.

I stayed for 2 nights from July 25th, and the staff's service was really good. However, the food menu, one butter, hasn't changed, and the salad container is small and stingy, so I can't really call it a salad bar.