Yamashiro Hot Spring: A Leisurely Stroll Through the Old Soyu Bathhouse and Kutani Ware Hot Spring Town

A leisurely adult stroll through Japanese culture at Yamashiro Hot Spring, where you can savor the bathing traditions and beauty of Kutani ware in this hot spring town with a history spanning 1,300 years since its opening. Enjoy an early morning bath at the historic Soyu Bathhouse (古総湯), which recreates the bathing experience of the Meiji era, then take a refreshment break with traditional sweets at Hazuchiwo Tea Shop (はづちを茶店) with its beautiful vermillion-latticed storefront. As you walk through Iroha Soan (いろは草庵), where Rosanjin stayed, and the Kutani Ware Kiln Ruins Exhibition Hall—the birthplace of revived Kutani—the narrative of the hot spring town deepens with every step. Spend a tranquil day enveloped in stone-paved streets and hot spring steam.