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sanji
Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:04 pm


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Hello altaskier,

There are some great areas to enjoy both hiking and onsen in Japan. I can recommend the following ones:

- [url=http://www.secret-japan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3]Kamikochi is one of the nicest wild but still reachable area of Japanese Alps; there is a great hike going from Kamikochi to Hida-Takayama, and there are some of the nicest rotenburo in Hida-Takayama.

- [url=http://www.secret-japan.com/forum/2-3-days-to-visit-the-hachimantai-area-of-northern-tohoku-t487.html]Hachimantai is one of the most active volcanic area on Tohoku; you can hike from Tamagawa Onsen (the most acidic onsen in Japan) to Goshogake Onsen, and further to Hachimantai; probably a multi-day hike, see also the Lonely Planet Hiking in Japan and this [url=http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/rtg/pdf/pg-201.pdf]JNTO pamphlet.

- In the same area, Nyuto Onsen is also a great small village which is at the beginning of several hikes.

- Not sure of the hikes, but [url=http://www.secret-japan.com/forum/numajiri-onsen-motoyu-%28fukushima-ken%29-t213.html]Numajiri Onsen is not really an onsen, it is in fact a river made from hot spring water!

- Northern is also the Aomori prefecture, with very attractive onsen - check [url=http://onsen.secret-japan.com]Secret Onsen web site; I am not well-aware of hikes there, having been there mostly in winter, but I heard there are some nice options.

- Easier hikes, closer to Tokyo - and mostly in forests - can be found in [url=www.secret-japan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26]Okuniku. I like the area, onsen are nice, but it is much less wild than options above.

- Izu offers great onsen, and hiking there is supposed to be nice, but I am not familiar with it, neither.

Hope this will give you some ideas  :wink: