Echigo Yuzawa: Enjoy hot springs and alcohol
I went to Echigo Yuzawa for the first time and Matsunoyama Onsen for the first time♨️
When I got off the Joetsu Shinkansen at Echigo Yuzawa Station, the cool wind hit my skin and I realized, "Oh, I'm in Niigata now."
When you exit the ticket gate, there is a souvenir street, and when you go through there, the famous "Ponshukan" appears!
※Ponshu is Japanese sake.
For 500 yen, you get 5 coins, choose your favorite ponshu from the ponshu lined up like a gachapon machine, put in 1-2 coins, and put the sake in a rental sake cup!
I gave up after 3 cups...☺️
My favorite, Matsunoyama Onsen, can be reached by rental car in just under an hour and a half from Echigo Yuzawa Station. It seems there is also a direct bus.
This hot spring is called a fossil hot spring,
and it is seawater that seeped into the ground tens of thousands of years ago and turned into hot spring water.
It is indeed salty when you lick it.
The temperature is a little hot, and because it is sodium, the salt blocks pores and prevents chills after the bath, so you stay warm 🫶
My skin is also smooth, and I bought some "Matsunoyama Onsen Mist" as a souvenir 👍
In addition to the hot springs, there is a beach called Jade Coast where you can find jadeite raw stones, and nearby there is a museum called the "Fossa Magna Museum" where you can learn about stones, so it's a place that both children and adults can enjoy, and I couldn't enjoy everything in just two days 💦
I would definitely like to visit again in the cold season.
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