Sen-nin Buro Kanaya Ryokan

This is one of the guesthouses of Kawachi hot spring which is located in a ravine about three kilometers from Shimoda area, Shizuoka Prefecture. This is a well-established Japanese hotel which was established 150 years ago and sits on grounds of 6,600 meters squared. The famous “Sen-nin buro (thousand-person bath)” is said to be Japan’s first large public bath made completely from Hinoki cypress—it is not just the bath which is made from wood but the walls and ceiling are also all wooden. You can enjoy the natural hot spring to your heart’s content while being infused by the scent of Hinoki cypress. From “Manyo no Yu” (Ten thousand leaves hot spring) which is the largest women’s wooden bath in the country, there is a gate which leads to “Sen-nin buro” (thousand- person bath). (Mixed bathing is also possible.)