4K Yunosawa Spa Suigun Line Yamakatajuku Station A Secret hot spring in the metropolitan area??

I would like to introduce Yunosawa Kosen, a Secret hot spring located in the mountains of the Okukuji area, about 15 minutes by car from Suigun line Yamagatajuku station.Located in Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, this inn takes about 2 hours from Ueno station to Suigun line Yamagatajuku station, by limited express train, and If you ask when making a reservation, the staff at the inn will take you to Yamagata-juku Station. I stayed there on December 27, 2023. The location is 4.2 km from Suigun Line Yamagatajuku Station
The inn is a one-story building with no second floor. At the entrance, you can feel the warmth of wood and a somewhat nostalgic feeling.
There is a large wooden shoe rack just to the left of the entrance. There is a potbelly stove to the right as soon as you enter the entrance, and depending on the time of day, there is a friendly and adorable dog. There is a counter to the right of the entrance, the lobby is in front of the counter.
There are two bathrooms, the front one is a cypress bath and the back one is a rock bath, and the genders change depending on the time. The hot springs are tasteless and odorless, with a pH of 7.9 and a temperature of 18.4℃.The quality of the hot springs is bicarbonate of soda, which is said to be a beauty bath, and is effective for treating neuralgia, skin diseases, rheumatic diseases, wounds, etc. The cypress bathtub was damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake, and has been revived with half of the bathtub made of cypress and half of it covered with tiles, creating a perfect harmony. Both the cypress bath and the rock bath have freshly repainted ceilings that give a high, open feeling and give you the warmth of wood. The rock bath gives off a rustic feel.
This time, I stayed between the maple trees. The wide veranda, which was narrow two years ago, has been expanded and made wider, and to accommodate the extra space, a new refrigerator and washroom have been placed in the wide veranda. In addition, the spacious veranda is now equipped with a high table, a kotatsu table, chairs, and a sofa, making it a comfortable place to relax. On the table are a set of tea utensils, a key, tea sweets, a request to the guests, information about the Japan Secret Hot Springs Protection Association, a questionnaire, information about nearby tourist spots, and additional meal menus. The refrigerator contains Denhito beer, which is made in Akita and uses beech natural yeast, and when I get out of the bath before dinner, I have a conditioned reflex to open the tap of Hitoto beer in the refrigerator. , I just sewed it.
The restaurant is located in the pine room on the left side of the entrance, and the counter is on the right as soon as you enter. The room in front of you when you enter has mainly table seats, and there are also table seats in the extension next to the window in the back. There is a tatami room on the left as you enter, and a hearth with a table at the entrance.
The evening meal was a kaiseki meal, and by the time we were seated, some of the dishes were already lined up. On the tray, there were small dishes, simmered dishes, pickled vegetables, and sashimi with soy sauce. On the left was the hot pot, and on the right. Has eight inches are lined up. As soon as you are seated, the Ozuri (sashimi) is brought to you and it becomes gorgeous. Although Mizosato is in the mountains, Ibaraki Prefecture is a prefecture with the sea, so the freshness is good. Mizosato has Yashio trout, amberjack, octopus, and tuna. The small bowl on top of the tray is country-simmered zenmai, konnyaku, and dried daikon radish. The simmered dish is furofuki radish. Hassun is local sashimi served with yuzu miso, vinegar miso dressing, jellyfish and mushroom dressing, gluten dengaku, salt-grilled mackerel, and Yahata rolls. The hot pot is a miso-flavored hotpot that contains a large taro, pork belly, carrots, green onions, burdock root, shimeji mushrooms, maitake mushrooms, and tofu. Since we don't have Kirin or Sapporo, we start with secret beer. After a while, the grilled salt-grilled sweetfish was brought out. Next, a medium plate of millet mochi with perilla miso is brought to you. Next, fried shrimp and tempura of smelt, ginnan, and shishito peppers are brought to you. Water sweets are apples. Mini soba noodles are available for an additional charge.
For breakfast, the side dishes are in a basket and served on a tray along with a mini salad, pickles, and fried eggs. The side dishes in the basket are natto, macaroni salad, simmered dried radish, kinpira burdock, grilled salmon and ginger tsukudani, and Kinzanji miso. The rice is a special dish made from home-grown Koshihikari rice dried in the sun in Odake, and comes with unlimited refills along with miso soup made with handmade miso made from local soybeans. Homemade pickled plums are placed in a jar on the table.