Azumino Chogatake Onsen Holiday You

After descending from Jonendake, I stopped by the hot spring to freshen up. I arrived there around 4:30pm. I checked the website and found out that bathing hours are from 10am to 9pm (bathing until 9:30pm), so you can bathe until late!! The open-air bath was also nice and refreshing!!

this was our 2nd visit to this comfortable onsen hotel. Since our last visit, it appears that a new 4th floor was built, which is where are rooms were. They were spacious, clean and very comfortable. The kaiseki dinner was excellent and the Japanese breakfast buffet was delicious with a large variety of choices. As has been stated by others, the first floor onsen is larger with an open air option but busier because residents from the town are allowed to use it. The 3d floor onsen is smaller with a single rectangular large bath. One of the highlights was the presence of wild monkeys that come into the cabin area across the street and feed along the road providing great photo opportunities. The main drawback for tourists is that it is off the main public transportation lines and thus, you have to get here by car or tour bus. I am unable to comment on value because we had this arranged as part of our tour package.