Bathing Above the Clouds at Takamine Onsen

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banzaitokyo | 7 years, 11 months ago

This homey train station was where I would be meeting Hideo Goto, the fourth generation innkeeper of Takamine Onsen — a hidden ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) nestled 2,000 meters above the highlands of Takamine. With bags in tow, my travel companion and I quickly spotted our genial host, who greeted us warmly before whisking us off into the mountains.

0 | #13016 by Yubi | 7 years, 11 months ago

A hot spring at 2000 m is one of the greatest things to have! I hope I can visit this some day.
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0 | #13054 by BarbaraEbara | 7 years, 10 months ago

That is amazing!! I am going to have to go here eventually. I do wonder how the air is. I would imagine it is a lot thicker all the way up there but the view would be more than worth getting lightheaded! The whole area just looks peaceful.
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0 | #13074 by RamenRyan | 7 years, 10 months ago

The air is always more dense the higher you go. I have went up many mountains to know. Your body will adjust but you may want to take it slow. You never want to go straight to the top of a hike mountain for your first time without experiencing something less dramatic of a change.
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