Had a chance to tag along with a friend to visit Hottarashiki Onsen in Yamanashi Prefecture... unobstructed views of Mount Fuji from both the food benches and outdoor onsen.
Do you know what Hottarakashi ほったらかし means in English? Its something like left alone or uncared for... Like when someone doesn`t care about their yard and lets it do whatever. The area around the outdoor onsen hot springs sure did need a weed wacker.
Didnt notice any English buttons so brush up on your Hiragana!
Of course! Yamanashi is wildly popular for their grapes and had to get the Milk and Grape mix soft cream! Japanese Lesson: 牛乳 (Gyuunew - Milk) と(To - and) ぶどう (Budou - Grape) のミックス (Mikkusuu Mix). 牛乳とぶどうのミックス！
This was more of an icy ice cream rather than creamy like those sundays at McDonalds. Was very refreshing... and the waffle cone so tasty! 400 yen a must!
Snow capped Fuji-san!
If you are here for the onsen its 800 yen for adults... don`t forget to bring both a bath and body towel! The very thin towels were rather expensive.... 1000 yen and 200 yen.
Just a short Taxi ride (about 2300 yen, 2.25 miles) from Yamanashi train station. Oh soooo very unusual but this place allows Tattoos... Maybe the yakuza don`t frequent the place or there is a large inbound tourist fan base.
There is also a Hottarakashi Camping area nearby too! Normally camping sites don`t have shower facilities so just hop on over to the onsen.
Restaurant: Hottarakashi Onsen
Tabelog Foodie: https://tabelog.com/yamanashi/A1901/A190101/19006215/
Address J: 山梨県山梨市矢坪1669-18
Address E: Yamanashi ken, Yamanashi shi, Yatsubo 1669-18
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