Mikurigaike Onsen / みくりが池温泉
A hot spring located in Tateyama, Nakashinkawa County, Toyama Prefecture. Located in the Chubu Mountains National Park area. The highest altitude hot spring inn located in Japan at an altitude of 2,430m.
It is usually open from mid-April to late November and is closed in winter.
Like the hot springs in the surrounding area, it has both the elements of an inn and a mountain hut, and there are shared rooms as well as private rooms. Unlike pure mountain huts, it is not possible to stay more than the maximum number of beds, so reservations are mandatory during the season.
Instead of in-house power generation, normal electricity is supplied, and there is no “light-out time” that is common in mountain huts. There is no TV in the private room.
Although it is the best hot spring inn in Japan, it has only indoor bath and no open-air bath. Therefore, the hottest outdoor bath in Japan is Honzawa Onsen.
Many people stay overnight on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route or use it as a base for mountaineering. The ryokan also accepts day trip baths. If you declare after check-out, you can take a free bath any number of times on the same day, so you can use it after trekking or climbing.