Zaou Onsen

蔵王温泉

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Atmosphere (0-10)

7

Privacy (0-5)

3

Price

Mixed

Access

Train

This ski town offers old-style donation-entry baths, plus giant 200 person rotenburo for anyone who's looking for a crowd.

38.167072, 140.395767

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