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Onsen
Enjoy Onsen hopping! Day-use Onsen, foot bath, drinking hot spring water
Drinking Onsen Shima Onsen resort is a narrow elongated onsen town along a Shima river. There are around 30 inns (Ryokan) that each of them has variety of On... -
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Outdoor activities in Shima-Onsen, not well known but highly recommended place for outdoor activities!
Shima-Onsen is a treasure house of outdoor activities.Let us introduce the activities from our personal point of view. Water activities : Shima river, Okushi... -
Shops
Shopping in Shima Onsen – Enjoy the retro Onsen town
Shima Onsen Town On your trip to Japan, you might want to enjoy shopping as well. Shima Onsen is a great place to enjoy shopping in the countryside, where yo... -
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Lake Okushima(Okushimako) is a Must-Visit Site in Shim Onsen!
Lake Okusima (奥四万湖) Lake Okushima is a famous place in the Shima Onsen resort where you can see the magical blue water in the lake and also enjoy activi... -
Restaurant and cafe
Café l’atelier bleu (cafe) ラトリエブルー
Café l'atelier bleu is located on the shore of Lake Okushimako and inside the dam museum. You can enjoy coffee, curry rice and toast. Owner/manager, Ms. Wata... -
Restaurant and cafe
Azumaya (cafe, snacks) あづまや
Azumaya is a log house located next to Hinatami Yakushido, a national important cultural asset, in Hinatami area of Shima Onsen. In addition to coffee, you c... -
Restaurant and cafe
Shima Blue Café (Western food) シマブルーカフェ
Please note that business hours are irregular and there are many holidays. Shima Blue Café is located in Yuzuriha area of Shima Onsen, and is a café and a We... -
Restaurant and cafe
Cafe Terrace Maya (Western food) カフェテラス摩耶
Cafe Terrace Maya is a Western-style restaurant located in Yuzuriha area of Shima Onsen. It is the longest-established Western-style restaurant in Shima Onse... -
Restaurant and cafe
Kurenai (Japanese cuisine) くれない
Una-Juu (Marinated freshwater eel with rice) Kurenai was established in 1934 on Ochiai Street in the center of Shima Onsen, and is a Japanese restaurant that... -
Restaurant and cafe
Kaneichi Hanare (French) カネイチハナレ
Kaneichi Hanare is a casual French restaurant located on Ochiai Street in the heart of Shima Onsen. It is a small restaurant with only 10 counter seats and s... -
Restaurant and cafe
Nakajimaya (Soba, Japanese cuisine) 中島屋
Miyama Soba Nakajimaya is a Soba and Japanese restaurant located on Ochiai Street in the center of Shima Onsen, and another soba shop Komatsuya is located ne... -
Restaurant and cafe
Komatsuya (Soba noodles) 小松屋
Soba noodle Komatsuya is a Soba (buckwheat noodle) shop, located on Ochiai Street in the center of Shima Onsen, next to another Soba shop, Nakajimaya. The cu...



