Kinosato Miyama

Kinosato Miyama Onsen is a mountain hot spring destination in the Miyama area of northern Kyoto Prefecture, set in one of Japan's most celebrated preserved rural landscapes — a valley of traditional thatched-roof farmhouses (kayabuki) designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings and one of the most photographed village scenes in Japan. The sulfurous thermal waters available in the area complement the extraordinary cultural experience of Miyama, where the traditional architecture, satoyama landscape of rice fields and cedar forest, and craft traditions of the Tamba cultural region are preserved with exceptional integrity. The combination of world-class cultural heritage, pristine mountain landscape, and onsen bathing in sulfurous waters makes Miyama one of the most complete and deeply satisfying destinations in the Kyoto region. Kinosato Miyama invites visitors to experience Japanese traditional life and hot spring culture simultaneously in a landscape that has barely changed in centuries.