Higashikurume Onsen Tokyo

Higashikurume, in the northwestern part of Tokyo Metropolis between Nerima and Hakodate on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, is a largely residential community whose remarkable preservation of traditional thatched farmhouses in the Maehara Kumano Jinja shrine grounds and the watermill site along the Kuhon-butsu River create an unexpectedly traditional landscape amid the Tokyo suburban environment. Higashikurume Onsen Tokyo draws on sodium and bicarbonate thermal waters from the geological resources of the western Tokyo upland, providing restorative baths in a suburban community whose preservation of traditional farmhouse architecture and natural water features creates an appealingly green and historically aware spa setting within the Tokyo Metropolis. The traditional thatched farmhouse preservation, the Kuhon-butsu waterway cycling route, and the Higashikurume City Museum's documentation of the traditional Musashino rural landscape preserved within Tokyo's suburban expansion create a surprisingly nostalgic and naturally pleasant thermal spa destination in northwestern Tokyo Metropolis.