Kaga Yamashiro Onsen Midori no Yado Banshokaku

Banshokaku sits on a green hillside above Yamashiro Onsen, giving the large property a quieter outlook than the town centre. Twenty-one rooms have their own hot-spring bath, creating meaningful privacy within an inn of substantial scale.

Its sodium-calcium sulfate and chloride water is used without dilution or heating. The source flows through large indoor and open-air baths, private baths and all bath-equipped rooms; a sauna and stone-bathing area add further options.

Dinner follows the Kaga seasons, pairing seafood and regional produce in Japanese courses. Banshokaku suits dedicated bathers who want natural-temperature source water and a wide choice of private and shared settings, while the hillside and greenery temper the bustle of a larger onsen hotel.