It is said that Kobo Daishi- the founder of Japanese Buddhism- bathed each morning in the river Katsura and emerged with his mind and body purified. Two kilometers away- hotel Asaba submerges you in a Japan of legends where Zen takes over your five senses.

After a game of golf in picturesque surroundings- put your kimono to one side to enjoy the pleasures of an open-air bath filled with 40-degree C spring water.