Before I arrived, I was expecting it to be pretty much similar to my Takayama onsen experience. However, it turned out to be even 10 times better. We stayed at the downtown area where there are seven public onsens nearby and many ryokans. Food and accommodations are fairly pricy but worth every yen as the atmosphere is very authentic and scenery. There is a small tourist information center to the left of the train station to help tourists find last minute accommodations and to the right there is a free foot onsen for anyone to sit down and soak their feet in hot spring. This town is famous for crab cuisine not to miss for. Most ryokan guests get a free pass to visit all 7 public onsens and free yukata wear for the day. There are a may late nught Japanese pubs and a few restaurants around but I find their price range to be not much different from those menus offered in my ryokan. If I were to revisit the place again, I would opt to have breakfast and dinner at the ryokan instead of eating out and definite stay at least 3 days to enjoy all of the onsens.