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 kilometres 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 40ºC spring water. The restaurant serves traditional dishes and shall delight you with its sweet and savoury combinations. In your suite while sitting in a designer Italian-American Harry Bertoia chair, relax and philosophise on the fragrance of nature.