15. Hot Spring Resort Stop (Onsen Town)
Evoke the relaxing atmosphere of a Japanese mountain spa town with the Hot Spring Resort Stop. Designed using warm mangrove logs, mud bricks, smooth sandstone, and granite, this station serves as the gateway to a luxury Onsen retreat. The platform leads directly onto a grand wooden bridge decorated with red banners and hanging lanterns, crossing over steaming hot spring pools built into the surrounding terrain.
To create the signature hot spring steam effect, place campfires beneath iron trapdoors or magma blocks beneath shallow water pools. Surround the water with smooth basalt stones, fern blocks, and azalea bushes to create natural thermal baths. The station house can include a ticket lobby where villagers trade towels (white carpet) and entry passes (paper). This station style is perfect for connecting your main settlement to a dedicated regeneration, brewing, or rest area.