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Higashiyama Onsen

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東山温泉(福島県)

A historic hot spring resort near Aizuwakamatsu featuring therapeutic sulfate waters and a legacy of serving the Aizu Domain.

Higashiyama Onsen
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What it is

  • A hot spring resort reportedly discovered by the monk Gyoki.
  • One of the three great recreation areas of the Ou region.
  • A former resort for the Aizu Domain producing fifteen hundred liters of water per minute.
  • A collection of over twenty hotels and inns operating along the Yugawa River.

What to see

  • Four major waterfalls including the Rainmaking Waterfall.
  • Fudotaki waterfall where Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi treated his wounds.
  • Traditional inns and hotels situated along the banks of the Yugawa River.

When to go

  • August for the annual Bon Odori dance festival.

Getting there

  • Fifteen minutes by bus from Aizuwakamatsu Station.
  • Located three kilometers southeast of Tsuruga Castle.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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