Iya Onsen
祖谷温泉
One of Japan's three major hidden hot springs featuring riverside baths accessible by a private cable car in a remote valley.
What it is
- One of the three major hidden hot springs in Japan located in Miyoshi City.
- A secluded alkaline simple sulfur spring first drilled in 1965.
- The site features a single hotel completed in 1972 using private capital.
- An area associated with the historical legends of the fleeing Heike clan.
What to see
- Riverside hot spring baths located at the bottom of the valley.
- A cable car that transports visitors from the hotel down to the water.
- New cable car vehicles that began operating in February 2023.
- Natural spring water with a source temperature of 39.3 degrees Celsius.
Getting there
- A 40-minute bus ride from Oboke Station leads to the site.
- The location is situated along Prefectural Road 32.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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