Kagobō Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring area in Tamba-Sasayama formerly known as Shiogasaki Onsen.
• A historic site where Heike clan fugitives reportedly treated their illnesses.
• A destination once popular with Tamba sake brewers for hot spring cures.
• The site of a Mitsuya Cider factory that operated from 1920 to 1966.

What to see

• The Yunotsubo inn, which is the only remaining accommodation at the site.
• A monument commemorating the former beverage factory that once stood there.
• Natural spring water containing carbonic acid and salt near the Hazuka River.

Getting there

• The location is accessible by taxi from Sasayamaguchi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.