Onikōbe Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring area in Osaki City within the Kurikoma Quasi-National Park.
• Part of the Naruko Onsen Village group with simple alkaline and saline springs.
• Legendary discovery dates back to the year 270 with 12th-century development.
• Designated as an official People's Recreation Onsen by the government in 1959.

What to see

• The Fukiage Onsen geyser which erupts every ten to fifteen minutes.
• The Katayama Jigoku area featuring a local geothermal power plant.
• Arayu springs originally opened by the Fujiwara clan in the 12th century.
• Official bathhouse sites once designated for use by the Date clan.

Getting there

• Buses run from Naruko-Onsen Station to the hot spring area.
• The bus journey from the station takes approximately thirty minutes.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.