Yamashiro Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring town in Ishikawa Prefecture part of the Kaga Onsenkyo group
• Legend says the monk Gyoki discovered the spring in the year 725
• The town layout centers around a communal bathhouse and historic Yunogawa streetscape
• A location known for its sodium, calcium, sulfate, and chloride spring waters

What to see

• The Soyu communal bathhouse located at the center of the town
• Kosoyu, a restored Meiji-era bathhouse that opened in 2010
• A stone pagoda at Onsenji Temple designated as a National Important Cultural Property
• The Kutani-yaki Kiln Ruins, a nationally designated historic site
• Iroha Soan villa where the artist Kitaoji Rosanjin once stayed

Getting there

• Accessible from Kaga Onsen Station by taking a local bus
• Approximately fifteen minutes by car from the Kaga Interchange

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.