Yokomuki Onsen

What it is

• A historic hot spring area first discovered on August 15, 1661.
• The first site in Fukushima Prefecture designated for medical hot spring treatment.
• A base for hikers climbing Mount Minowa and Mount Adatara.
• Part of the protected landscape within Bandai-Asahi National Park.

What to see

• Three distinct baths known as the Kami, Naka, and Shimo springs.
• Natural flow spring water containing high levels of bicarbonate and iron ions.
• The Shimo bath which features a self-springing natural water source.
• Neutral thermal waters maintained by the Mount Bandai Ryotei and Takinoya facilities.

Getting there

• Located near the Tsuchiyu Bypass on Prefectural Route 30.
• Accessible by a thirty minute taxi ride from Inawashiro Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.