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  • Tsuetate Onsen
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Ogunimachi Shimojo Tsuetate
    A hot spring district boasting a 1,800 year long history. Bifurcated by the Tsuetate River, steam rises from the ground throughout this hot spring town known as the retreat of the Kyushu region. In the early Heian period, the great monk Kobo Daishi conveyed his impression of the efficacy of the waters found here through a poem, stating, Entering the hot water/praying for disease to be healed/many return home leaving behind their canes. This hot spring district remains beloved by many today. Tsuetate means standing cane, and according to legend this name is derived from people leaving their bamboo canes standing here, which then grew leaves and branches. The town is dotted with 26 source springs, and the waters gushing forth from colorless mildly saline common salt springs forms part of the town's lovely scenery. The Michikusa Annainin-kai society provides local guides with which visitors can talk and explore the area, and one fun activity is to stroll amidst the area's old fashioned townscape and many bathhouses. Advance reservation is required to use this local tour guide service.
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  • Hotel Okura JR Huis Ten Bosch Onsen
    Nagasaki Sasebo-shi Huis Ten Bosch machi 10-ban
    A hotel complete with a hot spring bath facility adjoining the Huis Ten Bosch amusement park. Open to non-guests, as well, the hotel's bathhouse sees many customers year-round, particularly Huis Ten Bosch visitors stopping by before heading home. The hotel's chloride spring contains an abundance of iron, manganese, sodium, and calcium and is characterized by its turbid yellowish color. Its waters are said to aid recovery from fatigue in addition to easing nerve pain, joint pain, chronic skin diseases, frozen shoulders, and other ailments. Note that the bathhouse becomes extremely crowded after Huis Ten Bosch closes, and perspective visitors are encouraged to come here as early as possible.
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  • Yufuin Onsen
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    Oita Yufu-shi Yufuincho
    A tranquil hot spring area surrounded by abundant nature and fields located in the Yufuin Basin in the center of Oita Prefecture. With over 800 source springs, the area boasts one of the highest hot spring water production volumes in the country, and their smooth, velvety water, rich in moisturizing substances, are acclaimed for their skin beautifying properties. In addition, the waters of these simple springs are gentle and known for not being fatiguing even after a long soak, meaning that men and women of all ages can enjoy them safely. The area is also known for the arts and is dotted with art museums, galleries, and art cafes.
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  • Ibusuki Onsen
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi
    A hot spring area famous for its sand baths which has been a favorite of countless bathers seeking therapeutic hot spring bathing for some 300 years. The area’s sand baths are said to treat an abundant array of ailments, including nerve pain, rheumatism, lower back pain, joint pain, broken bones, post stroke paralysis, whiplash, burns, weak constitutions in children, and atopy; further, these effects are said to be three to four times more powerful than those gained from simply bathing in a regular hot spring. The area has numerous free footbaths, public bathhouses, and day trip hot spring bathhouses, and visitors can enjoy touring and comparing the various bathing facilities. Ibusuki’s famous “onsen tamago” custard-like soft boiled eggs hot spring eggs are made with steam from the samespring used by its sand baths, and popular local dishes topped with these “ontama” eggs include the “Ontamaran-don” rice bowl and “Ontamaran-ton” rice bowl with pork. .
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  • Nagayu Onsen
    Oita Taketa-shi Naoirimachi Nagayu 8043-1
    A hot spring district situated on a hill at the foot of Mt. Kuju in Oita Prefecture. The area's hot springs contain abundant quantities of carbon dioxide gas and in 2007 the district self-proclaimed itself as having the most highly carbonated springs in the country. Also purporting to have some of the most carbonated hot springs in the world, the area's waters are said to treat joint pain, muscle soreness, and chronic digestive diseases, in addition to aiding recovery from fatigue. The bubbles in the water cover the surface of the body, creating an insulating effect which further enhances the heat retaining properties of the water itself. In addition, these same waters also cause carbon dioxide levels in the blood to rise, resulting in a state of oxygen deficiency similar to that which occurs after intense exercise, and thus they are also said to increase one's metabolic rate and in turn promote weight loss. Some of Japan's most celebrated authors, such as Yasunari Kawabata and Akiko Yosano, loved this hot spring district, and monuments inscribed with their words dot the town.
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  • Shiba Seki Onsen
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    Oita Beppushi-shi
    Shibaseki means purple stone, and this hot spring district derives its name from the purple fossils found here in the Edo period. Boasting a long history, records state that Emperor Daigo and Emperor Goreizei came to be healed by the hot spring waters here in 895 and 1044, respectively. The waters of the simple hot spring found here are gentle on the skin and are said to treat a wide array of conditions, including easing nerve pain, muscle soreness, and sensitivity to cold and promoting health. The Shibaseki Hot Spring bathhouse, the area's only bathhouse, was designated a Recuperation Spa Area in 1997; this bathhouse has two indoor hot spring baths of differing temperatures, an outdoor bath, a steam bath, and a family bath. Surrounded by natural beauty, the area has also been designated a Hot Spring Health Resort alongside Kannawa Onsen and Myoban Onsen, as well as a National Hot Spring Health Resorts in recognition of its powerful recuperative effects.
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  • Beppu Hot spring village
    Oita Beppushi-shi
    A hot spring district boasting some of the largest number of source springs and greatest amount of water flow in the country. Each year some four million visitors come here. In addition to Beppu, the area is dotted with eight other large hot spring districts-Kannawa, Myoban, Hamawaki, Shibaseki, Kankaiji, Horita, and Kamegawa - and for ages they have been called the Eight Beppu Hot Springs by medicinal hot spring-lovers. In addition to traditional hot spring inns, there are also sand baths, footbaths, drinkable hot spring water facilities, day trip hot spring facilities, and an abundance of other hot spring and bathing facilities standing eave to eave here, and visitors can enjoy hot spring waters in a variety of ways.
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  • Yamaga Onsen
    Kumamoto Yamaga Yamaga
    This ancient hot spring appears in the Wamyo ruijusho , a dictionary compiled in the Heian period. The area generates an abundant flow of piping hot water, so much so that a poet once stated, the thousand tubs of Yamaga are not enough. The colorless, tasteless, and odorless waters of the simple alkaline hot springs found here range in temperature from 38 to 45° C and are notable for their smooth texture. Bathing in these waters is said to treat nerve pain and gastrointestinal disorders in addition to aiding recovery from fatigue, while drinking them is said to regulate the autonomic nerves and expand constricted blood vessels. The district is dotted with traditional ryokan inns and hotels as well as day trip bathhouses and footbaths. The Yakushido temple stands next to the Sakurayu bathhouse, identifiable by the distinctive cusped gable over its entranceway; each year on December 20 the temple holds a festival to give thanks for the restoration of the flow of the hot springs in the area, which suddenly dried up in 1473 and only started flowing again after the building of the temple and much prayer.
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  • Furuyu Kuma no Kawa Hot spring village
    Saga Saga-shi Fujicho Furuyu 2665-2
    This hot spring district, situated 20 kilometers north of Saga Station and 200 meters above sea level, was famously frequented by artists and writers such as Mokichi Saito, considered an authority in Japanese poetry circles. In 1966, the area was designated a National Hot Spring Health Resorts as Furuyu-kumanokawa onsenkyo by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The colorless, odorless, flavorless waters of the area's simple alkaline hot spring have a hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of 9.5, one of the highest in the country (the Yoshihanatei's spring is a simple mildly radioactive spring). There are 13 hot spring lodging facilities in the area, and the bathhouses of all of them are open to non-guests, ensuring that visitors can stay and enjoy some long, relaxing soaks or stop by while traveling through the area to ease away the fatigue of the journey. There are also many sightseeing destinations in the area, such as the Yoshimura Residence, an ancient wooden single story house with a thatched roof which is the oldest Japanese-style home in the prefecture; and the Kinpukuji Temple, the place where the rebel statesmen Eto Shinpei was confined.
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  • Hagenoyu Onsen
    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunogunimachi Nishizato 2917
    This highland hot spring district, situated on the west side of Mt. Waita and a part of the Waita Onsenkyo hot spring village, is host to hot spring hotels as well as facilities offering day trip hot spring bathing. The district is 760 meters above sea level and local inns boast fabulous views. The waters of the area's simple sulfur springs are said to treat such ailments as nerve pain, rheumatism, and burns. Visitors will also find an abundance of places where they can enjoy the area's vast natural beauty, such as Nabegataki Falls, a waterfall believed to have been formed by the same huge volcanic eruption 90 thousand years ago which created the Aso caldera; and Yusui Shizen no Mori, known for its beautiful fall foliage where you can enjoy river sports and camping. Visitors are particularly encouraged to try the hell-steamed chicken, a hotel specialty which involves steaming chicken meat using hot spring steam.
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