Shidotaira Onsen
This quiet hot spring district, situated amid mountains and renowned since ancient times, is one of the many dotting the Hanamaki Onsenkyo hot spring village in the mountainous northwest of Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. Famed for ages for its curative springs, according to legend, the area was discovered by soldiers under the command of the shogun Sakanoue no Tamuramaro some 1,200 years ago during the Heian period, who were led here, it is said, by the goddess Kannon. The waters of the area's simple hot spring and chloride springs are said to treat such ailments as women's diseases, skin diseases, diabetes, and constipation. There is a hot spring hotel as well as a traditional ryokan inn in the area, both of which are elegant and charming. The Hiraizumi World Heritage Site is located a 70 minute drive away. Shidotaira Onsen is perfect for visiting this scenic destination, which was built more than 800 years ago to be an earthly paradise by Fujiwara no Kiyohira, founder of the mighty Northern Fujiwara clan, the former rulers of the Hiraizumi region.
Spot details
- Address
- Iwate Hanamaki-shi Yuguchi Shidotaira 26 Map
- Area
- Hanamaki / Tono Area
- Phone
- 0198252011
- Water type
- sodium-sulfate/chloride spring, simple springetc
- Temperature of spring
- 60.5-73.2℃
- property
- nerve pain, muscle soreness, joint pain, aid recovery from fatigue, sensitivity to cold, frozen shoulders, Bruises, chronic digestive diseases, hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, cuts, burns, chronic skin diseases, Hemorrhoids, chronic women's diseasesetc
- Number of source springs
- 3
- Amount of water flow
- 630l/min
- Number of public baths
- 0
- Number of day trip bathhouses
- 0
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN