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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 09:31, 8 November 2014: 3,307 × 2,114 (2.6 MB): Fæ =={{int:filedesc}}== {{Artwork |artist = |author = |title = Women and children take a sand bath at a hot spring, Japan |description = Women and children lying under the sand of the hot spring at Beppu, Japan...
Asamushi Aquarium was built there and became one of the most popular aquariums in Japan at the time. [6] In 1925, the Seiyukan was opened in Babayama. It was a hot spring facility with a theatre, a dining room, an entertainment room, an observatory and a banquet hall. It was expanded a year later to include lodgings and began to prosper greatly ...
Arima Onsen. Coordinates: 34°47′53″N 135°14′51″E. Arima Onsen Town. Yumotozaka street. Taiko-no-yudonokan. Arima Onsen (有馬温泉, Arima Onsen) is an onsen, or hot springs in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan. This Onsen is still a hidden treasure of modern Kobe, behind Mount Rokkō. It attracts many Japanese who want tranquility with beautiful ...
Onsen geisha (温泉芸者) is the Japanese term geisha working in onsen ( hot spring) resorts or towns, known for their traditions of performance and entertainment style, which differ significantly to geisha working in other areas of Japan. Historically, the term " onsen geisha" has held mostly negative connotations with sex work, and has come ...
Coordinates: 33°18′58″N 131°28′8″E. Aerial view of Umi Jigoku or "Sea Hell". The hot spring system Hells of Beppu (別府の地獄, Beppu no jigoku) is a nationally designated "Place of Scenic Beauty" in the onsen town of Beppu, Ōita, Japan. [1] The "hells," or "jigoku" (地獄) in Japanese, are for viewing rather than bathing. [2]
Discharge. 130,000 tons of hot spring water per day. Temperature. 40°C - 44°C [1] Location in Japan. Beppu Onsen (別府温泉) is an extensive hot spring system in the city of Beppu, Ōita, Japan. There are eight distinct major thermal spring zones called "Beppu Hatto" （別府八湯). There are rich hot spring resources in Beppu; the ...
According to the Japanese Hot Springs Act (温泉法, Onsen Hō), onsen is defined as "hot water, mineral water, and water vapor or other gas (excluding natural gas of which the principal component is hydrocarbon) gushing from underground". [4] The law states that mineralized hot spring water that feeds an onsen must be at least 24 °C (75 °F ...
Dōgo Onsen is one of the oldest hot springs in Japan, with a history stretching back over 1000 years. The springs are mentioned in the Man'yōshū (written c. 759) and, according to legend, Prince Shōtoku (574–622) used to partake of the waters. Dōgo Onsen was the favorite retreat of writer Natsume Sōseki (1867–1916) when he was working ...