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Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan (Japanese: 西山温泉慶雲館, lit. ' Keiun-era Nishiyama Hot Spring') is an onsen ryokan (Japanese hot spring inn) in Yamanashi Prefecture . Founded in 705 by Fujiwara no Mahito, it is a prime example of shinise ("long-established business") and perhaps the oldest independent company in operation following the ...
Ryokan have existed since the eighth century A.D. during the Keiun period, which is when the oldest hotel in the world, Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, was created in 705 A.D. Another old ryokan called Hōshi Ryokan was founded in 718 A.D. and was also known as the world's second-oldest hotel. Such inns also served travelers along Japan's highways.
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Ikaho Onsen , Ikaho, a.k.a. Ikaho Onsen, Kogane-no-Yu (The Golden Waters), Kodakara-no-Yu (Child Waters) Kusatsu Onsen; Sawatari Hot Springs; Rosoku Onsen has the highest radium content in all of Japan., [1] also known as Yunoshima Radium Kosen Hoyojo (Rosoku Onsen) (有限会社 湯之島ラジウム鉱泉保養所) [7] Shima Onsen; Takaragawa ...
Wakura Onsen (和倉温泉) is a hot spring resort on the edge of Nanao Bay at the base of the Noto Peninsula in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan and one of several well-known, high-end onsen resorts in Japan.
Awazu Onsen claims to have been founded by the shugendō monk Taichō in the Nara period under the command of the mountain deity Hakusan Daigongen. Taichō was a native of neighbouring Echizen Province and is said to have been the first person to have claimed Mount Hakusan , from which the hot springs at Awazu Onsen have their source.
Yamashiro Onsen (山代温泉, Yamashiro onsen) is a hot spring resort in the city of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the largest in the three prefectures which constitute the Hokuriku region of Japan. The onsen has one hotel and 31 ryokan.
Direct Express trains take about 2.5 hours from Osaka to Toyooka. A JR Pass (more specifically, a Kansai WIDE Area Pass) can be purchased to travel from Osaka or Kyoto to Kinosaki. JR West - San'in Main Line. Ebara - Kokufu - Toyooka - Gembudō - Kinosaki-Onsen - Takeno; Kyoto Tango Railway - Miyazu Line. Toyooka - Kōnotori-no-sato