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Beppu Umi-jigoku, Ōita prefecture Women and children take a hot sand bath at a hot spring in Beppu. Oita is the prefecture with the most geothermal spring sources in Japan, 4,788 are registered. The prefecture also has the highest discharge rate of 296 kiloliters per minute [1] Beppu Onsen, Hells of Beppu, Beppu, Ōita Prefecture; Hyotan Onsen
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 volume of water discharged from the Beppo system is second in volume to that of the Yellowstone National ...
Kojiri Onsen is a hot spring developed after the 1960s on the northern shore of Lake Ashi around Tōgendai Station on the Hakone Ropeway. [27] Sōunzan Onsen is located near Sōunzan Station on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car Line. Some famous temples are in this area and its waters are rich in calcium, magnesium, and sodium-sulfate.
Bath in Kusatsu Onsen. Kusatsu Onsen (草津温泉) is a hot spring resort located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, northwest of Tokyo. It is a popular tourist destination. There are 13 public baths at Kusatsu Onsen. The small bathhouses that are free for both town residents and tourists are managed by the townspeople themselves. [1]
Shima Onsen is one of the oldest and most popular onsens in Japan. There are over 40 separate hot spring sources available in many ryokans and public bath houses. The town of Shima Onsen is located in the Shima river valley and is divided to 3 parts. The Japanese name means "40 thousand" indicating that the baths cure many diseases.
Some of the oldest onsen in Japan are considered to be Dogo Onsen in Ehime Prefecture, Shirahama Onsen in Wakayama Prefecture, and Arima Onsen in Hyogo Prefecture. [ 7 ] Until around the Edo period , onsen had close religious ties to Buddhism with temples often being built near onsen sources.
See also: Japan, Hot springs, Onsen. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. H. Hot ... Hot springs of Japan by prefecture (22 C)
One common division, preferred by the English Wikipedia, groups the prefectures into eight regions. In that division, of the four main islands of Japan, Hokkaidō, Shikoku, and Kyūshū make up one region each, the latter also containing the Satsunan Islands, while the largest island Honshū is divided into five regions.