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Other Great Hot Springs

Niigata

Akayu hotspring, meaning 'red bath' in Japanese. They are about a 2 hour hike in from the road. Between baths at Akayu. The covered bath at Akayu. Another view (book photo).

The bath in the fall (photo by "Bird Mura"). The covered bath (photo by Bird Mura ). The bridge (photo by Bird Mura ).

Iwate Onsens

My family and I went to 2 nice onsens in Iwate in July 1998, Geto and Ozawa. Geto has 4 mixed outdoor bath and one cave bath, while Ozawa has a single mixed open air bath.

Denali the bath baby at Ozawa. A view from the footbridge. Yukari, Daniel, and Denali.

One of the riverside baths at Geto. My family in that bath. Our bathing companions.

Yamagata and Fukushima

Dave near a poison gas sign at the base of Mt. Adatara in Fukushima prefecture. A few kilometres away, some people were killed recently here by it. Yunohana, or hot spring mineral solids, that are collected and sold for home use. At Motoyu onsen near Mt. Adatara in the mountains of Fukushima.

We stayed in a small hut that is meant for use by the workers that collect the bath solids. There was only a small indoor tub at the hut. Inside the hut.

The mountains surrounding Motoyu. On the other side of Mt. Adatara is a mountain hut that has a small hot spring (library book photo). The bath is neither natural nor traditional, but after one night in a tent during a typhoon (there really was a typhoon), it felt good! (library book photo).

At Uba onsen in the mountains of Yamagata. Uba onsen. This is a tourist pamphlet photo, and the water color looks strange. Another view.

Another book photo (library book photo). The bath solids collection trays.

The Izu Peninsula

Odaru hotspring on the Izu peninsula. Yukari and Daniel at Odaru hotspring. There are about 8 outdoor pools and 2 cave baths. Daniel at Odaru. Concrete tubs at Odaru.

The cave bath, extending for 30 metres at Odaru. The waterfall. Some tubs. Some grannies in the tubs.

Another view of Odaru. (book photo). (book photo).

A free public outdoor bath in the western Izu peninsula. The outdoor bath at Shuzenji in Izu. (book photo).

Nagano

Honzawa hot spring in Yamanashi prefecture, the highest outdoor bath in Japan at 2150 metres. The setting of Honzawa. The 2150 metre sign at Honzawa.

Yukari at Honzawa. Another view (book photo). And another view (book photo).

Tochigi-Nasu and Shiobara

Santogoya hotspring, only accessible by hiking in about 2 hours. Another view (book photo). And another (photo by Bird Mura). My bathing companions.

Iwanoyu, or rock bath. Dave bathing with the grannies! The view from across the river. The footbridge is in the background.

Fudonoyu, a 5 minute walk from Iwanoyu Another view. Dave at Fudonoyu.

Another view of Fudo no yu (book photo). Aoba hot spring. Dave at Ooami.

Renge Onsen, Toyama

Renge Onsen is an isolated spring high in the mountains of Toyama prefecture. Unfortunately, both times that I was there it was foggy.

There are 6 or 7 pools in the woods at Renge hotspring in the mountains of Toyama prefecture. Renge onsen on a CLEAR day. Photo by Tesuro Honoki. One of the forest pools (book photo). Another view of one of the Renge pools (book photo).

Another view of one of the Renge pools (book photo). Renge in the fog(photo by Bird Mura ). Another forest bath at Renge (photo by Bird Mura ). (book photo).

Hokkaido

Near Mt. Rausu in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. The entire stream is hot. Dave in the waterfall. Enroute to the pool.

Another one near Mt. Rausu. Yukari.

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