Shima Onsen
四万温泉
LocationNakanojō, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°41′13″N 138°46′27″E / 36.68694°N 138.77417°E / 36.68694; 138.77417
Onsen bath

Shima Onsen is a name of Japanese town and hot springs - onsen, the part of Nakanojō city in the Gunma Prefecture. [1]

Description

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.[2][3] Some of the hot springs facilities add salt to the mineral rich spring water.[4]

The Shima Onsen is assessible by way of a rocky dirt trail, that has been used by people to access the hot springs for four hundred years. Some of the Onsen buildings are centuries old. The Sekizen-kan Honkan, constructed in 1691, is one of the oldest inns to be found in Japan. It has been designated and Important Cultural Asset.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shima Onsen". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 Price, Margaret (1999). Classic Japanese Inns and County Getaways. Kodansha International. p. 55. ISBN 9784770018731. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Shima Onsen". Japan Guide. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Amanemu — Shima, Japan". Wallpaper. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

Article contains translated text from 四万温泉 on the Japanese Wikipedia retrieved on 23 March 2017.

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