What are the three major hot springs in Japan?

Introduction to Japan’s famous hot springs

1. Beppu Hot Spring in Oita Prefecture

Beppu Hot Spring is located on Kyushu Island in southwestern Japan and belongs to Oita Prefecture. Bordering the vast Beppu Bay to the east and the Tsurumi Mountains with Aso National Park to the west, it is a hot spring resort surrounded by mountains and sea. The biggest feature of Beppu is that it has rich hot spring resources that are rare in the world. Its spring water output is second only to Yellowstone National Park in the United States, ranking second in the world. According to the classification of hot spring water quality, there are 11 types of hot springs in the world, and Beppu has 10 types. It is the area with the highest concentration of hot spring types in the world. Therefore, Beppu has become the preferred hot spring tourism city for Japanese people.

2. Atami Hot Spring in Shizuoka Prefecture

Atami has been a famous hot spring resort since ancient times. Its earliest hot spring record dates back to 1,200 years ago, and it is one of the most famous hot spring places in Japan. There are 262 hot springs with temperatures above 42°C. The total amount of hot springs gushing out per minute is more than 20,000 liters, ranking fourth among Japanese hot spring resorts. There are many hot springs in Atami, the most famous of which are the "Seven Springs of Atami", namely Oyu, Kawarayu, Sajiroyu, Kiyozaemonyu, Furo no Yu, Ozawayu and Nonakayu.

Atami Hot Spring is mainly a "weak salt spring", which contains salt similar to sea salt. After bathing in hot springs, salt will be left on the skin, which has a good moisturizing effect, so you will not feel cold after bathing in hot springs. It also has a sweating effect and can promote the body's metabolism, so it is effective for rheumatism, neuralgia, skin diseases and internal organ diseases.

3. Kusatsu Hot Spring in Gunma Prefecture

Kusatsu Hot Spring, also known as "Medicine Hot Spring", is located in Kusatsu Town, Azuma County, Gunma Prefecture. It has always been famous for its beautiful natural environment and extremely high curative effects. It has been used as a treatment for diseases since ancient times. It is famous far and near as a famous hot spring for keeping healthy. Its spring quality is hydrogen sulfide acidic spring and acidic sulfate spring, and the water temperature is as high as 50℃~96℃. It has certain effects on the treatment of rheumatic diseases, neuralgia, chronic skin diseases, trauma, diabetes, etc. The natural outflow volume of Kusatsu Onsen is approximately 40,000 liters per minute, ranking first among all hot springs in Japan. The "Yuda" in Kusatsu Onsen Town has hot spring water flowing all year round. There is also a traditional activity in Kusatsu Onsen, which is to use long wooden boards to stir the spring water in the hot spring bath to achieve the purpose of mixing the medicinal elements in the hot spring evenly, lowering the temperature and improving the curative effect, which has become a symbol of the hot spring town.

Among the many hot springs, the following five hot springs are particularly famous in Japan.

Three minutes of bathing time - Kusatsu Onsen. Kusatsu Onsen, located in Gunma Prefecture, becomes more smoky as it gets colder. Its biggest feature is its strong acidity. The pH value is 1.5, which has strong sterilization and detoxification effect, and has good curative effect on patients with athlete's foot and skin diseases. Because the temperature of this spring is as high as 60 degrees Celsius, it is impossible to bathe in it. Adding water to dilute it would not affect the curative effect. Therefore, a method of beating the water with a wooden board to lower the temperature was invented. In the old Kusatsu famous hot spring baths, there was the so-called "Tang Chang". While shouting the beat, someone held a soup board about 1.8 meters long and 30 centimeters wide. They followed the command and slapped the water to lower the temperature. Then the bathers entered in order. Bathing area, but each person is limited to 3 minutes, hence the name "time soup". In addition, Kusatsu also has the "Four Seasons Bath" which is a medicinal bath scented with tangerine or lavender. Recently, a hot spring slimming bath for diet and beauty has been launched.

Sado Hot Spring: This hot spring is located in a place called Sado Island. There are 10 hot springs on Sado Island, most of which are salt springs. Among them, the hot spring named "Anjuwa Cooko King's Hot Spring" has a warm legend. According to legend, the blind old mother's sad tears formed a river in search of her lost daughter Anshou and son Cook Wang, so this area is full of salty spring water. This spring water contains boric acid and carrotic acid that are beneficial to the eyes, and can improve chronic eye diseases and improve vision.

Kawabata Yasunari's romantic snow country hot spring - Yuzawa Onsen: "The long tunnel passing through the county is the snow country..." This is the award-winning masterpiece of Japanese Nobel writer Yasunari Kawabata The opening sentence of "Snow Country" can be said to be a familiar and catchy sentence throughout Japan. Last year coincided with Kawabata Yasunari's 100th birthday, and it was also the 60th anniversary of the publication of "Snow Country". Japan has long been aroused The craze of Snow Country Fever and Snow Country Tour, and the background of this book is new? Of course, Yuzawa in the prefecture has become the most popular place in winter, and the hot springs in Yuzawa have become the must-have snow country hot springs in Kawabata Yasunari's romantic trip.