Yuwaku Onsen
{{Short description|Hot spring in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan}}
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| elevation = 400 meters
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The {{nihongo|Yuwaku Onsen|湯涌温泉}} is a hot spring resort in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
History
As with several other hot spring resorts in the area, Yuwaku Onsen claims to have been founded in the Nara period by a paper-maker who followed an injured white heron and discovered that it was healing itself in the warm waters. This gives it a history of 1,300 years.{{Cite web|last=Kelts|first=Roland|date=2017-10-22|title=Anime tourism invites overseas fans to join festivities|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/10/22/general/anime-tourism-invites-overseas-fans-join-festivities/|access-date=2020-07-08|work=The Japan Times}}
The onsen was developed by the Maeda clan of Kaga Domain in the Edo period. In the Meiji period, the painter Takehisa Yumeji was a visitor.{{Cite web|last=日本経済新聞社・日経BP社|date=2019-11-03|title=夢二が愛したロマンの湯・湯涌｜トラベル｜NIKKEI STYLE|url=https://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO93868980R11C15A1000000?channel=DF140920160949|access-date=2020-07-08|work=NIKKEI STYLE}}
Geology
The hot spring is at an altitude of 400 meters above sea level at the foot of Mount Ioh. The water is slightly alkaline and contains gypsum. The mean temperature for the water is 32 °C.{{Cite web|url=http://www.city.kanazawa.ishikawa.jp/meisyo_e/kougai/yuwaku/yuwakuE.html|title=Yuwaku Hot Springs|website=City Kanazawa Ishikawa|access-date=26 November 2021}}
Infrastructures
The area houses nine small hot spring inns.{{cite web |title=A quiet hot spring village with nine inns, nestled in a mountain valley. |url=https://yuwaku.gr.jp/en/ |website=Yuwaku.gr.jp |access-date=16 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=The Historic Kanazawa Hot Springs |url=https://kanazawa-life.com/en/lifemap/en-vol-005/ |website=Kanazawa Life}}
Transportation
The hot spring is accessible by bus from Kanazawa Station of West Japan Railway Company.{{cite web |title=Access - |url=https://yuwaku.gr.jp/en/access/ |website=yuwaku.gr.jp |access-date=16 August 2022}}
See also
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External links
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- {{official website|1=http://yuwaku.gr.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Hot springs of Ishikawa Prefecture