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Hot spring resort town in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Yamanaka Onsen
山中温泉
Kikunoyu (left) and Yamanakaza theatre (right)
LocationKaga, Ishikawa, Japan
Coordinates36°14′50″N 136°22′22″E / 36.24712°N 136.372797°E / 36.24712; 136.372797
Elevation0 meters
Typeslightly alkaline
Discharge773 liters/min
Temperature48.3 deg C
Yamanaka Onsen is located in JapanYamanaka Onsen

Yamanaka Onsen (山中温泉, yamanaka onsen) is a hot spring resort in the city of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As its name implies, it is in a mountainous region. The Daishoji River runs through the resort. It is a popular tourist spot for Japanese and foreign travelers.

This hot spring has one hotel and 20 ryokan.

History

Yamanaka Onsen has a very ancient history, and there are several myths about its foundation. One story attributes it to the wandering Buddhist monk Gyōki in the Nara period. Another story states that the Kamakura period samurai Hasebe Nobutsura discovered the springs while following an injured white heron and seeing it bath in the hot waters.

It was patronised in the Muromachi period by the Ikkō-ikki leader Rennyo and was visited in the Edo period by the poet Matsuo Bashō.

During World War II, it was designated as a military hospital area for the Imperial Japanese Navy.

See also

Gallery

  • Plaza at center of town in early morning Plaza at center of town in early morning
  • Daishoji River that runs the side of town Daishoji River that runs the side of town
  • A famous bridge in Yamanaka onsen A famous bridge in Yamanaka onsen
  • Kakusen gorge Kakusen gorge

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