[Carefully Selected] 10 Must-Visit Hot Spring Inns in Japan

Uenoyu Onsen Ginkonyu (Hokkaido)

Kaminoyu Onsen is a famous hot spring that springs from an island in the middle reaches of the Ochibe River. It is said that the indigenous Ainu people have used it for hundreds of years to wash off their sweat after hunting and sometimes for medical treatment. On May 10, 1926, Kawaguchi Fukutaro excavated the island below Nanae Pass and succeeded in producing a large amount of hot water. Fukutaro's wife Tone suggested that the hot spring be named "Ginkonyu" after the couple's silver wedding anniversary. The inn is surro

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