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[Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture] Yutagawa Onsen has been designated as a national recreational hot spring area! Come visit us to relieve your daily fatigue
[Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture] Yutagawa Onsen has been designated as a national recreational hot spring area! Come visit us to relieve your daily fatigue
Yuda Onsen, located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, is popular for its abundant hot spring water and its health benefits, which are rare even nationwide
This hot spring resort is located between Shonaihama Beach and Mount Haguro, famous for its five-story pagoda, a national treasure
It's a great place to visit for relaxation or as a workcation. There are also many other great spots to visit in the surrounding area, making it a hot spring resort where you can expect to heal your body and enrich your mind
In this article, we will introduce recommended spots in the surrounding area, focusing on Yutagawa Onsen, which was founded 1,300 years ago
Please read to the end.
Will Yuda Onsen be designated as a national hot spring resort?
Yutagawa Onsen, a famous hot spring that has been in operation for 1,300 years, is a small hot spring resort with eight inns, two public baths, and one foot bath
There is no entertainment district, which is common in hot spring resorts, and the view is not particularly good. However, with its healing hot springs, food made with seafood and mountain produce, and a quiet space to relax, it is easy to see why this hot spring has been designated a "national hot spring resort .
Yudagawa Onsen is a rare sulfate hot spring (formerly known as a gypsum-containing Glauber's salt spring), and is said to be effective in treating arteriosclerosis, neurological diseases, eye diseases, and lowering blood pressure
It is designated by the Minister of the Environment based on the Hot Springs Act
In terms of content , it is a hot spring resort where the benefits of using the hot springs can be fully expected and which can be used as a healthy health resort .
The law was enacted in 1954, and as of 2022, 79 locations have been designated nationwide. 79 locations! It may seem like a lot, but there are a total of 3,133 hot spring resorts with accommodation facilities across Japan, and a total of 28,000 hot spring sources, so it's clear that 79 locations have been carefully selected .
INFORMATION
Name: Yutagawa Onsen public bath front bath
Address: 47 Yudakawa Yumoto, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, 997-0752
Yudagawa Onsen is located in a tranquil setting surrounded by plum and bamboo groves
Plum Grove Park, located on a hill within Yudagawa Onsen, is surrounded by a bamboo forest and overlooks the hot spring town, with 300 red and white plum trees in full bloom
Although it is not as gorgeous as cherry blossoms, it is the perfect place to soothe your post-bath heat while admiring the faintly fragrant red and white plum blossoms
The plum blossom festival will be held soon, so why not relax in the hot springs and enjoy the plum blossoms?
A list of upcoming festivals, including specialties of Yudagawa Onsen
Plum Festival
April 8th and 9th
Moso Festival
Early May to mid-June
Firefly Festival
Genji fireflies: mid-June to early July Heike fireflies: late June to late July
*The Moso Festival is a festival where people eat a soup called Moso soup made from the bamboo shoots of the famous Moso bamboo in the Shonai region. When the Moso bamboo goes on sale, the people of Shonai rush to buy it, and it is said that they feel the arrival of spring and enjoy the taste buds. I would love to give it a try!
Also, Kappo sake, which is local sake heated in Moso bamboo, is exceptionally delicious!
A tranquil setting that has also served as a filming location for movies
The film "The Twilight Samurai" (released in November 2002), based on a novel by Shuhei Fujisawa and directed by Yoji Yamada, stars a distinguished cast including Hiroyuki Sanada and Rie Miyazawa
The location where the movie was shot was Yuzusame Shrine, located in Yutagawa Onsen
The shrine is surrounded by a bamboo forest and is set in a mossy silence, giving the illusion of time standing still and not a single sound being heard
It's fun to walk around and imagine that famous actors have visited here!
Attractions near Yutagawa Onsen
We would like to introduce two places that we think you should definitely visit when you come to Yudagawa Onsen
Kamo Aquarium
It's only a 17-minute drive to Shonaihama Beach, where you can enjoy the calm waters and swimming! What's more, there is also the Kamo Aquarium, famous for its jellyfish .
Over 50 types of jellyfish are on display in a fantastical way. Watching the graceful swimming jellyfish makes you feel like time is passing slowly!
There are also about 140 species of fish on display that live off the coast of Shonai
INFORMATION
Name: Kamo Aquarium
Address: 657-1 Imaizumi Okubo, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, 997-1206
Business hours: 9:00-17:00
Closing days: Generally open all year round
Admission fee: Adults 1,000 yen, elementary and junior high school students 500 yen, infants free
Phone number: 0235-33-3036
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Mount Haguro Five-Story Pagoda
Mount Haguro, one of the Dewa Sanzan mountains, is a "Sanshin Gosaiden" (Three Gods Combined Shrine) that enshrines Mount Gassan and Mount Yudono, which cannot be visited during the winter due to snowfall
The five-story pagoda, a national treasure, is particularly impressive, exuding dignity and solemnity in a forest of cedar trees whose age is beyond imagination. The cedar tree near the pagoda is 1,000 years old, has a circumference of 10 meters, and is known as the "Grandpa Cedar."
The five-story pagoda, said to be the oldest in the Tohoku region, is said to have been built by Taira no Masakado
INFORMATION
Name: Mount Haguro Five-Story Pagoda
Address: 33-14, Temu-Haguroyama, Haguro-cho, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, 997-0211
Phone number: 0235-62-2355
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summary
Yutagawa Onsen, located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, is a hot spring that is expected to have health benefits that are rare nationwide. Moreover, since it is located away from entertainment districts and allows you to relax in peace, it is also a hot spring area that is quietly gaining attention as it is suitable for workation
You can also enjoy swimming in the sea and the aquarium nearby, and visit the sacred Mount Haguro. Yutagawa Onsen is a charming hot spring that we highly recommend visiting
It might be nice to take a stroll and be lured by the scent of plum blossoms!
I'm originally from Tokyo, but I've lived in Yamagata Prefecture for 30 years. Nowadays, I am able to speak the dialect and become a local. He goes to the nearby prefectures of Miyagi and Fukushima about two to three days a month to gather information. I belong to the middle-aged group who loves cats, local sake, and side dishes. (The icon is a beloved cat)
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