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Towns tagged “Hot springs”
263 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Hot springs”, across 40 prefectures.
“Hot springs” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido50
Hokkaido page- Kushiro CityMud named “boiling” spurts up by a lake.Bokke, Lake Akan shore
- Mikasa CityA shaft once called “No. 1 in the East.”Ponbetsu Mine shaft tower, 51 m
- Utashinai CityA mining hall in a Japan Heritage story.Kanashibetsu Romanza
- Noboribetsu CityNoboribetsu Onsen's top spring zone: crater about 450 m.Jigokudani, blast crater remains
- Date CityBy a spring, stone tools were honored.Kitakogane, ritual water site
- Hokuto CityFired here: "Made in Hakodate" bricks.Moheji brick, "Made in Hakodate"
- Shiriuchi TownThe undersea railway's Hokkaido portal.Seikan Tunnel, Hokkaido portal
- Shikabe TownAbout every 10-15 min, hot water erupts.Shikabe Geyser
- Oshamambe TownMinerals settled into a rock dome.Futamata hot spring travertine
- Kaminokuni TownA hill fort, its buildings marked flat.Katsuyama Castle, foot of Iozan
- Otobe TownWhite cliffs, said to be layered pumice.Shirafra, Takise Coast
- Imakane TownA river with 23 fish species recorded.Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River
- Rankoshi TownA pond with a geyser until mid-Taisho.Oyunuma, Niseko Yumoto
- Makkari VillageThe village name is said to come from a river around Yotei.Makkari's name, an Ainu word
- Iwanai TownLegend says a sword hung on this rock.Katanagake Rock, Raiden Coast
- Tomari VillageBuilt for master and crew's shared life.Herring Mansion Tomari
- Tsukigata TownEntrance steps of Sapporo soft stone.Former Kabato Prison Main Office
- Moseushi TownA 1931 village office, as first built.Local Museum, old village office
- Chippubetsu TownA Dutch-made bell announces the time.Centennial Memorial Tower bell
- Hokuryu Town2 million sunflowers bloom on a hill.Himawari no Sato, 23.13 ha
- Numata TownA German-made engine hauled coal here.Krauss No. 15, built 1889
- Aibetsu TownA closed station's room, now a gallery.Aizan Museum
- Kamikawa TownA cliff like a screen of stone blocks.Great Box cliff, Sounkyo Gorge
- Higashikawa TownThe town boasts Hokkaido's biggest drop.Hagoromo Falls, Tenninkyo
- Kamifurano TownIn July, a hill turns purple all over.Hinode Park, lavender
- Shimokawa TownWinter lights began as a youth trial.Ice candles, Shimokawa winter
- Tomamae TownWhite sand turns pink in the sunset.Sunset Hill White Beach
- Shosanbetsu VillageAn observatory modeled on a moon lander.Observatory, Misakidai Park
- Embetsu TownA mountain-valley bath in two colors.Asahi Onsen, red and black baths
- Nakatonbetsu TownShells piled up, then rose as limestone.Nakatonbetsu Cave, Warship Rock
- Toyotomi TownA ship that dug peat sits outdoors.Peat-digging dredger
- Kunneppu TownThe station's constellation was Virgo.Former Kunneppu Station
- Oketo TownLibrary log: No. 1 in loans per resident, five times.Oketo Town Library
- Engaru TownA steam train runs a figure-eight track.Amemiya No. 21, Maruseppu
- Yubetsu TownPast a bridge, plants turn red in fall.Tsurunuma Glasswort Colony
- Ozora TownA village mark planted in moss phlox.Higashimokoto Shibazakura Park
- Toyoura TownA station in about 80 m between tunnels.Koboro Station, between tunnels
- Sobetsu TownA wheat field rose into a mountain.Showa-shinzan
- Shiraoi TownA natural river was the outpost's moat.Shiraoi Sendai Domain Jinya Site
- Toyako TownBones of one long cared for, found here.Irie Site
- Niikappu TownA great rock wall at the river mouth.Judge's Fort, river-mouth cliff
- Otofuke TownToll: 2 sen/person, 4/horse, 8/cart.Old toll bridge, Tokachi Bridge
- Shihoro TownPupils of two towns link arms in stone.Exchange Monument, former Sakura School
- Kamishihoro TownA bridge that sinks and reappears.Taushubetsu River Bridge
- Taiki TownA river also named “southwest wind.”Rekifune River
- Makubetsu TownThe station site became a park in 1987.Churui Station site, Hiroo Line
- Ashoro TownBlack mud forms here, over a ton a year.Yunotaki Falls, manganese mud
- Urahoro TownFacilities moved; town turned to fields.Urahoro Station, opened 1903
- Teshikaga TownYellow needle crystals form near vents.Mt. Io, Atosa-nupuri
- Rausu TownA sea-set hot spring sinks at high tide.Seseki hot spring, on the coast
Aomori Prefecture5
Aomori Prefecture page- Fukaura TownA ginkgo 22 m around turns gold.Kitakanegasawa Ginkgo
- Nishimeya VillageReading the ice for Tsugaru's harvest.Niogataki Falls, ice pillar
- Owani TownNo big talk before seeing Ishi-no-to.Ishi-no-to, a border boulder
- Kazamaura VillageBaths about 100 m apart differed.Shimofuro Onsen, Oyu and Shinyu
- Shingo VillageA mound said to be a foreigner's grave.Tomb of Christ, Herai tradition
Iwate Prefecture7
Iwate Prefecture page- Hanamaki CityA time bell cast for Morioka Castle.Tokigane, Morioka Castle's bell
- Kitakami CityA mound in a scroll's grave-visit scene.Hijiri-zuka, Kono Michinobu tomb
- Hachimantai CityLava bumps called “tiger form” and more.Yakehashiri lava, “tiger form”
- Shizukuishi TownA cave over 10 m high named the cliff.Kakkonda no Oiwaya cliff
- Yahaba TownA square fort, ringed by logs set tight.Tokutan Castle site, outer logs
- Nishiwaga TownA bath signal warns of coming trains.Hottoyuda, a hot spring station
- Ichinohe TownWave-like stripes flank the pass.Cross-bedding of Namiuchi Pass
Miyagi Prefecture3
Miyagi Prefecture pageAkita Prefecture8
Akita Prefecture page- Yuzawa CityEmperor Meiji toured the miners' tunnel.Miyuki Pit, Innai Silver Mine
- Semboku CityLit paper balloons rise in midwinter.Paper balloons, Kamihinokinai
- Kamikoani VillageOver 60 homes, they said; so they split.Yagisawa, a branch village
- Fujisato TownFuji of Fujikoto, sato of scenic Subari.Subari
- Mitane TownThe river here is named for three seeds.Mitane River, origin of the name
- Happo TownMen carry a mikoshi into a waterfall.Takiabi, Shirataki-jinja Shrine
- Ugo TownDancing in scrap kimono, faces hidden.Hanui, Nishimonai Bon Odori
- Higashinaruse VillageRed by name, blue on clear days.Lake Sukawa, the Vermilion Pond
Yamagata Prefecture10
Yamagata Prefecture page- Yamagata CityFloor 2 is a 16-gon, floor 3 an octagon.Former Saiseikan Main Building
- Tsuruoka CityCastle tiles carried to silkworm houses.Matsugaoka Kaikonjo, silk houses
- Kaminoyama CityTolls repaid part of a stone bridge.Shinbashi, a post-town bridge
- Higashine CityA zelkova on the reputed castle core.Higashine Great Zelkova
- Obanazawa CityThe cedar of a heavenly maiden's legendNobesawa Castle cedar, citadel
- Nanyo CityA hall whose front bay is all open.Kumano Taisha Haiden
- Mogami TownFlat ground splits water into two seas.Sakaida drainage divide
- Mamurogawa TownThe same type of engine that ran 28 km.Mamurogawa Forest Railway
- Okura VillageJizo line a rock said to house a monk.Jizo rock, hot spring legend
- Sakegawa VillageOne cedar, forked at the base.Kosugi no Osugi
Fukushima Prefecture11
Fukushima Prefecture page- Fukushima CitySaid to be named for ten wisteria ropes.Totsuna Bridge, steel arch
- Ten-ei VillageCut by paddies, still a keyhole mound.Dragon Mound, a keyhole tumulus
- Shimogo TownSoft layers wore away; towers stand.To-no-Hetsuri, tuff cliff
- Hinoemata VillageStone seats climb the slope to a stage.Hinoemata Stage, stone seating
- Kitashiobara VillageThe village records over 300 alpine plants in a marsh.Oguninuma Marsh plant community
- Inawashiro TownA hilltop house named for a Li Bai line.Tenkyokaku
- Yanaizu TownA temple known across Aizu as Yanaizu's Kokuzo-sama.A temple by the Tadami River
- Nishigo VillageA place name recorded as a shrine's.The shrine behind a place name
- Nakajima VillageA Jizo said to sweat before upheaval.Asekaki Jizo, the Sweating Jizo
- Ishikawa TownElaborate gate, symbol of a privilege.Suzuki family's yakui-mon gate
- Ono TownCedars flank the path like a couple.Jiji Sugi and Baba Sugi cedars
Tochigi Prefecture5
Tochigi Prefecture page- Nikko CityStone Buddhas remain 500 m by a gorge.Kanmangafuchi, Bake-jizo
- Nasushiobara CityThe president himself designed the bank.Takagi Kaikan, old Kuroiso Bank
- Ichikai TownWarriors painted on a station's walls.Musha-e, Ichihana Station
- Nasu TownA stone, split in two.Sessho-seki, the Killing Stone
- Nakagawa TownThe 'temple ruin' was a district office.Nasu Kanga Site
Gunma Prefecture8
Gunma Prefecture page- Shibukawa CityGreen and gold stripes alternate by nodeKinmeichiku, Tsukuda Hachimangu
- Annaka CityTwo symbols drawn on a map of 1661Onsen symbol, Isobe Onsen
- Yoshioka TownBamboo felled; an octagonal tomb found.Mitsuya Kofun, octagonal tomb
- Nakanojo TownMoss thrives in a mine's acidic water.Chatsubomigoke, old iron mine
- Naganohara TownWhite university initial on a transomFormer Kita-Karuizawa Station
- Kusatsu TownFlumes of red pine over 150 years oldHot-water flumes, Yubatake
- Higashiagatsuma TownA heart-shaped dogū dug up in town.Heart-shaped dogū, Gobara site
- Minakami TownThe down platform is inside a tunnel.Doai Station, down platform
Saitama Prefecture6
Saitama Prefecture page- Chichibu CityFireworks rise into a winter sky.Chichibu Night Festival
- Hanno CityForest covers about 75% of the city.Nishikawa timber forests
- Tokigawa TownStargazing through a 91 cm telescope.Dōdaira 91 cm telescope
- Yokoze TownGrowing 30 m of ice from stream water.Ashigakubo Ice Pillars
- Minano TownHome to the 100 Kannon's final temple.Suisen-ji, Chichibu temple 34
- Ogano TownNo station, but Mount Ryōkami towers.
Tokyo4
Tokyo page- Akiruno CityA 14th-century manor site by the shrine.Ninomiya Shrine, a manor site
- Hinode TownBranches droop all around: a rare sight.Sajigami Shrine weeping akashide
- Hinohara VillageA rock door that looks half-open.Kanotoiwa
- Niijima VillageA village grew around a snail-named well.Maimaizu Well, Shikine Island
Kanagawa Prefecture2
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture13
Niigata Prefecture page- Shibata CityA Sumida River guest house, moved home.Zoshunkaku, Okura's villa
- Tokamachi CityWorshipped on a peak, god of hemp cloth.Matsuo Shrine main hall
- Itoigawa CityCarved in rock: whetstone and arrow.Inscription, Oyashirazu old road
- Myoko CityThe pond was built from wetland in 1927.Imori Pond, Sakasa Myoko
- Gosen CityBeyond cedars, a temple with a corridor.Jikoji cedar avenue
- Agano CityBirthplace of a lone gazetteer compiler.Yoshida Togo's birthplace
- Uonuma CityFieldstone walls evoke a samurai manor.Meguro-tei, rich farmer's manor
- Yahiko VillageIt can't be crossed. Gods are said to.Tama no Hashi, Yahiko Shrine
- Tagami TownNuts are said to bear thread-hole marks.Tsunagigaya of Ryogen-an
- Aga TownOne cave that led to Incipient Jomon.Muroya Cave, a rhyolite cave
- Yuzawa TownA fort built in haste, on a pass ridge.Arato Castle Site, mountain fort
- Tsunan TownIn the snowmelt, rock clatters down.Ishiotoshi, a rock screen
- Sekikawa VillageWritten “snake-eating,” read Jabami.Jabami, a great snake legend
Toyama Prefecture10
Toyama Prefecture page- Himi CityJapan's first excavated cave site.Ōzakai Cave
- Namerikawa CityIts giant octopus made it into ukiyo-e.Giant octopus of Namerikawa
- Kurobe CityNamed springs rise in the back lanes.Ikuji springs
- Tonami CityAbout 10 trial bulbs, now 5.21 million.Tulip bulbs
- Nanto CityA World Heritage village of 5 households.Suganuma gassho village
- Imizu CityA ferry sailed as the port was cut open.Koshinokata–Horioka ferry
- Kamiichi TownHokuriku's largest cliff-carved Buddha.Nisseki-ji cliff Buddha
- Tateyama TownA waterfall that drops 350 m in 4 steps.Shōmyō Falls
- Nyuzen TownLowland cedars that root under snow.Sugisawa no Sawasugi
- Asahi TownSnowy Mt. Asahi over cherries and tulips.Funagawa "Spring Quartet"
Ishikawa Prefecture3
Ishikawa Prefecture pageFukui Prefecture9
Fukui Prefecture page- Tsuruga City763 orphans came ashore at this port.Tsuruga Port, Polish orphans
- Ono CityOn Hangeshō, skewered grilled mackerel.Hangeshō grilled mackerel
- Katsuyama CityFossils and their strata, both protected.Dinosaur fossils, Tetori Group
- Awara CityRennyo stayed here 4 years, 2 months.Site of Yoshizaki Gobō
- Sakai CityFive- and six-sided rock columns run 1 km.Tojinbo
- Ikeda TownLegend says a regent taught them Noh.Mizuumi Dengaku Nōmai
- Minami-Echizen TownA flightless beetle in one high pond.Yasha diving beetle, Yashagaike
- Echizen TownNobunaga's “Oda” is said to be from here.Tsurugi Shrine, Oda clan shrine
- Wakasa Town70,000 years of mud, now a world scale.Lake Suigetsu varves
Yamanashi Prefecture3
Yamanashi Prefecture pageNagano Prefecture7
Nagano Prefecture page- Omachi CityHot-spring deposits grow into a hill.Funtokyu sinter cone, Yumata
- Urugi VillageAbout 4 km of path in woods at 1,200 m.Kotori no Mori, Atebidaira
- Otari VillageAn inn for cattle drivers and porters.Ushikata-yado, Chikuni House
- Takayama VillageA paddy cherry, estimated at 500+ yearsKurobe Edohigan cherry
- Yamanouchi TownSphagnum piled up on a lake bed.Tanohara Marsh, old Lake Shiga
- Nozawaonsen VillageThe village kitchen is in the hot pools.Ogama, the shared kitchen
- Sakae VillageA station post as tall as the snow was.Morimiyanohara, snow marker
Gifu Prefecture2
Gifu Prefecture pageShizuoka Prefecture13
Shizuoka Prefecture page- Atami CityFireworks over the sea, even in midwinter.Atami sea fireworks
- Ito CityThe town that burns a whole mountain every year.Mount Omuro burning
- Yaizu CityFour in ten skipjack tuna land at this port.Yaizu Port
- Fujieda CityIts primary, middle and high schools all became national football champions.
- Gotemba CityA highland where a prince and a prime minister lived.Chichibu villa, Kishi house
- Shimoda CityThe port that opened Japan, with nine swimming beaches.Shimoda, the Black Ships' port
- Izu CityValleys of wasabi, a World Agricultural Heritage.
- Izunokuni CityA town where the furnace that cast cannon still stands.Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace
- Higashiizu TownSix hot spring villages along the sea.Hot springs, Okawa to Inatori
- Kawazu TownAn early-blooming cherry that bears the town's name.
- Minamiizu TownThe Izu Peninsula runs out here.Cape Irozaki
- Kannami TownDairy cows, on top of a shifted earth.Tanna Fault
- Kawanehon TownThe one train in Japan that climbs on a cogwheel.Ikawa Line, Abt rack
Mie Prefecture1
Mie Prefecture pageKyoto Prefecture1
Kyoto Prefecture pageHyogo Prefecture8
Hyogo Prefecture page- Kobe CityThe people it lost came back in five years.The 1995 earthquake
- Sumoto CityThe oldest mock keep in Japan stands here.Sumoto Castle's mock keep
- Toyooka CityThe storks came back to the sky.Oriental stork releases
- Takarazuka CityThe revue began at a hot spring.Takarazuka Revue
- Minami-Awaji CityForty puppet troupes; one is left.Awaji Ningyoza
- Awaji CityThey cross the bridge to work in Kobe.Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
- Shiso CityThe oldest record of sake points here.Niwazake, Niwata Shrine
- Shin'onsen TownWater at 98°C rises from the valley floor.Arayu, Yumura Onsen
Nara Prefecture5
Nara Prefecture page- Shimoichi TownA February fair echoes an old market.Shimoichi Ebisu Shrine fair
- Tenkawa VillageWater wells from a cave in the demon-gate woods.Izumi no Mori, Dorogawa springs
- Totsukawa VillageLocals' wish for safety became a bridge.Tanize Suspension Bridge, 1954
- Kawakami VillageHis home cliff bears a forester's name.Dokura tribute, rock inscription
- Higashiyoshino VillageModeled on other wolves and documents.Wolf statue, Washikaguchi
Wakayama Prefecture3
Wakayama Prefecture pageTottori Prefecture5
Tottori Prefecture page- Yonago CityThree pagodas planned east of the hall.Kamiyodo Haiji ruins
- Kurayoshi CityEight retainers died after their lord.Daigakuin, Satomi & 8 retainers
- Iwami TownA lord reportedly offered 1,000 kan.Sengan-Matsushima
- Misasa TownA festival thanks radium's discoverer.Curie Festival
- Yurihama TownA sutra to dig up in 5.67 billion years.Hōki Ichinomiya Sutra Mound
Shimane Prefecture5
Shimane Prefecture page- Hamada CityRock cracks here look like tatami mats.Iwami Tatami-ga-ura, Kokubu-cho
- Oda CityChisel marks still scar the tunnel wall.Ryugenji Mabu, Iwami Ginzan
- Gotsu CityTiled roofs line an old shipping street.Gotsu Honmachi Iraka Kaido
- Misato TownBrightly painted, spanning since 1954.Ago Ōhashi Bridge
- Yoshika TownA river is said to start by a cedar.Ipponsugi Spring
Okayama Prefecture4
Okayama Prefecture page- Maniwa CityBlack spots on bamboo come from fungus.Torafudake bamboo habitat
- Mimasaka CityA Kamakura pagoda moved from a mountainChofukuji, three-story pagoda
- Kagamino TownTour a tunnel dug to find uranium.Visitor Tunnel, Yotsugi-minami 2
- Nishiawakura VillageA state forest, bought by the village.Wakasugi Natural Forest
Hiroshima Prefecture5
Hiroshima Prefecture page- Hiroshima CityA shrine by a crossing stands on a reef.Shirakami Shrine's reef
- Takehara CityA stage-built hall, in view across town.Fumeikaku, Saihoji Temple
- Shobara CityA townhouse with small stacked gablesSanrakuso, Former Hozawa House
- Hatsukaichi CityItsukushima's defeated lord rests here.Tōun-ji, Sue Harukata's grave
- Akiota TownThe gorge's name traces to an Edo book.Matsu-ochibashū, name's source
Yamaguchi Prefecture5
Yamaguchi Prefecture page- Shimonoseki CityOld post office, with an octagonal dome.Former Tonoi Post Office
- Yamaguchi CityFor about 120 years, a photo studio.Kawamura Photo Studio
- Nagato CityA grave was built for whale fetuses.Ōmijima Whale Grave
- Mine CityMeiji-era bricks still line the tunnelArakawa Horizontal Mine Ruins
- Shunan CityBought back his home, opened a library.Kodama Bunko, site of his home
Tokushima Prefecture7
Tokushima Prefecture page- Anan CityThe shogun's kin lived in Hirajima, Awa.Site of the Awa Kubo residence
- Miyoshi CityA vine bridge, rebuilt every 3 years.Iya Kazurabashi (vine bridge)
- Kamikatsu TownResidents haul waste to one place.Zero Waste Center
- Kamiyama TownA fall of two streams, male and female.Amagoi Falls
- Kaiyo TownSeabed patterns remain in the rock.Shishikui Fossil Ripple Marks
- Itano TownA statue of Aikyu-san is enshrined.Aizen-an, Inubushi Kyusuke
- Tsurugi TownIts name is written large over the arch.Sadamitsu Gekijo (貞光劇場)
Ehime Prefecture1
Ehime Prefecture pageKochi Prefecture4
Kochi Prefecture page- Tano TownA merchant's house built rooms for the lord.Oka Goten
- Kitagawa VillageForest rail crossed a river on concrete.Horigao, Yanase Forest Railway
- Umaji VillageLook up at a cedar till headbands fall.Hachimaki-otoshi, Senbonyama
- Ino TownA shifting blue, and a serpent legend.Nikobuchi, Edagawa-gawa pool
Fukuoka Prefecture5
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Chikugo CitySparrows over the spring often fell.Funagoya Kosen-jo, Suzume-jigoku
- Chikushino CityA 1930 signboard already called it rare.Yamae-shuku West Kamaeguchi
- Asakura CitySeven wheels start turning each June 17.Triple Waterwheel, Asakura group
- Aka VillageStone upstream, bumpy brick downstream.Uchida Sanren Bridge, Mitsuankyō
- Fukuchi TownA clay-sealed stone chamber over 12 m.Ikata Kofun
Saga Prefecture2
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture2
Nagasaki Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture9
Kumamoto Prefecture page- Yatsushiro CityNihon Shoki names an islet off the dike.Mizushima, a river-mouth islet
- Hitoyoshi CityStones jut out from the wall's crest.Hitoyoshi Castle, Musha-gaeshi
- Minamata CitySpelled “Koiji” from around late Meiji.
- Yamaga CityThe statue leapt onto a vine, they say.Aira-tobikazura of Sagara
- Nagomi TownFour names in silver on a sword's spine.Eta Funayama Kofun, inlaid sword
- Minamioguni TownA twice-struck cedar shows scorch marks.Konpira Cedar, Manganji
- Oguni TownFour 20m-span arches, 10m on both sides.Konogawa Bridge, Miyanoharu Line
- Mizukami VillageCat guardians flank the temple gate.Shozen-in, the Cat Temple
- Yamae VillageA junked bus woke from a 14-year sleep.Maron-go, bonnet bus
Oita Prefecture4
Oita Prefecture pageMiyazaki Prefecture1
Miyazaki Prefecture pageKagoshima Prefecture7
Kagoshima Prefecture page- Ibusuki CityPit houses are rebuilt in the site park.Hashimuregawa Site, pit houses
- Hioki CitySaid to be Satsuma biwa's birthplace.Joraku-in, Satsuma biwa's start
- Isa CityA hall nearly 500 years old survives.Koriyama Hachiman, main hall
- Mishima VillageSeafloor hot springs stain the bay red.Red sea of Nagahama Bay
- Toshima VillageToshima's office is in Kagoshima city.Toshima Village Office, Izumicho
- Satsuma TownHot water wells under the worship hall.Shibi Onsen, Kami no Yu
- Yakushima TownMany pilgrimage stone towers remain.Ushidoko Moisho, pilgrim stones
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