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Towns tagged “Natural springs”
144 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Natural springs”, across 41 prefectures.
“Natural 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.
Hokkaido11
Hokkaido page- Kitami CityKitami mint: about 70% of world market.Kitami Mint Memorial Museum
- Makkari VillageThe village name is said to come from a river around Yotei.Makkari's name, an Ainu word
- Kyogoku TownWater wells up, about 80,000 tons a day.Kyogoku Fukidashi Spring
- Higashikawa TownThe town boasts Hokkaido's biggest drop.Hagoromo Falls, Tenninkyo
- Hamatonbetsu TownSprings are vital to salmon spawning.Usotannai River and its springs
- Rishirifuji TownThe harbor rock is a lava dome.Cape Peshi, Oshidomari Port
- Horonobe TownA storeroom serves as the waiting room.Nukanan Station, storeroom
- Kiyosato TownFallen trees lie sunk like fossils.God's Child Pond
- Koshimizu TownA summer-only station among flowers.Genseikaen Station, summer-only
- Shibecha TownA town's cattle pasture, 360° horizon.Tawadaira, town rearing pasture
- Shibetsu TownThe turntable of a sea-to-mountain line.Former Nemuro-Shibetsu turntable
Aomori Prefecture2
Aomori Prefecture pageIwate Prefecture2
Iwate Prefecture pageAkita Prefecture4
Akita Prefecture page- Nikaho CityA stone seawall has a drain sluice.Yuri Coast Namiyoke Stone Wall
- Happo TownMen carry a mikoshi into a waterfall.Takiabi, Shirataki-jinja Shrine
- Misato TownHe quit the Diet and built an avenue.Pine and cedar avenue, Togaku
- Higashinaruse VillageRed by name, blue on clear days.Lake Sukawa, the Vermilion Pond
Yamagata Prefecture1
Yamagata Prefecture pageFukushima Prefecture4
Fukushima Prefecture page- Motomiya CityThe city designates 25 memorial towers.Kamakura memorial towers
- Bandai TownGolden hall restored on excavated base.Enichiji ruins, restored hall
- Kaneyama TownNatural sparkling water wells up here.Oshio natural carbonated spring
- Showa VillageRamie for fine cloth takes three years.Karamushi ramie production
Ibaraki Prefecture2
Ibaraki Prefecture pageTochigi Prefecture3
Tochigi Prefecture pageGunma Prefecture1
Gunma Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture5
Saitama Prefecture page- Asaka CityKurome River waterwheels drew copper wire.Waterwheel copper drawing
- Wako CityWhere element 113, nihonium, was born.RIKEN
- Niiza City43 ha of woodland around a Zen temple.Heirinji
- Ogano TownNo station, but Mount Ryōkami towers.
- Yorii TownHōjō castle ruins above the Ara River.Hachigata Castle ruins
Chiba Prefecture4
Chiba Prefecture pageTokyo18
Tokyo page- Ota WardA well said to go salty for the wicked.Iwai Well, Iwai Shrine
- Setagaya WardHikone domain's lands lay in Setagaya.Setagaya Daikan Yashiki
- Suginami WardDokan is said to have planted this tree.Koyamaki, Ogikubo Hachiman
- Nerima WardA bamboo grass named for a wife thrives.Sueko-zasa, Makino Garden
- Tachikawa CitySix carved slabs, one hexagonal pillar.Six-sided stone pillar, Fusai-ji
- Musashino CityBell patron and founder were both local.Anyoji Bell, Sakai bell founder
- Mitaka CityThe roof opens at the center to observe.Repsold Transit Housing, NAOJ
- Akishima CityRiverbed fossil recognized as new whaleAkishima Whale, a new species
- Chofu CityA red earring thought to be from Gunma.Clay earring, Shimofuda Site
- Koganei CityA print: Fuji through a hollow cherry.Musashi Koganei, Hiroshige print
- Hino CityHomes line a canal said to date to 1567.Hino Canal, Sato Hayato
- Higashimurayama CityA bracket's ink fixed the hall's date.Shōfukuji Jizōdō, 1407 ink
- Kokubunji CityA pond said to have restored her form.Masugata Pond Springs
- Kunitachi CityOld rails are reused as eave posts.Former Kunitachi Station
- Fussa CityA park named for water-eating earth.Mizukuraido, aqueduct works site
- Higashikurume CityLost wheat back from 300 stored seeds.Yanagikubo wheat
- Hamura CityWhen floods come, the weir is removed.Nagewatashi, Hamura Intake Weir
- Kozushima VillageWet sand on a stone, said to be left at a torii.Awanomikoto Shrine, Nagahama
Kanagawa Prefecture4
Kanagawa Prefecture page- Hadano CityTaisho and Showa reservoirs overlap.Soya Waterworks, Soya Park
- Zama CityThere is a “dam” under the ground.Suzuka no Izumi, underground dam
- Minamiashigara CityThe falls line up with an active fault.Yuhi Falls, city scenic site
- Nakai TownThe shrine's name has two explanations.Minogasa Shrine, Inokuchi
Niigata Prefecture2
Niigata Prefecture pageToyama Prefecture5
Toyama Prefecture page- Uozu CityA 2,000-year-old forest below sea level.Uozu Buried Forest
- Namerikawa CityIts giant octopus made it into ukiyo-e.Giant octopus of Namerikawa
- Kurobe CityNamed springs rise in the back lanes.Ikuji springs
- Kamiichi TownHokuriku's largest cliff-carved Buddha.Nisseki-ji cliff Buddha
- Nyuzen TownLowland cedars that root under snow.Sugisawa no Sawasugi
Fukui Prefecture2
Fukui Prefecture pageYamanashi Prefecture6
Yamanashi Prefecture page- Tsuru CityWater crosses a river on a brick bridge.Komahashi Ochiai Aqueduct
- Hokuto CityA triangular stone parts water in three.Sanbuichi Spring
- Showa TownEnglish and kanji signs flank the door.Sugiura House, former clinic
- Nishikatsura TownLocal believers set statues, they say.Hachijuhachi Daishi, Mitsutoge
- Oshino VillageThis pond wells up 2.2 m³ a second.Wakuike Pond, Oshino Hakkai
- Kosuge VillageThey seek safe birth in a Kamakura hall.Nagasaku Kannon Hall
Nagano Prefecture4
Nagano Prefecture page- Matsumoto CityThe river channel is a stone staircase.Ushibuse Kaidanko, French style
- Iiyama CityMountain water is led past stone walls.Kawa and Tane, Kosuge's water
- Shiojiri CityNear ruins, a spring unfrozen in winter.Hiraide Spring, near the ruins
- Hakuba VillageA hundred Kannon stand on three sides.Kannonbara, 100 Kannon statues
Gifu Prefecture4
Gifu Prefecture page- Gujo CityIonic columns by a wooden clinic's door.Old Hayashi Ryoin Main Building
- Yoro TownUnearthed stone Buddhas, set on a cone.Thousand Stone Buddhas, Kashiwao
- Tarui TownStrategist's son's gate and walls stand.Takenaka Clan Jinya Site, Tarui
- Kitagata TownThree-step brackets bear the deep eaves.Enkyo-ji Temple's two-story gate
Shizuoka Prefecture4
Shizuoka Prefecture pageAichi Prefecture4
Aichi Prefecture page- Toyohashi CityCave said to have held a giant snake.Susejaana Cave, Jomon cave site
- Owariasahi CityDyer and brewer's house, roadside wall.Miyake House, Seto Road
- Toyoake CityA red-flowered plant traps insects.Nagabano-ishimochiso sundew
- Taketoyo TownTwo girders cross at right angles.Taketoyominato Station turntable
Mie Prefecture1
Mie Prefecture pageShiga Prefecture2
Shiga Prefecture pageOsaka Prefecture1
Osaka Prefecture pageNara Prefecture2
Nara Prefecture pageTottori Prefecture2
Tottori Prefecture pageShimane Prefecture2
Shimane Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture1
Okayama Prefecture pageHiroshima Prefecture1
Hiroshima Prefecture pageYamaguchi Prefecture1
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageTokushima Prefecture1
Tokushima Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture3
Ehime Prefecture pageKochi Prefecture1
Kochi Prefecture pageFukuoka Prefecture4
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Asakura CitySeven wheels start turning each June 17.Triple Waterwheel, Asakura group
- Onga TownA keyhole tomb lies in the park's woods.Shimazu-Maruyama Tumulus
- Toho VillageNo back wall: a hall in a rock hollow.Iwaya Shrine main hall
- Itoda TownA pond said to give the town its nameTagiri (泌泉), town-name legend
Saga Prefecture1
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture1
Nagasaki Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture8
Kumamoto Prefecture page- Kumamoto CityA monk reportedly built 118+ Buddhas.Hogyu Buddha, Ojoin's 100th
- Uto CityStone from here became Kansai coffins.Makado stone, Aso pink rock
- Ubuyama VillageTap water sources differ by hamlet.Ikeyama Suigen, Meisui Hyakusen
- Takamori TownRail tunnel work halted by huge outflow.Takamori Yusui Tunnel
- Nishihara VillageThe governor's ruling set the district.The Birth of Nishihara Village
- Minamiaso VillageA spring waters 350 cho of paddies.Takezaki Spring
- Kashima TownNames go on wooden hand and foot molds.Ashite Kojin, Kai Shrine
- Mashiki TownFour sisters worked for women's status.Shiken Fujin, Yajima sisters
Oita Prefecture1
Oita Prefecture pageMiyazaki Prefecture1
Miyazaki Prefecture pageKagoshima Prefecture5
Kagoshima Prefecture page- Mishima VillageSeafloor hot springs stain the bay red.Red sea of Nagahama Bay
- Yusui TownTwin arches carry water under a station.Maruike Yusui culvert
- Kikai TownCoral hedges, said to block typhoons.Coral stone walls, Aden
- China TownAges of wind and rain made the cliffs.Taminamisaki, Yagunyabanta
- Yoron TownCastle grounds take in a fault cliff.Yoron Castle Site, historic site
Okinawa Prefecture13
Okinawa Prefecture page- Ginowan CityThe mound that named a pottery style is also an utaki.Oyama Shell Mound, Misukumui
- Urasoe CityA cliff said to hold kings of two eras.Urasoe Youdore, two royal tombs
- Okinawa CityNew Year's first water was drawn here.Ufu-gā well, Uechi
- Tomigusuku CityStones go in its upper or lower hole.Kodakara Iwa, Senaga Island
- Uruma CityHauling water meant about 150 steps.Inna Gā, Ikei Island
- Miyakojima CityA 1727 record lists the bridge's size.Ikeda-bashi, prefectural site
- Nanjo CityOne of Japan's 100 fine waters pours from stone.Kakinohana Hija Spring
- Nakijin VillageFukugi rows shield homes from the wind.Imadomari Fukugi Woods, Hogo
- Motobu TownEarth god's plot, set off by coral rock.Sesoko Toteikun
- Kin TownA statue denied Naha Port stands in Kin.Kyuzo Toyama, Yuhi no Mori
- Ie VillageNearby ships steered by a cap-like form.Mount Gusuku, Ie Island Tacchu
- Chatan TownItoigawa jade came out of a Jomon site.Ireibaru Site, jade beads
- Yonaguni TownAbout 1.3 km of coast: cliffs and steps.Sanninudai, sandstone coast
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