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Hawai Onsen (はわい温泉) is an onsen in the town of Yurihama, Tōhaku District, in Japan's Tottori Prefecture. In recent years, it is the fourth most popular onsen in the prefecture, following Kaike Onsen, Misasa Onsen, and Yoshioka Onsen. It forms part of Misasa-Tōgōko Prefectural Natural Park, and some of the onsen district's lakeside area sits within Lake Tōgō Hawai Seaside Park.
Shuzenji Onsen is a geothermal spring system in the Tagata District of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, in the central region of Izu Peninsula.
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- ↑ "Itamuro Onsen Daikokuya" . Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Onsen, Art, Ryokan Daikokuya is established in 1551" . Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Daikokuya boasts 100% natural, free-flowing hot spring water" . Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- Article contains translated text from 板室温泉大黒屋 on the Japanese Wikipedia retrieved on 25 February 2017.
