List of hot springs in Japan

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Natural iron hot spring, Beppu, Japan Natural iron hot spring.jpg
Natural iron hot spring, Beppu, Japan
Sukunabikona, the kami of hot springs, dances on a rock at the Dogo Onsen while Okuninushi watches Sukuna-biko and Okuninushi.jpg
Sukunabikona, the kami of hot springs, dances on a rock at the Dōgo Onsen while Okuninushi watches
Izu Province, The Hot Springs of the Shuzen Temple woodcut by Utagawa Hiroshige Izu Province, The Hot Springs of the Shuzen Temple (5765342765).jpg
Izu Province, The Hot Springs of the Shuzen Temple woodcut by Utagawa Hiroshige
Nihon fukei senshu, Osumi Anraku onsen by Kawase Hasui Nihon fukei senshu, Osumi Anraku onsen by Kawase Hasui.jpg
Nihon fūkei senshū, Ōsumi Anraku onsen by Kawase Hasui

This is a dynamic list of geothermal hot springs (onsen) as geological phenomena in Japan. This list is not for listing commercial establishments such as spa hotels, onsen ryokan, healing centers or other commercial establishments.

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Japan has many geothermal spring systems as it is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire volcanic area. More than 27,000 hot spring sources exist in Japan, [1] together they discharge over 2.6 million liters of water every minute. [2]

These springs have played, and continue to play, an important role in Japanese culture throughout history. [3] [4] In Shinto, Sukunabikona is the kami of the hot springs. As the deity of hot springs Sukunabikona and Ōkuninushi went to the Dōgo hot springs. There Ōkuninushi put Sukunabikona in the hot spring water to heal him of an ailment. Upon awakening, Sukunabikona danced atop a stone. It is said that his footprints left impressions on the rock, known as Tamanoishi, which still exists at Dogo Onsen north of the main building. [5] [6]

Tamagawa Onsen, Akita prefecture Tamagawa Onsen (31837868458).jpg
Tamagawa Onsen, Akita prefecture
Beppu Chinoike-jigoku, Oita prefecture Beppu Chinoike-jigoku03n3200.jpg
Beppu Chinoike-jigoku, Ōita prefecture
Yudomari seaside onsen, Kagoshima prefecture Yudomari seaside onsen (3631258781).jpg
Yudomari seaside onsen, Kagoshima prefecture
Takanoyu Onsen, Akita prefecture Takanoyu Onsen Rotenburo 086.jpg
Takanoyu Onsen, Akita prefecture

Akita Prefecture

Winter bathing at Tsuru-no-yu roten-buro in Nyuto, Akita Tsurunoyu onsen rotenburo2.JPG
Winter bathing at Tsuru-no-yu roten-buro in Nyūtō, Akita
Old Tsuru-no-yu Bathhouse in Nyuto Onsen area, Akita Tsurunoyu Hotspring in Akita Pref Japan 001.JPG
Old Tsuru-no-yu Bathhouse in Nyūtō Onsen area, Akita

Aomori Prefecture

Ehime Prefecture

Fukui Prefecture

Fukushima Prefecture

Gifu Prefecture

Gunma Prefecture

Takaragawa Onsen, Gunma Hot springs gunma.jpg
Takaragawa Onsen, Gunma

Hokkaido Prefecture

Hokkaido Prefecture has the third most hot springs with 2,304 registered. The hot springs in the prefecture have the second highest discharge rate of water at 260 kiloliters per minute. [1]

Hyōgo Prefecture

Yumura onsen Yumura onsen53n4592.jpg
Yumura onsen

Ishikawa Prefecture

Iwate Prefecture

Kagawa Prefecture

Kanagawa Prefecture

Kagoshima Prefecture

Kagoshima prefecture has the second most hot springs in Japan, with 2,824 registered. [1] The hot springs systems in Kagoshima have the third highest discharge rate at 201 kiloliters per minute. [1]

Kyoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Prefecture

Kurokawa Onsen roten-buro in Kyushu Kurokawa-onsen.jpg
Kurokawa Onsen roten-buro in Kyushu

Mie Prefecture

Miyagi Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture

Japanese macaques enjoying a roten-buro open-air onsen at Jigokudani Monkey Park Jigokudani hotspring in Nagano Japan 001.jpg
Japanese macaques enjoying a roten-buro open-air onsen at Jigokudani Monkey Park

Nagasaki Prefecture

Unzen Onsen Jigoku Unzen Nagasaki prefecture 140322 Unzen Onsen Jigoku Unzen Nagasaki pref Japan13o.JPG
Unzen Onsen Jigoku Unzen Nagasaki prefecture

Niigata Prefecture

Okayama Prefecture

Ōita Prefecture

Beppu Umi-jigoku, Oita prefecture Beppu Umi-jigoku04n4272.jpg
Beppu Umi-jigoku, Ōita prefecture
Women and children take a hot sand bath at a hot spring in Beppu Women and children take a sand bath at a hot spring, Japan Wellcome V0049853.jpg
Women and children take a hot sand bath at a hot spring in Beppu

Oita is the prefecture with the most geothermal spring sources in Japan, 4,788 are registered. The prefecture also has the highest discharge rate of 296 kiloliters per minute [1]

Saga Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

Shimane Prefecture

Shizuoka Prefecture

Geyser in Atami Geyser in Atami.jpg
Geyser in Atami

Tochigi Prefecture

Tottori Prefecture

Toyama Prefecture

Wakayama Prefecture

Onsen in Nachikatsuura, Japan, Wakayama prefecture Onsen in Nachikatsuura, Japan.jpg
Onsen in Nachikatsuura, Japan, Wakayama prefecture

Yamagata Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture

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References

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  2. 1 2 Tadanori, Matsuda (30 March 2015). "Soaking up the Benefits: Japan's Hot Springs Tradition". Nippon: Your doorway to Japan. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Mihaela, Serbulea; Unnikrishnan, Payyappallimana (2012). "Onsen (hot springs) in Japan—Transforming terrain into healing landscapes". Health & Place. 18 (6): 1366–1373. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.06.020. PMID   22878276 . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Nakata, Hiroko (22 January 2008). "Japan's hot springs part of social, geologic, historic fabric". The Japan Times. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Spirited Away at Dogo Onsen". Taiken Japan.
  6. ↑ A Handbook for Travellers in Japan, including the Whole Empire from Yezo to Formosa, by Basil Hall Chamberlain & W.B. Mason, 1901
  7. ↑ "Yunoshima Radium Kosen Hoyojo (Rosoku Onsen) (有限会社 湯之島ラジウム鉱泉保養所)". Japan Travel. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Bro, Lindsey (2022). Thermal: Healing with Heat - Saunas, Hot Springs & Baths. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 182. ISBN   978-1-7972-1857-1.

Further reading

Ishizu, Risaku. The Mineral Springs of Japan (1915), published by Sankyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo Imperial Hygienic Laboratory for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition

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