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| Oyu Hot Spring has four public bathhouses. They are still important to the local people. | |
 Arase-no-yu standing along the Oyu-gawa River |
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Arase-no-yu
is the largest bathhouse among the four. It quite tastefully and modestly
stands by the Oyu-gawa River. A charge of 120 yen per person is the
same rate as the other three public bathhouses. All the public bathhouses
are open from 6:00 in the morning to 9:00 at night.
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 Bath
for men, Arase-no-yu |
Reception,
Arase-no-yu |
Japanese
style lounge, Arase-no-yu |
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| Arase-no-yu has a lounge, and housewives sit around the kotatsu (Japanese foot warmer with a quilt over it) and chat after taking a bath in winter. They say that after seeing the family to school or work, many housewives like to spend time there. Historically Shimo-no-yu is the oldest hot spring and was discovered around 1469 - 1489. There is a shrine to the guardian deity of the hot spring on the summit of the hill at the back of Shimo-no-yu. | ||||
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External appearance
of Kami-no-yu |
Appearance
of traditional Shimo-no-yu |
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| In Kami-no-yu, old lady diligently wash her underwear at the washing space by the building using the hot springs. Oyu Hot Spring is proud of the abundant hot springs. | ||
 Old lady doing her washing beside Kami-no-yu |
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| ［Medicinal benefit］ Fatigue recovery, bruise, cut, skin disease, etc. |
| ［Same charge for the four bathhouses］ Visitor charge: 120 yen Open: 06:00 - 21:00 No accommodations. |
［Access］ Take the JR Tohoku Shinkansen, and change to the JR Hanawa Line at Morioka Station and go to Towadaminami Station. From this station, take a bus to Towadako. Get off the bus at Oyu Onsen after about a 20 minute drive. There is also a bus to Towadako from Morioka Station. |
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