Tohoku

Thermal Springs

	Shiramizu
	Geto
	Tono
	Hanamaki-Osawa
	Toshichi
	Goshogake
	Tamagawa
	Kuro-yu
	Turuno-yu
	Doro-yu
	Dr. Noguchi Memorial Hall

Jul.1996

Shiramizu

A national treasure "Amitabha shrine" was built in Heian era, 1160.

Garden

Shiramizu : "Paradise Garden" a national treasure

Geto

Geto : Open - air bath

Geto : A natural cave sauna bath

Tono

Tono , Iwate Prefecture , is famous for "Folklore stories village"
located in the north-eastern part of mainland of Japan.

Ticket

Ticket of Tono Museum

You can hear "Folklore stories" by narrator in this Museum.

Kappa-Buchi

Kappa - a water imp - is imaginary animal,
but in Tono they are believed to live in this clear and mysterious stream.

Hanamaki

Kenji Miyazawa, the children's tales writer, was born in Hanamaki , and he often visited Osawa hot-spring with his father in his childhood ,and later with his students.

Osawa

Hanamaki Osawa : Open - air bath

His tales are really fantastic! I recommend you to read his stories under the stars.

Toshichi

Panoramic view of Toshichi in the remaining snow.

Open - air bath

Goshogake

Panoramic view of Goshogake on the thermal ground.

Tamagawa

In this tent on the thermal ground it is like a steam sauna.

Kuro-yu

Kuro-yu : Open - air bath

Turuno-yu

Turuno-yu : Entrance

Turuno-yu : Open - air bath

Doro-yu

Doro-yu : Open - air bath

Dr. Noguchi Memorial Hall

Do you know Hideyo Noguchi? He was born in Inawashiro and died in Ghana.

Ticket

In Memory of

Prof. Hideyo Noguchi
of the Rockefeller Foundation and

Dr.William Alexander Young
Director of Medical Research Institute

Who Died in Accra
on the 21th of May 1928 of Yellow Fever

Which They were Investigating

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