Natsuyu Onsen is a deep secluded hot spring located at the northern end of Kurikoma Quasi-National Park, overlooking the Natsuyu Valley surrounded by virgin beech forest.
The discovery and use of hot springs has a long history, and a medicinal book from the Edo period described it as ``the most famous hot spring in the Nanbu Domain.''
In the hot spring rankings published in Edo and Kyoto at the time, it was ranked as the highest ozeki in the east, along with Hongu Onsen in Kishu, the ozeki in the west.
It is still one of the ``100 famous hot springs in Japan''.
- Location
- 〒024-0322 Iwasakishinden, Wagacho, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture
- Closed
- Closed for winter closure from mid-November to early May of the following year
- Inquiries
- Phone number: 0197-65-0300
FAX number: 0197-88-3002
(Kitakami Tourism and Convention Association)
