Ashizuri Onsen Tour/Travel (Kochi Prefecture)

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Ashizuri Onsen

(Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture)

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Hot Spring Data

efficacy:
Neuralgia, poor circulation, joint pain, chronic digestive disorders, muscle pain
Spring quality:
Simple, weakly radioactive cold mineral spring (containing radon and fluoride)

Tourist Attraction Information

There are many attractions in the vicinity, including the ocean views, Tojin Rock, Tojindaba, Kageyama Camellia Garden, Cape Ashizuri, Cape Usubai Lighthouse, and Hakusan Cave.

Highlights

A high-quality natural hot spring containing radon that gushes out from the "steam beach." It is said that Kobo Daishi soothed his fatigue here, and the hot spring was discovered about 1,200 years ago.

Hot Spring Specialties

Popular local products from Ashizuri Onsen
"Ashizuri Kameokoshi" is a local snack that has been eaten for a long time. It has a simple taste, made by dicing sweet potatoes, frying them and solidifying them with starch syrup. It is harder and sweeter than imo kenpi, and was named after its resemblance to a turtle's shell. "Ashizuri Tsubaki Oil" is 100% pure camellia oil made from the fruit of the wild camellia, and is used for skin care and hair care. "Souda-bushi that gives you good dashi" is bottled musada-bushi, of which Tosashimizu is the largest producer in Japan. It is used as an all-purpose seasoning after adding soy sauce and leaving it for about two weeks to allow the aroma to transfer.

Hot Springs

Tosashimizu, a place associated with John Manjiro
Nakahama in Tosashimizu City is the birthplace of John Manjiro, the first Japanese man to set foot on American soil. At the age of 14, he was shipwrecked while out fishing, and was rescued by a US whaling ship, after which he volunteered to go to America. After returning to Japan, he used his knowledge and experience abroad to play an active role as a bridge between Japan and the US, including in the signing of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between the US and Japan. Today, Manjiro's birthplace has been restored in Tosashimizu, and there is a temporary grave, a Manjiro memorial, a bronze statue, and more. The John Manjiro Museum displays materials such as his handwritten English letters, and his name is also on display at the "Manjiro Footbath."