Shiobara Onsen Tours and Trips (Tochigi)

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Shiobara Onsen

(Tochigi Nasushiobara, Nasushiobara, Japan)

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*This map shows the "Shiobara Onsen Tourism Association (Nasushiobara City Shiobara Monogatarikan)"

Hot Spring Data

efficacy:
Neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, frozen shoulder, motor paralysis, stiff joints, bruises, sprains, chronic digestive diseases, hemorrhoids, sensitivity to cold, recovery from illness, fatigue recovery, health promotion, cuts, burns, chronic skin diseases, frail children, chronic gynecological diseases, arteriosclerosis, rheumatism, gastrointestinal diseases, menopausal disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, wounds, chronic eczema and keratosis, chronic inflammation of the female genitals, ovarian insufficiency, uterine hypoplasia and menstrual disorders, lower back pain, stiff shoulders, beautiful skin
Spring quality:
Sulfate spring (weak alkaline), chloride spring, hydrogen carbonate spring, simple sulfur spring

Tourist Attraction Information

Shiobara Valley is home to the 320m long Momijidani Suspension Bridge and hiking trails, and the surrounding area is dotted with the Shiobara Ten Famous Waterfalls.

Highlights

It is the collective name for the "Eleven Shiobara Baths" that are dotted around the valley along the Hoki River, and has a history of over 1,000 years. There are also plenty of bathing facilities for day trips.

Hot Spring Specialties

A new local delicacy with a wide variety of ingredients
"Toteyaki", a new local gourmet food of Shiobara Onsen, is a sweet made of a medium-thick sponge-like dough that is baked into a round shape, stuffed with ingredients and wrapped in paper, and can be eaten on the go like a crepe. "Toteyaki" is a trumpet-shaped horn that was used on horse-drawn carriages in the past. The dough is made using locally produced eggs and milk, and is finished in a way that is neither a crepe, dorayaki, nor a pancake. Another appealing feature is the variety of fillings available, including bean paste, fresh cream, chestnuts, soba, chili chicken, and Shiobara radish.

Hot Springs

One of the attractions of Shiobara Onsen: A Literary Walk
Since the opening of the Shiobara Highway in the Meiji era, many writers, including Natsume Soseki, Tanizaki Junichiro, and Saito Mokichi, have visited Shiobara Onsen and written their works there. Ozaki Koyo's "Konjiki Yasha," which was serialized from 1897, was also written here. The scenery of Shiobara is also depicted in "Zoku Konjiki Yasha" published in 1900. Tayama Katai described the eleven baths of Shiobara as a "hot spring resort" in his 1918 book "Onsen Meguri," which is said to be the first use of the term. As such, Shiobara is also famous as a literary town, and stone monuments with poems and haiku poems are scattered here and there.

Recommended hotels and inns

Nasu Shiobara Hotel (Image)

Ample facilities including an open-air bath and pool
The inn boasts an open-air bath with 100% natural hot spring water along a mountain stream. Guests can also enjoy Meals made with a variety of seasonal ingredients, including Tochigi beef, wild plants, river fish, and fresh seafood.

Myogaya (Image)

An open-air bath along the mountain stream where you can feel the four seasons
The hotel is famous for its "riverside open-air bath" that often appears on TV and in magazines, and is a "hot spring inn" where you can experience the atmosphere of a hidden hot spring. Please spend a relaxing time in the two-colored cloudy water.