 Most viewed - Kinosaki Onsen Hot Spring 城崎温泉 |
Kinosaki Onsen manhole in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture.100 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda.72 views
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Yanagi-yu public bath in Kinosaki Onsen, Toyooka, Hyogo. "Yanagi" means willow tree. The third public bath I've seen (but didn't enter). Open 3:00 pm–11:00 pm, closed. Thu. 柳湯67 views
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Ichinoyu, perhaps the most famous public bath in Kinosaki Onsen. Looks like a kabuki theater. 一の湯67 viewsToyooka, Hyogo Prefecture.
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Onsenji Temple. Enter the temple here. Onsenji belongs to the Koyasan Shingon Buddhist sect. It worships an 11-face Kannon statue. Founded in 738 by the priest Dochi, Onsenji Temple is regarded as Kinosaki Onsen's guardian. 温泉寺67 views本坊
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Onsenji Temple's Hondo main hall. National Important Cultural Property. Photography is not allowed inside the temple. temple founder and priest Dochi (道智上人) is also the founder of Kinosaki Onsen hot spring. 63 views
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Gosho-no-yu public bath in Kinosaki Onsen, Toyooka, Hyogo. Looks palatial. (御所の湯).62 views
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Bus stop shelter near Kou-no-Yu in Kinosaki Onsen, Toyooka, Hyogo.59 views
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Warning sign for drivers for small children. (It means to go slow.)46 views
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Also a good snack is the Tajima beef bun.45 views
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Rest area inside Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯).43 views
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Onsenji Temple's bell dates back to the early Edo Period.43 views
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Inside JR Kinosaki Onsen Station.42 views
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Free foot bath at Sato-no-Yu Onsen さとの湯. Great to relax your feet before getting on the train.42 views
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Entrance hall of Jizo-yu. Entrance for the men's bath on the left, and women on the right. Jizo-yu also has private baths. 地蔵湯42 viewsAll the public baths are segregated for men and women. A few of the public baths also have private baths that families or couples can rent.
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Foot bath next to Ichinoyu public bath. 海内第一泉42 views
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View from the cavern bath.42 views
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Hiking path to Onsenji Temple, but taking the ropeway is easier and faster.42 views
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Gift shop and plaza next to the Kinosaki Onsen's hot spring source. 温泉たまご場42 views
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Next to the station is this collection of donated geta wooden clogs from local inns.41 views
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In front of JR Kinosaki Onsen Station.41 views
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Guests who stay at a ryokan in Kinosaki Onsen can visit all seven public baths for free. But daytrippers like me have to pay admission for each one, costing ¥600 or ¥700. 41 viewsHowever, they have a public bath day pass for only ¥1,200 (外湯めぐり券). Use it to enter all seven. Great deal! Definitely one of the best bargains in Japan!
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Dressing and locker room for men at Jizo-yu.41 views
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Willow trees along the river at Kinosaki Onsen hot spring. 41 views
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Otani River has four stone bridges and each one has a name.41 views
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Aboit Tajima beef and Kobe beef.41 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway station.41 views
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View of Kinosaki Onsen from the lookout deck.41 views
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Not much to see on the summit except for the lookout deck. So we go back down to Onsenji midway. 山頂駅 (大師山山頂駅)41 views
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Onsenji Temple's Hondo main hall.41 views
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Onsenji Temple's prayer tablet with Kannon on it.41 views
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Kinosaki Art Museum near Onsenji. Mostly Buddhist art. Small admission charged. Open 9 am–4:30 pm, closed second and fourth Thu. of the month when the ropeway is not operating. 城崎美術館41 views
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At the bottom station of the ropeway is a small museum dedicated to Otagaki Shiro (1894–1964) who proposed the Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway that opened in May 1963. He was a native of Kinosaki and the first president of Kansai Electric Power Company.41 views太田垣士郎翁資料館
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The seventh public bath I saw. I entered this one called Kou-no-Yu named after the Oriental white stork. Kinosaki Onsen's oldest hot spring where an Oriental white stork was bathing in the hot spring to heal wounds. That's how the onsen started.41 views
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Kou-no-Yu is open 7:00 am–11:00 pm, closed on Tue. Oriental white stork statues next to Kou-no-Yu.41 views
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Drinkabke hot spring water in front of JR Kinosaki Onsen Station.40 views
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People are encouraged to stroll around Kinosaki Onsen while wearing yukata. You can see more of them in the evening.40 views
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Near Ichinoyu is this fountain for drinkable hot spring water.40 views
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Way to Onsenji Temple.40 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's hot spring source. 源泉40 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway takes only 7 min. to the mountain summit. The ropeway runs three times an hour most of the day from 9:10 am to 5:10 pm.40 views
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Going up Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway which is 676 meters long.40 views
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Lookout deck on the roof of the ropeway station.40 views
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Crab monument. For all the crabs that are caught and eaten every year in northern Hyogo. かに塚40 views
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Small Jizo statues.40 views
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Onsenji Temple's Oku-no-In temple reconstructed in 2010. 奥の院40 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda. 多宝塔 40 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda. 多宝塔40 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda dates back to 1768. It houses a Buddha statue. 金剛界大日如来40 views
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About Kou-no-Yu. 鴻の湯40 views
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Locker and dressing room for men. 鴻の湯40 views
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Next to JR Kinosaki Onsen Station is one of the seven celebrated public baths. This one is named Sato-no-Yu Onsen. Chinese-style building that includes a cold bath. Open 1:00 pm–9:00 pm, closed Mon. さとの湯39 views
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Jizo statue at Jizo-yu public bath.39 views
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About Jizo-yu. 地蔵湯39 views
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Willow trees along the river at Kinosaki Onsen hot spring. 柳の木39 views
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The traditional building is Yanagi-yu. 柳湯39 views
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The hot spring water came from the bottom of a willow tree for this public bath. Wooden interior.39 views
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Foot bath next to Ichinoyu public bath. 海内第一泉39 views
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Main drag outside Ichinoyu.39 views
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Jizo and Kannon statues along a rock wall.39 views
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About the Benzaiten shrine.39 views
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Near Mandarayu is Gokurakuji Temple, a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple. It worships Amida Nyorai. 本堂39 views
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Niomon Gate to Onsenji's Yakushido Hall. 仁王門39 views
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The small shack on the right is a foot bath. In the background is the ropeway station to Onsenji Temple. 39 views
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You can soft-boil your onsen eggs yourself in hot spring water. Boil the eggs for 11 min.39 views
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After 11 min., the eggs were perfectly soft boiled. A niftly tool cut away the top portion of the egg shell. Sprinkle some salt and yummy!39 views
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Sights near Onsenji Temple.39 views
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Midway is the Onsenji Station.39 views
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Golden Jibodai Kannon built in Oct. 2007. 慈母観音像39 views
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About Onsenji Temple.39 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda39 views
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First floor of Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda.39 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda.39 views
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Onsenji Temple and the ropeway station.39 views
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Kou-no-Yu's outdoor bath in a garden-like setting. 鴻の湯39 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's main highlight are its seven public hot spring baths (sotoyu 外湯). Some of them look palatial, and they are all distinctly different, the baths, decor, etc.38 viewsKinosaki Onsen has a long history of 1,300 years. A favorite hot spring for centuries.
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Scenic train ride from Toyooka to Kinosaki Onsen.38 views
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Walking further along the main drag, some pictureque buildings. Kinosaki Onsen is a compact hot spring town, most things are within walking distance.38 views
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It says "Kinosaki Onsen well matches people in yukata."38 views
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About Yanagi-yu public bath. 柳湯38 views
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Walking further along the mian drag.38 views
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Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯). It means "Imperial Palace Hot Spring." Open 7:00 am–11:00 pm, closed on the first and third Thursdays of the month.38 views
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Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯).38 views
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On a side street, the Mandala-yu (Mandara-yu) public bath. Open 3:00 pm–11:00 pm, closed Wed. Has close connection with the priest Dochi (道智上人) considered to be the founder of Kinosaki Onsen in the 8th century.38 views
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Gokurakuji Temple's Sanmon Gate. 山門38 views
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Hot spring foot bath. There are so many free foot baths in Kinosaki Onsen.38 views
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Hot spring foot bath in Kinosaki Onsen.38 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway goes up to Mt. Daishi.38 views
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On the summit of Mt. Daishi is this ropeway station with a cafe inside and lookout deck on the roof.38 views
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View of Kinosaki Onsen from the lookout deck.38 views
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Ring of wisdom. Throw clay dishes to the target. かわらけ投げ38 views
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They charge a small admission for a guided tour to see the Kannon statue in the Hondo main hall's altar.38 views
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Entrance lobby of Kou-no-Yu. Shoe lockers on the left, and entrance to the women's bath on the right. 鴻の湯38 views
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Otani River and willow trees.38 views
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Toyooka also has Kinosaki Onsen (城崎温泉), a hot spring only 10 min. away by train from Toyooka Station. It's one of the best onsen I've ever visited in Japan.37 views
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JR Kinosaki Onsen Station on the JR San'in Line.37 views
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Sato-no-Yu Onsen さとの湯37 views
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The main drag of Kinosaki Onsen goes along the Otani River (Otanigawa) lined with pretty willow trees. 大谿川37 views
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Walking further along the picturesque river.37 views
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The building is right next to a rock wall.37 views
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Welcome to Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway.37 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway's Onsenji Station.37 views
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Entrance to the men's bath and rest area. 鴻の湯37 views
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Willow trees along the river at Kinosaki Onsen spa.36 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's roadside shrines for Kishimojin goddess and Life-prolonging Jizo for the protection of children. 鬼子母善神36 views
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Ichinoyu public bath. Went in this one. 一の湯36 views
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Kiyamachi Koji shopping complex.36 views
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Next public bath looks like a Buddhist temple or palace. It's Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯). 36 views
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Entrnce hall of Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯). Men's entrance on the right. The outdoor bath faced a waterfall. Very nice. I got no bath photos because a few naked men were there.36 views
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Very nice outdoor bath. Large entrance hall or lobby of Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯).36 views
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Walking further toward Onsenji Temple.36 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's hot spring source.36 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway car. Mostly standing room only. Note that the ropeway is closed on the second anf fourth Thursdays of the month.36 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway's Onsenji Station.36 views
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"Onsenji" means "Hot Spring Temple." 温泉寺36 views
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Otagaki Shiro is also famous for building Kurobe Dam completed in 1963 in Toyama Prefecture to supply electric power to the Kansai Region. He also proposed building Japan's first nuclear power plant at Mihama, Fukui Prefecture completed in 1970.36 views太田垣士郎翁資料館
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Even the convenience stores were designed to blend in with the local townscape. 35 views
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Jizo-yu public bath in Kinosaki Onsen, Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture. Open 7:00 am–11:00 pm, closed Fri. 地蔵湯35 views
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Ichinoyu public bath. 一の湯35 views
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Inside Ichinoyu public bath. Men's bath entrance on the left. 一の湯35 views
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Ichinoyu's outdoor bath is in a small cavern.35 views
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Ryokan inn.35 views
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"Zen"35 views
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Gokurakuji Temple35 views
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Gokurakuji Temple's main hall was rebuilt in 1921 after a fire in 1912 destroyed the previous hall. 本堂35 views
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The gift shop had onsen eggs for sale. Locally-grown, organic raw eggs. This was popular.35 views
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Onsenji Temple's Hondo main hall.35 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda at the top of the stairs.35 views
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The second public bath I came across is Jizo-yu.34 views
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Side street has a Benzaiten shrine. Benzaiten is the goddess of water and music.34 views
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Men's indoor bath at Ichinoyu.33 views
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Gokurakuji Temple's rock garden.33 views
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Entrance to Sato-no-Yu Onsen. I didn't go in this one though. さとの湯32 views
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