Shuzenji Onsen Hot Spring 修善寺温泉

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Shuzenji Onsen is a compact hot spring town with pleasant walking paths, foot baths, and natural scenery. It's 2.5 km from Shuzenji Station which has a tourist information office.From Shuzenji Station, you can rent a bicycle and ride to Shuzenji Onsen for a day trip. We started our walk from near Yasuragi Bridge in Nov. 滝下橋

Gallery Shuzenji Kairo along the river.

Crossing Kaede Bridge over Katsura River.

View from Kaede Bridge.

About Kaede Bridge.

Bamboo forest in Shuzenji Spa, Shizuoka Prefecture. 竹林の小径

Bamboo forest in Shuzenji Spa, Shizuoka Prefecture. The bamboo is also lit up in the evening. 竹林の小径

Bamboo bed to lie down and look up at the bamboo tree tops.

Looking up at the sky and bamboo tree tops from the bamboo bed. 竹林の小径

After the Bamboo forest is Katsura Bridge in Shuzenji Onsen. Cross this bridge to make your wish come true, especially if you want children.

Katsura Bridge in Shuzenji Onsen decorated with chrysanthemum.

Katsura Bridge

Katsura Bridge and Katsura River in Shuzenji Onsen.

Famous ryokan inn where famous novelists stayed and wrote novels.

Katsura River

Roadside foot bath.

Soft-serve with freshly-grated wasabi

Stand for soft-serve with freshly-grated wasabi.

Soft-serve ice cream cone with freshly-grated wasabi. Very good. Shuzenji Onsen, Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture. 生わさびソフトクリーム

Sculpture of the tokko Buddhist tool Kobo Daishi used to dig for Shuzenji's hot spring source.

Tokko-no-Yu spring in the middle of the river, Shuzenji's symbol and hot spring water source founded by Kobo Daishi. I was told that people are not allowed to dip into the water here, but tourists are using it as a foot bath.独鈷の湯

Tokko-no-Yu spring in the middle of the river, Shuzenji's hot spring water source. 独鈷の湯

Kokei Bridge 虎渓橋

Shuzenji Temple's Sanmon Gate. 修禅寺山門

Wash basin 水屋修禅寺

Shuzenji Temple's Wash basin has hot spring water. 水屋

Shuzenji Temple is a Soto-shu Zen Buddhist temple. 曹洞宗修禅寺

Shuzenji Temple was founded by Kobo Daishi (Kukai) in 807 was originally a Shingon Buddhist temple. Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture. 修禅寺https://shuzenji-temple.com/english.html

Shuzenji Temple's Hondo main hall. 修禅寺

Bell tower at Shuzenji Temple. 修禅寺鐘楼堂

Hie Jinja Shrine is next to Shuzenji Temple in Izu, Shizuoka. 日枝神社

About Hie Jinja Shrine. 日枝神社https://www.hiejinja.net/english/index.html

Hie Jinja Shrine legend.

Worshippers' wishes. Tamayori and Ninuriya good luck charms tied on this lattice with people's wishes written.『玉依の花』と『丹塗り矢』

Hie Jinja Shrine in Shuzenji, Shizuoka. 日枝神社拝殿

About Shuzenji Temple's wedded trees, about 800 years old.

Shuzenji Temple's wedded trees (two tree trunks growing from the same roots). There's also a child tree. Women who want to get married or have children come to pray here.子宝の杉