【秘湯】 大湯温泉~十和田湖~奥入瀬~蔦温泉~八甲田山　紅葉と秘湯と田酒の旅

【秘湯】 大湯温泉~十和田湖~奥入瀬~蔦温泉~八甲田山　紅葉と秘湯と田酒の旅

Listening to the breath of the mountains as the leaves fall in the hot springs, the autumn of Hakkoda sinks into your heart . Hello, this is “Channel 8329.” I’m heading northeast from the hidden Ani region of Akita Prefecture, heading for Mount Hakkoda. Last night I spent the night in my car at Oyu Roadside Station in Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture. I woke up suddenly to go in search of hot springs nearby. Oyu Onsen has been a natural hot spring that has been gushing out along the Oyu River for 800 years. During the Edo period, it was designated as a hot spring resort for the Nanbu clan, which ruled this area. There is a wide variety of hot springs, from large hotels to public baths. I’m looking for a place where I can take a day trip to bathe. A gas station that opens at 7:00 AM. Even though I arrived at 6:40 AM, they still filled up my car. Very kind! Now you can enjoy Oyu without any worries. There are four public baths at Oyu Onsen, and we are heading to one of them, Shimoyu Public Bath. Shimoyu appears in documents from the Edo period. It was a post town on the road connecting Morioka and Kazuno, and is said to have been a place where travelers traveling along the road soothed their fatigue after a long day. This public bath is used by locals. It’s only 7am, but they should be open… The parking lot is small, so it’s too small for a caravan… The name of the spring is “Shimonoyu.” It’s a clear, colorless, sodium chloride spring with a source temperature of 58.9 degrees and a pH of 8.0. Unfortunately, I gave up and moved on to the next one… It doesn’t seem to be a public bath, but I found a place that looked like it might be possible to enter. I wandered around the parking lot, unsure of how to park, when a young lady called out to me. It seems like there are times when there’s no one there. I bought a ticket from the machine and went inside. The newer building was clean, and the changing room was spacious and comfortable. The clear, colorless water was a little hot, refreshing on the skin, and easy to get into. There was a fair amount of water, and it overflowed quite a bit, making it feel luxurious. You ‘ll need to bring your own shampoo and hair dryer . It was a refreshing morning bath! Address: 1-27-5-6 Kamiyu, Towada Oyu, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture Phone: 0186-37-2140 Nearest station: Bus stop (Yamatobashi/Akikita bus) 0 minutes walk Opening hours: 7:00-21:00 (reception until 20:30) If you go a little east and cross the Oyu River, you will find “Arase Public Bath”.It was a little hard to find, but it was located along the river… it has a great appearance.This place has a reputation for being the hottest of all the public baths, and you can enjoy fresh water that gushes out from under your feet.Bath fee is 200 yen! The hot water, probably around 45 degrees, gave my body a tingly feeling and woke me up. The clear, beautiful water had a faint smell of eggs. Everyone in the Oyu public baths was also quite hot. It was clear, but the taste was…very… bitter, but with a strange hint of sweetness at the end . It felt so good to warm up in such hot water first thing in the morning. Thank you very much . There was also another hot spring on the other side of the Oyu River from Arase Public Baths. I walked over there. I read a blog post that said it used to be a guesthouse. Now that I think about it, the building has quite a nice atmosphere. The source is the same as Arase Hot Springs, but because it’s further away the temperature is lower. Bathing while looking out over the Oyu River is very pleasant. The water is said to be clear and refreshing. I’ve already taken a bath in Arase Onsen so I’ll pass on this one, but it seems to have a pretty good reputation as well. There are other public baths as well, but I was at the limit of my physical strength this time so I decided to pass on it. I’d heard from viewers that the horse sashimi was super tasty, and it was as good as they said! の観音様連れのご参加も大歓迎です。 English: It was so good I forgot to watch the video. This caldera lake was formed by the massive eruption of Towada Volcano between 15,000 and 35,000 years ago. At its deepest point, 326.8m, it is the third deepest in Japan, and its transparency is 12m. Perhaps due to its depth, the lake water turns a stunning deep indigo blue on clear days, which is very impressive. If you head out to the lakeside and turn right, you will come across a row of tourist hotels, but they don’t seem to offer day-trip bathing so I just passed them by. I have stayed there several times, but they are good accommodations with excellent value for money. Hotel Towadaso in particular retains the atmosphere of the bubble era and is my favorite. At the base of the jutting peninsula is Towada Shrine. This is a power spot associated with the Lake Towada legend, which tells of the battle between the dragon Hachirotaro and the monk Nansobo. Behind the shrine is the Towada Shrine Fortune Telling Hall, Lake Towada’s most powerful power spot. Although the leaves are just starting to change color, they are starting to turn red, so I decided to go up to the observation deck. The weather isn’t great, so I’m not sure if the view is great. Apparently, it was a little early. Apparently, this is the view you’d see at peak season . Oirase is truly a gentle trekking course for people our age. It’s flat, beautiful, and safe. I’ve uploaded a separate video, so if you’re interested, please check it out: https://youtu.be/i4182YKmRjM From Lake Towada, we headed through Oirase and via Tsuta Onsen to Mt. Hakkoda. We passed the Oirase Stream Museum and entered National Route 103. Personally, I prefer this route to Oirase. Tsuta Onsen , with its natural, tranquil scenery and beautiful forests that change appearance with the elevation, is just ahead, but Tsuta Numa has become very popular recently, and early mornings are often difficult without a reservation. The hot spring also has a wonderful, artesian flow, but I don’t like crowds, so I’ll pass this time. I’ll avoid the autumn foliage season . Tsuta Onsen is this way. At the junction with National Route 394, you’ll come to a three-way intersection . Route 394 is on the right, Route 103 is on the left, and the middle road leads to Yachi Onsen. I visited here on a day trip last winter. It was refreshing to see young people there working hard. The simple sulfur spring that gushes out under your feet was warm and gentle on the chilled body. The mountain hut-style building also adds to the feeling of a hidden hot spring in Hakkoda. Opened more than 400 years ago, it is one of Japan’s three most hidden hot springs and is undoubtedly a famous hot spring. I took the left path at the three-way intersection to visit Sarukura Onsen. Day trips are only available on weekends, so bathing is not possible. As the altitude increases, the autumn leaves are spectacular. Although the weather is unfortunate, the color of the leaves reflects beautifully on the road. It is said that the hot spring was opened in 1804 when a local hunter discovered monkeys bathing, and since then it has long been loved as a hot spring resort. Contrary to its name as a hidden hot spring, this inn features warm, modern wooden accommodations. Sarukura Onsen has five hot springs, two of which are used at the inn, and the remaining three are sent to Oirase Keiryu Onsen at the entrance to the Oirase Gorge, where they serve as the source of the hot springs. That’s why it’s called “Motoyu.” There’s snow on the mountaintop! They say it’s the first snowfall. The water is a bluish, milky white spring that flows directly from the source.帰りましたら、 観音寺市ランチ 南常盤場所 English: From the open-air bath, you can apparently view the red and yellow trees with the Hakkoda mountains in the background . I went down the slope to the left. It’s a little steeper than it looks in the pictures, and from here the autumn leaves were even more beautiful. I came here anyway, but there was no way I could get in, so I just wandered around the building… (Day trip bathing is) only available on Saturdays and Sundays, from 9am to 3pm… I was happy just to be able to see this view and headed on to my next stop. My accommodation for today is Sukayu Campsite, so I headed straight ahead, but since I had time, I went around Hakkoda counterclockwise and turned left at the intersection of Route 394 and the prefectural road, and the view towards the Tashiro Plateau opened up. It’s so beautiful!!! Even in this weather, the view was so beautiful I was a little moved. Up ahead there is a place where the hot spring facilities have broken down and are temporarily closed, but it seems you can eat there, so I decided to stop by. There is a sign saying that photography is prohibited without permission, but when I asked, I was given permission to take photos. I’m sure there were problems in the past… The piping hot soba noodles with mountain vegetables have a nostalgic taste, and it seems to warm your soul. The owner was also friendly and nice. Originally, there was a slightly cloudy, ochre-colored spring called “Gudari-yu,” but it seems that they continue to offer boiled water rather than the hot spring, which is currently closed. I would love to try the food made by the owner in such a lovely building. It was delicious. The soba… The owner was kind, and he even told me to be careful. That’s nice, I’d like to stay there. I wonder how much it costs. I was looking for some alcohol to drink tonight, but this was all they had, so I ended up buying a 1.8L bottle of Denshu. I’m heading west across the Tashiro Plateau again . This area is where the 5th Infantry Regiment of the 8th Japanese Army Division was lost in 1902 (Meiji 35) during a snowy march from Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture to Tashiro Shinyu on Mt. Hakkoda. I’m looking for the remains of Tashiro Onsen, the hot spring that the regiment was heading for. I was looking for Tashiro Onsen, but it seems the regiment was heading for “Tashiro Motoyu.” It seems I had the wrong destination from the start. Eventually, the rugged road scared me, so I stopped off at a hot spring along the way . This isn’t going to work. Google Maps says to go straight to the ruins of Tashiro Onsen, but I gave up. I was afraid of bears, so I headed for a construction site. I wondered if there really was a hot spring there. I turned left and saw a sign! That seemed to be the entrance. This is a lodging house that opened in 1983, but they don’t offer overnight stays, but I wonder if that’s true. Inside, it had a slightly cluttered, mountain hut-like feel. A straight hallway leads to the bath. The changing room was also lovely with a retro feel, and there was a nostalgic-style scale. A plentiful supply of hot spring water gushed out of the spout, a gush of water. The water was a murky, light greenish earth color, about 50cm clear, and had a subtle, indescribable scent. The amount of water was impressive. I kept the temperature warm, so I took my time soaking. It seems that there is no trace of Tashiro Onsen left, and while enjoying the view, you don’t know when to get out . There are several villas built here. They said that the destination of the snow march was “Motoyu.” They said that “Motoyu” was closed due to construction work. It’s a nice place, with a great atmosphere. It was so cool! She taught me so much, and even allowed me to take photos! She was such a sweet old lady, lol. I don’t know much about the snow marches, but I’ve watched the old movie “Mt. Hakkoda” countless times. The line, “Heaven has abandoned us!” is so famous, isn’t it? I heard there’s a place where they wandered the snowy mountains and camped, so I went to see it. It’s a confusing road, but there’s a signpost on the side, and behind it is a stone monument. It’s 1.5km from the destination, and they dug a snow moat here and spent the night. The second campsite is 700m from here, so they could only travel 700m in a full day. The second campsite also has only a simple stone monument, so I didn’t head to the third campsite. It felt a little lonely, but I heard there’s a magnificent statue of Corporal Goto up ahead, so I went there. The teahouse and museum seemed closed . It was a well-maintained, park-like area. Climbing the stairs… a large statue came into view. The base of the statue of Corporal Goto, who was found standing upright and in a state of suspended animation after being lost at sea, has the names of the 199 victims and the survivors carved into it. I don’t think that these things will bring peace to the souls of the lost, but it does make me feel a little lighter… Next time… the sun will finally shine! Stay tuned for a trip to Hakkoda with its autumn leaves, the best hot springs, and Densake.8329Channel How to Walk Japan

秋深まる十和田の山々を抜け、湯けむりと紅葉を追う東北の旅。
湯治場の面影を残す大湯温泉から、静寂に包まれた十和田湖へ。
渓流のせせらぎが響く奥入瀬渓流、森に抱かれた蔦温泉、
そして八甲田の山々に染まる紅葉の絶景。
阿仁マタギの郷から東へ移動して大湯温泉で車中泊
十和田湖を目指し標高を上げていくと木々の葉が徐々に色濃くなっていく
八甲田山の周辺には数多くの秘湯が散在しているので
それらをまとめて一周する。
八甲田山雪中行軍遭難事件の痕跡を巡り
物悲しい気持ちに・・・
酸ヶ湯キャンプ場で一人静かに秋夜を楽しむ。

00:00 スタート
01:10 下の湯共同浴場
02:07 いずみの湯
03:13 荒瀬共同浴場
04:57 大湯温泉 いずみ荘
05:33　その他の共同浴場
06:02 十和田湖へ
07:32 瞰湖台 (かんこだい)展望所
08:05 奥入瀬渓流
08:41 蔦温泉はパス
09:12 谷地温泉
09:32 元湯 猿倉温泉
12:18 田代高原へ
13:08 天然温泉 又兵衛茶屋
14:02 みちのく深沢温泉
16:48 八甲田雪中行軍遭難事件
18:05 後藤伍長の像

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