Ariake [Hot Spring] - Ariake

...Rice has been cultivated here since ancient times, and today the abundant spring waters of the Karasugawa alluvial fan are used to cultivate wasabi and rainbow trout, with Hotaka wasabi in particular being famous throughout the country. The area is the starting point for hiking trails such as Jonen-dake, Yari-ga-take, and Hotaka-dake, and is also home to Ariake Onsen (simple hydrogen sulfide spring, 78°C) and Nakabusa Onsen, which attract many tourists. The Rokuzan Museum, which exhibits the works of Ogiwara Morie, a native of the town, and the Shinanoji Nature Trail Azumino Route, which tours wasabi farms, have been developed, and tourism development that makes use of the natural environment of the Northern Alps and Azumino is thriving. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ariake [Hot Springs]" is listed below.

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…一帯は古くから稲作が行われたところで，現在は烏川扇状地の豊富な湧水を利用してワサビ栽培やニジマスの養殖が行われ，特に穂高ワサビは全国的に名高い。常念岳，槍ヶ岳，穂高岳などの登山口にあたり，有明温泉(単純硫化水素泉，78℃)，中房温泉もあって訪れる観光客が多い。町出身の荻原守衛の作品を展示する碌山（ろくざん）美術館，わさび園などを巡る信濃路自然歩道安曇野ルートが整備され，北アルプスと安曇野の自然を生かした観光開発も盛んである。…

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