Ikaho [Hot Spring] - Ikaho

...It is located on the northeastern slope of Mount Haruna, bordering the west of Kawaichi. It is a tourist resort with the Ikaho hot springs, and the majority of the working population is made up of service industry workers. The name Ikaho has been known since ancient times, and appears in the Manyoshu as Ikahoro, Ikahorine (Mount Haruna), Ikahonuma (Lake Haruna), etc.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ikaho [Hot Spring]" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…榛名山北東斜面にあり，川市の西に接する。伊香保温泉をもつ観光休養地で，就業人口の大半はサービス業従事者で占められる。伊香保の地名は古くから知られ，《万葉集》に伊香保呂･伊香保嶺(榛名山)，伊香保沼(榛名湖)などと見える。…

※「伊香保[温泉]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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