Okawa [Hot Spring] - Okawa

Japanese: 大川[温泉] - おおかわ
Okawa [Hot Spring] - Okawa

...Since many hot springs bubble up along the coast, it has developed into a tourist destination, mainly for its hot springs and volcanic scenery, especially since the opening of the Izu Kyuko Railway in 1961. The hot springs, from north to south, are Okawa Onsen (weakly saline spring, 45-90°C), Hokkawa Onsen (weakly saline spring, 110°C), Atagawa Onsen, Katase Onsen, Shirata Onsen (weakly saline spring, 80-100°C), and Inatori Onsen, and are known as the East Izu Onsen Village. In the mountains in the southwest is the Izu Biopark, where wild animals are allowed to roam freely. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Okawa [Hot Spring]" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…海岸沿いに多くの温泉がわくため,とくに1961年の伊豆急行電鉄開通後は温泉と火山景観を主体とする観光地として発展している。温泉は北から大川温泉(弱食塩泉,45~90℃),北川(ほつかわ)温泉(弱食塩泉,110℃),熱川(あたがわ)温泉,片瀬温泉,白田温泉(弱食塩泉,80~100℃),稲取温泉と並び,東伊豆温泉郷とよばれている。南西部の山地には野生動物を放し飼いする伊豆バイオパークがある。…

※「大川[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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