Obama [Hot Spring] - Obama

Japanese: 小浜[温泉] - おばま
Obama [Hot Spring] - Obama

...With Mount Unzen to its east, the town spreads out in a fan shape on its western foot, making it a hot spring and tourist town. Obama Onsen (pure salt spring, 100°C) on the coast has a long history dating back to the time when Honda and Shimada established their residence there in the Keicho era (1596-1615). With its abundant hot spring water and magnificent sunset views, the town is bustling with visitors who come to escape the summer and winter heat and to swim in the sea. Unzen Onsen, located midway up Mount Unzen, has been a popular destination for foreign visitors since the port of Nagasaki opened, and in 1934 it was designated as Japan's first national park, along with Mount Unzen. ...

From Tachibana Bay

...It is used as a base for large tankers to store oil. Obama Town on the eastern coast of the bay is home to Obama Onsen (pure salt spring, 100°C), and a hot spring town has developed there. [Kiyofumi Takeuchi]...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…雲仙岳が東部にあり,その西麓に扇形に広がる町域をもつ温泉と観光の町である。海岸部の小浜温泉(純食塩泉,100℃)は,慶長年間(1596‐1615)に本多・島田両氏が居を構えて以来の歴史をもち,湯量が豊富で夕陽の景観がすばらしく,避暑,避寒,海水浴の客でにぎわう。雲仙中腹の雲仙温泉は,長崎開港以来,外国人の来遊があったところで,1934年には雲仙岳とともに日本初の国立公園に指定された。…

【橘湾】より

…石油備蓄のための大型タンカー停泊基地に利用される。湾岸東部の小浜町には小浜温泉(純食塩泉,100℃)があり,温泉街が発達する。【竹内 清文】。…

※「小浜[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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