Kutsukake [Hot Spring] - Kutsukake

Japanese: 沓掛[温泉] - くつかけ

This hot spring is located in Aoki Village, Chiisagata County, central Nagano Prefecture. It has a simple hydrogen sulfide spring and is 38°C. It is accessible by bus heading west from Ueda Station on the Nagano Shinkansen and Shinano Railway. The hot spring was called Ogura no Yu because Mount Okami to the east resembles Mount Ogura in Kyoto. There is a legend that Prince Shigeno, the governor of Shinano Province, took a bath there and was cured of an eye disease, and many other stories remain that recall the bustling past. It is currently a quiet hot spring resort with two inns. [Tanizawa Akira]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長野県中部，小県（ちいさがた）郡青木村にある温泉。単純硫化水素泉，38℃。長野新幹線およびしなの鉄道の上田駅から西へバスの便がある。東にある夫神（おかみ）岳が京都の小倉山に似ているところから小倉の湯と呼ばれた。信濃国司滋野親王が入湯し眼病が治ったという伝説があり，昔のにぎわいをしのばせる話も多く残っている。現在は旅館2軒の静かな湯治場である。【谷沢明】

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