Jigokudani [Hot Spring] - Jigokudani

Japanese: 地獄谷[温泉] - じごくだに

Located at an altitude of 2,300m on the side of Mt. Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture, this hot spring is the highest in Japan. As Murododaira, 1km south, was the center of Tateyama worship, this area, spewing out sulfurous gas and steam, has been called Jigokudani (Hell Valley). The hot spring was opened in 1948, and in 1971 the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route was opened, making it accessible from Omachi City on the Nagano side. It is a 55-minute bus ride from Bijodaira Station on the Toyama Chiho Railway's Tateyama Line, and a 30-minute walk from Murodo. There are four inns (closed in winter). Acidic hydrogen sulfide spring, 72°C.

Jigokudani [Hell Valley [hot spring]]

This hot spring is located in Yamanouchi Town, Shimotakai District, northeastern Nagano Prefecture. It is located in the valley of the Yokoyu River, and the spring quality is a weak saline spring with a temperature of 60-90°C. A natural monument fountain tower spews hot water and steam 15-20m high from the riverbed. It is a 15-minute bus ride from Nagano Electric Railway Yudanaka Station to Kanbayashi Onsen, and then a 30-minute walk from the last stop. There is only one inn with an open-air bath, and the monkeys from Jigokudani Monkey Park, which are fed on the opposite bank, also come to bathe. [Tanizawa Akira]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

富山県立山の中腹，標高2300mにある日本最高所の温泉。1km南にある室堂平（むろどうだいら）が立山信仰の中心地であったため，亜硫酸ガスや水蒸気を噴き上げるこの一帯は地獄谷と呼ばれてきた。1948年に温泉場が開かれ，71年には立山･黒部アルペンルートが開通して，長野県側の大町市からも行けるようになった。富山地方鉄道立山線美女平駅からバスで55分，室堂で下車後，徒歩30分。旅館は4軒(冬季休業)。酸性硫化水素泉，72℃。

じごくだに【地獄谷[温泉]】

長野県北東部，下高井郡山ノ内町にある温泉。横湯川の渓谷にあり，泉質は弱食塩泉，泉温60～90℃。河床から天然記念物の噴泉塔が熱湯と蒸気を15～20mの高さに噴き上げている。長野電鉄湯田中駅から上林温泉行きバスで15分，終点から徒歩約30分。宿は1軒で，露天ぶろがあり，対岸で餌づけされた地獄谷野猿公苑のサルも入浴しにくる。【谷沢明】

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