Foot [Hot Spring] - Barrel

Japanese: 足[温泉] - たる

This hot spring is located in Yubara Town, Maniwa County, in northern Okayama Prefecture. It is an old-fashioned hot spring resort remaining on the left bank of the upper reaches of the Asahi River, which runs through central Okayama Prefecture from north to south, and is accessible by bus, about 12km north from Chugoku Katsuyama Station on the Kishin Line. The spring water is simple, with a temperature of 37°C, and is heated in winter. The name "Taru" (barrel) is said to come from a historical event during the Warring States period, when the hot spring water from this place was bottled in barrels and sent to wounded soldiers to heal their wounds. It is included in the Yubara Onsen area, one of the "Mimasaka Three Hot Springs." [Tanizawa Akira]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岡山県北部，真庭（まにわ）郡湯原町にある温泉。岡山県中央部をほぼ南北に貫流する旭川上流部左岸に残る昔ながらの湯治場で，姫新線中国勝山駅から北へ約12km，バスの便がある。泉質は単純泉，泉温は37℃，冬季には加熱する。〈たる〉の名の由来は，戦国時代に傷兵の傷をいやすため，ここの湯を樽詰にして送ったという故事にちなむという。〈美作（みまさか）三湯〉の一つである湯原温泉郷に含まれる。【谷沢明】

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