Nasu Yumoto [Hot Spring] - Nasu Yumoto

Japanese: 那須湯本[温泉] - なすゆもと

This hot spring is located in Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun, Tochigi Prefecture. It is the center of the Nasu Onsenkyo, which spreads across the Nasu Plateau at the southeastern foot of Mt. Nasu. It is an acidic alum spring, 70°C. The source of the spring is Shika-no-yu, which wells up in the valley of the Yukawa River, and the hot spring town is located on the high ground on the west bank of the river. It has long been known as a hot spring resort, and at the Motoyu public bath along the Yukawa River, traditional bathing methods such as timed bathing and massaging the baths under the direction of the bathmaster are practiced. There is also Kira-yu, where bathers can heal sores from hot springs. Nearby are Yuzen Shrine, where Nasu no Yoichi is said to have prayed before the Genpei War, and the Killing Stone, known for the legend of the nine-tailed fox.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

栃木県那須郡那須町にある温泉。那須岳南東麓の那須高原に広がる那須温泉郷の中心をなす。酸性ミョウバン泉，70℃。源泉は湯川の谷に湧出する〈鹿の湯〉で，湯川西岸の高台に温泉街が形成されている。古くから湯治場として知られ，湯川沿いにある元湯の共同浴場では，時間湯が決められ，あるいは湯長の指揮のもとに〈湯もみ〉をするなど昔ながらの浴法が行われている。また湯ただれをなおす〈喜楽湯〉もある。付近には那須与一が源平合戦に際して祈念したと伝える温泉（ゆぜん）神社や九尾の狐の伝説で知られる殺生石などがある。

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