Fukuroda [Hot Spring] - Fukuroda

Japanese: 袋田[温泉] - ふくろだ

This hot spring is located in the southern part of Daigo Town, Kuji County, at the northern tip of Ibaraki Prefecture. It overlooks Takikawa River, a tributary of the Kuji River. Its origins are said to date back to the Heian period, but it was known as "Tagoto no Yu" ("hot spring of Tagoto") for a long time as it naturally gushed forth from among the rice paddies. In 1936, drilling was successfully carried out at the current location, and with the amount of water now exceeding 250 liters per minute, many hot spring inns have moved in. It is included in Okukuji Prefectural Natural Park, and nearby is Fukuroda Falls, also known as Yodo Falls, and together they make this the largest tourist destination in the mountainous area of the northern part of the prefecture.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

茨城県北端，久慈郡大子（だいご）町南部にある温泉。久慈川支流の滝川に臨む。起源は平安時代にさかのぼると伝えられるが，水田の中に自然湧出する状態が長く続き，〈田毎（たごと）の湯〉と呼ばれたという。1936年に現在地でのボーリングが成功し，毎分250lをこえる湧出量をみて多くの温泉旅館が進出した。奥久慈県立自然公園に含まれ，付近に四度滝（よどのたき）の名で知られる袋田滝があり，双方あいまって県北山間部で最大の観光地となっている。

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