Oshuku [Hot Spring] - Oshuku

Japanese: 鶯宿[温泉] - おうしゅく

This hot spring overlooks the Uguisu-shuku River valley in Shizukuishi Town, Iwate County, west of Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. Legend has it that it was named after a woodcutter who discovered a Japanese bush warbler soaking a wound on its leg in the hot water during the Tensho era (1573-92). It is a simple hydrogen sulfide spring, 57°C. It used to be a quiet hot spring resort, but in recent years hotels and inns have been built, and golf courses and ski resorts have been developed nearby, making it a tourist resort on the outskirts of Morioka City. [Kawamoto Tadahira]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

岩手県盛岡市の西方，岩手郡雫石（しずくいし）町の鶯宿川渓谷に臨む温泉。天正年間(1573‐92)にウグイスが足の傷を湯につけているのをきこりが発見したことから名付けられたとの伝説がある。単純硫化水素泉，57℃。静かな湯治場であったが，近年，ホテル，旅館が建ち，付近にはゴルフ場，スキー場などが整備され，盛岡市郊外の観光保養地となっている。【川本忠平】

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