Ogawa [Hot Spring] - Ogawa

Japanese: 小川[温泉] - おがわ

This hot spring is located in Asahi-machi, Shimoniikawa-gun, northeastern Toyama Prefecture. It is located in a hilly area about 2km east of Tomari Station on the Hokuriku Main Line. In the past, Ogawa Onsen was called Ogawa Motoyu, which is located about 10km up the stream from Tomari Station. This mountain hot spring resort, known as "Kodakara no Yu," was destroyed by a flood at the end of the Meiji period, and the current Ogawa Onsen was opened by drawing water from the hot spring. Ogawa Motoyu was rebuilt after World War II, and is popular for its open-air bath in a cave where visitors can bathe by candlelight. The spring is saline, with a temperature of 60-68°C at Ogawa Motoyu and 40°C at Ogawa Onsen.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

富山県北東部，下新川（しもにいかわ）郡朝日町にある温泉。北陸本線泊駅の東約2kmの丘陵地にある。かつては泊駅から10kmほど小川沿いにさかのぼった所にある小川元湯が小川温泉と呼ばれていた。〈子宝の湯〉として知られたこの山間の湯治場が明治末に洪水で破壊されたため，引湯して開いたのが現在の小川温泉である。小川元湯は第2次世界大戦後再建され，ろうそくをともして入る洞窟内の露天ぶろなどの風情に人気がある。泉質は食塩泉で，泉温は小川元湯では60～68℃，小川温泉では40℃。

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