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Oyu Intermittent Spring

Oyu Intermittent Spring*, a representative of Atami's seven hot springs, is located on a side street of the Atami New Fujiya Hotel Annex, about a 20-minute walk from Atami Station.

It is said that in the old days, the hot water and steam gushed out with such violent shaking that one would think an earthquake had occurred. The water gushes out at a rate of about one gush every four minutes, and the visitors can feel the atmosphere of the olden days.

Intermittent spring...A hot spring that periodically spurts out hot water and gas at regular intervals.

Yumae Shrine, which protects Atami hot springs

Near the Oyu Intermittent Spring is the Yumae Shrine. The shrine protects Atami's hot spring water. It is recommended to visit Yumae Shrine before starting the seven hot spring tours.

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Sajiro no Yu, Me no Yu

Sajiro's Hot Spring is located in the Ginza shopping district, which is lined with amusement arcades, stores, and coffee shops that retain the atmosphere of the Showa period.
It was so named because it was once located in the residence of a man named Sajiro, but it was also called "Shinkado no Yu" because it was owned by an inn called "Shinkado Ryokan" during the Meiji period (1868-1912).
It was also known as "hot water for eyes" because it was said to be effective against eye diseases. The name of the source has changed with the times.

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Kawarayu

Kawarayu is located near Sun Beach, one of Atami's most popular beaches, which attracts many bathers in summer. In the old days, this area of the riverbank, called Higashihama, was loved by villagers as the only bathing place where they could bathe freely. It is said that the name "Kawarayu" came from the fact that the roof of the bathhouse had a "tiled roof.

Kawarayu" is located closest to the sea among the seven bathhouses. Perhaps because of this, the water contained so much salt that it turned cloudy white when bathed in.

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Seizaemon no Yu (Hot water of Seizaemon)

Seizaemon no Yu" springs in front of Furuya Ryokan, a long-established ryokan founded in 1806. Furuya Ryokan still uses hot water from this source today.

It is said that the name "Seizaemon no Yu" comes from the fact that a farmer named Seizaemon fell into the hot water jar and died while riding his horse in the past.
There is a mysterious legend about this source that says, "The volume of the voice that calls Seizaemon's name changes the way the hot water gushes out.

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Bath water and mizu no yu

Furo no Yu" is located in front of "Fukushima-ya Ryokan," a hot spring ryokan known as a hot spring ryokan that retains the atmosphere of a Showa-era therapeutic bathhouse. In the old days, the hot water was so prolific that people used to heat sake and steam steamed buns for sale here. It is said that the hot water had the effect of healing wounds.

There is another hot spring near the "Furo no Yu. Because it is cooler than the other springs and contains no salt, it was named "mizu no yu" (water spring), meaning "something that warms pale, tasteless, everlasting water.

The fact that springs of completely different qualities spring up right next to each other is also a reminder of the richness of Atami's hot springs.

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Kosawa-no-yu

Originally, the source was called "Heizaemon no Yu," the garden hot spring of Sawaguchi Yazaemon, Fujii Bunjiro, and Yonekura Sanzaemon. However, villagers living nearby called it "Ozawa-no-yu" because this land is Ozawa. Therefore, the name "Ozawa-no-yu and Heizaemon-no-yu" are now used together.

Here, visitors can make hot spring eggs using the hot steam that is still gushing out today. A colander is provided at the steam spout of the hot water, so you can put a raw egg in it, cover it with a wooden lid, and steam it for about 8 minutes. Raw eggs are sold at nearby convenience stores and liquor stores, so buy some and give it a try (depending on the weather, you may not be able to make the eggs due to steam conditions).

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Nonaka-no-yu

Nonaka-no-yu" is located on the side of the prefectural road leading from Atami Station to the neighboring Kurumiya Station. It is about a 15-minute walk from Atami Station. It is said that hot springs once gushed out of the mud all around this area when one tapped them with a stick. Also, the soil here is red clay, which was used as a material for painting walls. It is said that because the gush was very shallow, "Nonaka-no-yu" was not used much for bathing, so there was no hot water box to hold the hot water.

It is recommended to visit the "Kinomiya Shrine," a famous power spot, at the end of the seven baths tour, as it is only an eight-minute walk from here.