Über diesen Ort: Dogo Onsen
Dogo Onsen zählt mit 3.000 Jahren zu Japans ältesten Thermen. Das dreistöckige Holzgebäude Dogo Onsen Honkan von 1894 ist ein Wichtiges Kulturgut und eines der Vorbilder für das Bad in „Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland'. Die abendliche Beleuchtung ist magisch.
Highlights
- Dogo Onsen Honkan — built 1894, an Important Cultural Property; a wooden three-story building blending karahafu and chidori-hafu gables, with magical evening illumination
- Tsubaki-no-Yu and Asuka-no-Yu Spring — annex public baths; less crowded than the Honkan, easier to bathe in. Photography permitted only of exteriors
- Dogo Onsen Station — 1895 terminus of the Botchan Train, with a retro station house and tramway
- Yu Shrine and Isaniwa Shrine — old shrines watching over Dogo Onsen; Isaniwa's vermilion main hall (1667) is an Important Cultural Property
- Yuzuki Castle Ruins Park — the medieval mountain castle behind the onsen; cherry blossom site offering an overhead view including the Honkan
