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Sirabu Onsen is a historic small
onsen town located about 30km away from downtown Yonezawa. It opened more than
400 years ago originally as a therapeutic bathing place.
Sirabu Onsen is in the middle of mountains, but still quite accessible
from the central area of Yonezawa City.
The convenient location makes the hamlet being popular for various sightseeing
features, not only hot spring bathing , but skiing/snowboarding, hiking, hanami
(=cherry-blossom viewing)/fall-leaf viewing,,,etc.
You can be definitely satisfied with its relaxed
and tranquil atmosphere with a lot of fun.
FYI:
- About Shirabu Onsen: http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/yamagata/sirabu.html
- Shirabu Onsen Website (Japanese): http://www.shirabu.jp
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| View towards downtown Yonezawa on the way to Shirabu Onsen. |
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| On the way to Shirabu Onsen |
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| This is where we stayed. FYI: Hotel Yamano-ki: http://www.yamanoki.co.jp/index.html |
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| Another famous inn, Nishi-ya. FYI: Nishi-ya Inn (Japanese): http://www.nishiya-shirabu.jp |
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| In the spring. Cherry blossoms were in full bloom. |
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| There was a quite large waterfall near the hotel. |
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| This is a local famous shochu (= distilled liquor). Good stuff. FYI: About Shochu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shōchū |
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