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Sakunami Onsen
宮城県
Opened in 1796 by a Sendai domain physician along the upper Hirose River gorge — today neighbor to Nikka Whisky's Miyagikyo Distillery
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1796
Type
Historic Site
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JR Sakunami Station on Senzan Line
Sakunami, Aoba-ku, Sendai
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Historic Site
Founded 1796
230 years
Overview
Sakunami Onsen, opened in 1796 along the upper Hirose River, is one of Sendai's two great hot springs alongside Akiu. Ryokan line the mountain gorge. The nearby Nikka Miyagikyo Distillery offers a popular onsen-and-whisky tourist route.
Origins
Sakunami Onsen is said to have been opened in 1796 (Kansei 8) by Iwamatu Unai, a physician of the Sendai domain. The hot spring, welling up in a mountain gorge along the upper Hirose River, was developed as a therapeutic bathing resort and served as a retreat for residents of the castle town through…
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