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Tokko-no-yu Hot Spring
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Izu's oldest sacred spring said to have gushed forth in 807 when Kobo Daishi struck the riverbed with his ritual vajra implement
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807
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10 min by bus from Izuhakone Railway Shuzenji Station
Shuzenji, Izu, Shizuoka
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Historic Site
Founded 807
1219 years
Overview
An open-air hot spring in the heart of Shuzenji Onsen, Izu City, said to be the oldest spring in Izu — discovered by Kobo Daishi Kukai in 807. Its name ("dokko" is a type of Buddhist ritual implement) comes from the legend that hot spring water gushed forth when Kukai struck river rocks with his dokko. Now maintained as a foot bath and viewing stone-pool along the Katsura River, full bathing is no…
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Dokko-no-Yu is traditionally said to be the oldest hot spring in the Izu Peninsula, discovered in 807 by the Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi Kukai. According to legend, hot spring water gushed forth when Kukai struck the rocks of the Katsura River with his dokko, a type of Buddhist ritual implement that g…
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