Kirishima Onsenkyo

From Hayashida hot spring. It is 櫻島 in the distant place.

A generic name of the hot spring group where the Mount Kirishima halfway up a mountain between Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima and Yusui-cho is dotted with Kirishima Onsenkyo (きりしまおんせんきょう). I point to the southwestern slope of the big wave pond, the hot spring group known for a long time in the Nakatsugawa (branch of the Amori River) basin in the narrow sense. I was appointed (1959) in the national hot spring recreation area with Kirishima-Jingu Onsen of former Kirishima-cho as "Kirishima Onsen" on May 4 in 1959.

Kirishima Onsenkyo of the narrow sense

Iodani Onsen: I was discovered in 1714 by (Masanori four years), Kihachi Iida. I was listed in hot spring ranking "countries hot spring effect model" written in the Edo era as "Satsuma sulfur hot water", and it was said that there was an effect for the dermatopathia. It is introduced with a cut to a geographical book "three natural beauty spot collection of pictures" which is in the latter half of the Edo era, and put bath on the affected part; let hit it, and there is the description about feudal lord hot water which is available only a high person of hot water and the social position. Mr. and Mrs. Ryoma Sakamoto came in (1866) in 1866. I suffer damage for the landslide caused by the typhoon (1949) on August 16 in 1949 and move and only origin is used now and does 送湯 at the Kirishima hotel of the neighborhood.
Myoban Onsen: Because it sprang out of the alum mountain, this name was acquired. The accommodations were established (1869) at the time in 1869, but it is abolished because of a landslide, and only origin is used.

Green valley hot water Land (Shigeyuki tail hot spring)

Shigeyuki tail hot spring: I was discovered in 1744 by (the Enkyo era first year), cheap Fujinaka soldier of the Imperial Guard Kunihiro. I let you beat as well as Iodani Onsen and have facilities of hot water, and the effect resembles "three natural beauty spot collections of pictures", but the property of hot water is calm, and there is a description to recommend that I choose you depending on a symptom. It was used as (the Bunkyu first year), a summer resort of Satsuma feudal clan feudal lord Tadayoshi Shimazu at the time in 1861. Ryoma Sakamoto, Mr. and Mrs. Ryu come in 1866, and this is considered to be a first Japanese honeymoon. The hot spring which the valley breeds in is used now as outdoor bath "green valley hot water Land" of the hotel in the Hayashida hot spring. In addition, it is closed down in the winter season because it is the cold district in mountains of 800m above sea level.
Hayashida hot spring: A hot spring resort adjacent to 800 meters above sea level, the Shigeyuki tail hot spring. I stopped by to (1929), founder Hayashida bear one of the Hayashida industry traffic (I spare a current rock a bus network) in 1929 and was developed. Private roads were maintained and became the pioneer of the modern hot spring health resort. (current Kirishima いわさき hotel)
Maruo Onsen: I was discovered in 1819 by (civil administration two years), Yokoo Gonda. Of Kirishima Onsenkyo come central.
Chestnut river hot spring: I was discovered in 1835 by (Tenpo era six years), Makihiko eight.

Access

A railroad: From Nippo Main Line Kirishima-Jingu Station or Hisatsu Line Kirishima-Onsen Station by a bus, a taxi to each hot spring.
An air route: From Kagoshima Airport by a bus, a taxi to each hot spring.

Hot-spring resort

Maruo Onsen reference.

History

Because the hot springs were in a mountain, and the journey was many bad roads of the volcanic ejecta, I was not able to go easily if it was not horse and 駕籠 before the Meiji. Roads from Kirishima-Jingu Station to Maruo Onsen were maintained each from 牧園駅 (current Kirishima-Onsen Station) to Kirishima Onsen in (1933) in 1933 in (1914) in 1914 and came to gather many bathers.