Shiogama Cold Spring

Sweet water

This is a cool little cold spring. At the bottom of the walk up to the spring from the parking lot is a little fountain where you can fill your water bottle with the spring water (they ask that you do...

Quiet Spring

A small cold water spring runs here. There is the drinking spot, where you can taste water from the spring, right beside a hiking path. Further on, you can go to the spring's origin and stick your han...

a nice little spot

The Cold Spring is a nice little secluded spot, and different to Japan's usual hot springs (naturally, aha). It produces around 300l per second - though you are not allowed to take any home with you i...

Clear spring water

Original Text

I visited a place I've been interested in for a long time when I visited Hiruzen. It seems that it has been selected as one of the 100 best waters in Japan. The water is really clear and just looking at it makes me feel calm. Due to the influence of the coronavirus, there were few tourists, so I was able to see it slowly.

and we're not going to draw water from the source.

Original Text

There is another place to draw water and return. The pumping place is located at the trailhead to Nakahiruzan, but it withers relatively frequently. Even if it withers, it often revives within 30 minutes, so don't give up and wait for a while. By the way, this source is a short walk after parking the car. It is a mysteriously cool place with shade even in summer.