Animation is a representative subculture in Japan today, and new works are often released every year in Japan and abroad, and the attractions or scenes that have appeared in the works will become "holy places" for fans to go on pilgrimage, thus promoting the local tourist crowds and hot discussions. This time, I would like to introduce three popular hot spring resorts in Kanto that are easily accessible and have appeared in well-known works, including "Swaying Camping" and "My Sister Is So Cute!" "Future Diary", people who are usually keen to step on the holy land, or want to take their otaku friends to Japan to soak in the soup, they must definitely come to see it!
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Pilgrimage to hot spring resort (1) Japan's first yukkei hot spring "Hotardashi Onsen" / "摇营△"
Hot Spring Shrine Tour (2) Kusatsu Onsen, the most famous hot spring in Kanto / "My sister is so cute!" 》
Hot Spring Shrine Tour (3) "Onibugawa Onsen" near the famous sightseeing spot Nikko / "Future Diary"
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Hot Spring Pilgrimage (1) Japan's First Hot Spring "Hodashi Onsen" / "摇营△"</h1>
Broadcast from January to March 2018, "Swaying Camping△ " (ゆるキャン△), which is staged around Yamanashi Prefecture, not too far from Tokyo, is an anime featuring female high school students who camp as entertainment, and tells the charm of outdoor activities such as camping knowledge and picnics, all of which have gained popularity due to the relaxed and educational nature of knowledge and science. The camping grounds and hot springs that have appeared in the anime are depicted in great detail, so many people have a deeper understanding and interest in these real-life sightseeing spots after watching the anime.
In the fourth episode of the anime, the protagonists' community, the Wild Activity Fraternity, actually went camping outdoors for the first time, and after walking out of the building that resembled THE JR Yamanashi Station, the protagonists of the anime first took a walk at the place that resembled the tourist attraction "Fumikigawa Fruit Park", and then arrived at a beautiful hot spring called "Hottokeya Hot Spring". It is said that "ほっとけや Onsen" was designed after the famous open-air hot spring in Yamanashi, "ほったらかし Onsen" (Hottarakashi Onsen). "ほったらかし Onsen" is best known for its beautiful viewing scenery, the Kofu Basin and Mt. Fuji, the dawn of the morning sun, the three night views of New Japan, the starry sky, etc. Visitors who come to soak in the hot spring can enjoy the natural scenery that changes day and night while enjoying the hot spring. Some people may want to say that there are hot springs that can be soaked while watching the sunrise, but "ほったらかし Onsen" is an early morning hot spring that opens an hour before sunrise, so it is no problem to soak in the soup with the sunrise.
"ほったらかし Onsen" has two baths, one is the "こっちの湯", which has both wooden and stone open-air baths and an inner wind bath full of the fragrance of cypress wood, and the overall style is calm and restrained and popular. The other is the "あっっちの湯", which was launched in 2003 and has twice the size of the "あっちの湯", where you can enjoy the night view of the Kofu Basin and the sunrise of the morning sun, which is known as the three night scenes of New Japan. In addition, "あっちの湯" is a source derived from the fracture zone of the rock formation at a depth of 1500 meters, and the high acidity of 10.1 pH is said to have a skin beauty effect that makes the skin smoother.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > hot spring shrine tour (2) Kanto's most famous famous hot spring "Kusatsu Onsen" / "My sister is so cute!" 》</h1>
"My sister is so cute!" (俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない) is an anime adaptation of a light novel that aired from October to December 2010, and is also referred to as "Li Sister" among fans. The story begins with Kyosuke Takasaka, a male high school student, and his sister Kirinaka Takasaka as the protagonists, kyosuke, who originally lived an ordinary and comfortable daily life, accidentally discovered his sister Kirino's "secret hobby", and his life changed dramatically. The fun-filled plot has received a huge response both in Japan and abroad, and the second season of the anime aired from April to June 2013.
In the ninth episode of the second season, kyosuke and Kirito run to a hot spring town to find the whereabouts of the main supporting character Black Cat, although there is no place name or other details in the work, but the "Yuhata" that appears in the anime is very similar to the center of Kusatsu Onsen Street, and the "Foot Yu" that the two visited in the play is also real. This Kusatsu Onsen is one of the three major springs in Japan, and although the highly acidic spring will feel slightly irritating when it first touches the skin, it has a superior bactericidal effect, and has been a famous Yuji place in Japan since ancient times, and it has a miraculous effect of "all diseases other than love" are effective. With 32,300 liters per minute and 230,000 barrels per day, It is the largest in Japan, and there are many hot spring hotels and facilities around Yuhata, which attract many bathing guests.
From the heart of Tokyo to Kusatsu Onsen, it is most convenient to take JR's "Limited Express Kusatsu", which takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes by limited express from Ueno to JR Naganohara Kusatsuguchi Station, and then a 25-minute bus transfer to Kusatsu Onsen Center. If you want to save money, you can also take a highway bus from Tokyo Station or Shinjuku Station, which takes about 3 hours.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > hot spring shrine tour (3) "Onibugawa Onsen" / "Future Diary" near the well-known sightseeing spot in Nikko</h1>
In his second year of junior high school, Amano Often records what he sees in his mobile phone from the perspective of a "bystander", one day he found that the future he had never experienced was recorded in the form of a diary on his mobile phone, and at first he was quite happy that he had this "future diary", but he found that there were a total of 12 people with different functional diaries, which followed the cruel competition for survival between them.
The anime "Future Diary" (Future Diary) aired between October 2011 and April 2012, and this introduction of The Kinugawa Onsen appeared in episode 13, depicting the heroine running around the Onibugawa Onsen Street in search of Snow Glow in the hot spring area. Scenes such as the local Kinu Rock Grand Suspension Bridge, the OniBu Rock Observatory, and specialty shops appear in the anime, and the asaya Hotel, a popular hotel on Onsen, is also featured as the hotel where the characters stay, and the hotel's most famous aerial garden open-air bath, "Thangyo No Yu", is also fully recreated by the production team.
Onigami Onsen is an alkaline hot spring that was rumored to be effective in treating burns in ancient times, but now it has the effect of improving dysmenorrhea, cervical spondylosis, restoring fatigue, and promoting health. In the past, Onsen was a sacred hot spring place that could only be used by daimyo and monks who visited Nikko, but now there are about 40 hot spring inns and folk hot spring facilities available for visitors to soak in.
The spectacular valley landscape created by the Oni Nu River flowing through the center of the hot spring town also adds a lot to the local charm, and the hand-cranked boat of the Kinu River is a local sightseeing masterpiece, and in the spring there are beautiful eight-tide rhododendrons to enjoy, in the summer there is a stream that cools down the surrounding bright green nature, and in autumn it is a vast world of maple red, and you can enjoy different boat rides in all four seasons. In addition, the spring cherry blossoms and autumn maples of the Oni Nu River are also very famous local scenic spots, and every time the flower viewing period is enjoyed, it will attract a large number of people to come, making the Oni Nu River Hot Spring more attractive.
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