Atami Onsen is a hot springs resort in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture Japan.
Description
Atami Onsen overlooks
Sagami Bay on the
Izu Peninsula, located approximately west of Tokyo.
There are approximately 500 hot springs in the Atami geothermal spring system. The hot spring system discharges per minute.
History
Legend has it that during the
Nara period (749 CE), Manmakino
kami of Hakone
Gongen prayed to
Bhaisajyaguru. This prayer is said to have redirected the hot springs from the ocean inland to the current site of the , leading to the establishment of Atami Onsen and the later construction of . Manmakino kami is also credited with bringing samples of the water back to Edo.
In the 17th century, Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted to recreate their alleged healing properties, so he tried to build a similar onsen in Edo (Tokyo).
Geothermal energy
The geothermal system has been excavated through boring and pump extraction.
Water profile
Some of the spring sources are hot
or chloride springs.
Gallery
File:Yuzen-jinja 001.jpg|Yuzen shrine at Atami Onsen, enshrines the kami [[Sukunabikona]]
File:Geyser in Atami.jpg|Geyser in Atami Onsen, 1899
File:230127 Oyu Atami Onsen Atami Japan01s3.jpg|The Oyu Geyser at Atami Onsen
File:230127 Ozawa-no-yu Atami Onsen Atami Japan03s3.jpg|Ozawa-no-yu hot spring in Atami Onsen
Further reading
Yuhara, Kozo.
Hydrological Study of Atami Hot Springs (1960)
