銀山温泉
Obanazawa, Yamagata
Ginzan Onsen
Ginzan Onsen is a hot spring located in Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture (formerly Dewa Province, then Uzen Province after the Meiji period). It was the setting of the NHK serial TV novel "Oshin", which caught the spotlight and became known nationwide.
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History & Culture
A Hot Spring Born of a Silver Mine
Ginzan grew beside a once-thriving silver mine, and after the mine closed it flourished as a hot-spring resort. Its row of wooden Taisho-era inns along the river, lit by gas lamps, evokes early-20th-century Japan.
Obanazawa, Yamagata, Japan
Town open anytime; baths vary
Free to stroll
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