新緑の四万温泉🌿千と千尋の神隠しの舞台・積善館と神秘の青い湖 | 奥四万湖 | 群馬

新緑の四万温泉🌿千と千尋の神隠しの舞台・積善館と神秘の青い湖 | 奥四万湖 | 群馬

Hello everyone! I’m Naru! Today I’ve come to the healing waters of Shima Onsen, nestled in the mountains of Nakanojo Town, Gunma Prefecture! Shima Onsen, Kusatsu Onsen, and Ikaho Onsen are known as “Gunma’s Three Famous Hot Springs” Shima Onsen is about 45 minutes by car from Kusatsu and about 40 minutes by car from Ikaho Along the Shima River for about 4 km ryokans and public bathhouses are scattered throughout Shima Onsen It consists of five areas: Onsenaguchi, Yamaguchi, Shinyu, Yuzuriha, and Hinatagami These five areas make up the hot spring town! The Onsenaguchi area has “Shima’s Pothole Clusters” In the Shinyu area, there’s the historic ryokan “Sekizenkan,” rumored to be the model for the bathhouse in Studio Ghibli’s “Spirited Away” In the Hinatagami area, there’s the site of Shima Onsen’s origin legend “Omeiso no Yu” At the uppermost part, there’s a cobalt blue artificial lake “Oku-Shima Lake” created by the Shima River Dam You can fully enjoy the mystical Shima Blue with lakeside walking trails and canoe experiences It’s amazing! About access! From Tokyo: Ueno Station → Nakanojo Station: about 2 hours Tokyo Station → Nakanojo Station: about 2 hours 10 minutes by train transfers About 40 minutes by bus from Nakanojo Station By car: About 60 minutes from Shibukawa-Ikaho IC By express bus: Direct bus “Shima Onsen Go” from Tokyo Station, about 3 hours 30 minutes On the national highway to Shima Onsen
“Always With Me” from Spirited Away plays ♪ Today we’ve come to Shima Onsen in Gunma Prefecture! Right now, we’re at the top of the Shima River Dam! You can see the water being released and the water collected in the dam It’s amazing to see!! It’s so blue The water is incredibly clear! That’s the famous Shima Blue! We’re going canoeing now! I’m so excited!! Shall we go? Let’s float on that blue water! By boat Let’s go!! Canoe experience (half day)
¥6,500 Enjoying canoeing on Oku-Shima Lake ♪ The canoes in this tour are basically for two people!! How do we do this? Oh no! The waves are surprisingly heavy! Aren’t you surprisingly good at this? How’s it going? Haha The wind is strong!! With the strong wind, we’re not making much progress… haha Wow! It’s so beautiful ♪ We just passed under the bridge! Wow! Amazing!! We’re going through some narrow places! We’re drifting! Haha Keep going, Masa! With two people paddling, one of us can slack off! Haha The greenery is really beautiful too I’ll probably be sore tomorrow! Haha But it’s fun! So nice!! There’s a waterfall!! We found a waterfall!! It feels like Jungle Cruise! The deeper we go, the more transparent it becomes! There’s supposedly a mountain in the lake!! Now we’re heading back to shore!! How was it? It was great! It’s fun~! Wow! They’re already way over there! We’re last! Haha Let’s hurry!! It was a relaxing and fun time ♪ The canoeing was fun, wasn’t it! It went by so quickly! The water surface was sparkling The green forest and blue lake It was so beautiful!! The fresh greenery was lovely! I was worried because there were so many people But we had quite a bit of free time, which was good! You can really relax! I could relax! More relaxing than I expected That was really nice! There were other activities too, like SUP I want to try that! SUP too They took lots of photos for us We bought those photos, so let’s look at them later! Do you know why it’s so blue? I don’t know… Very tiny particles in the water (aluminum silicate particles called “allophanes”) scatter sunlight, and the shorter wavelength blue light is scattered more strongly, creating the beautiful cobalt blue color! It’s the same principle that makes the sky look blue!! But there are different theories about this This isn’t necessarily the correct explanation The acidic water mixes with Shima Onsen hot spring water to create the blue color! Shall we go to the hot spring town? We’re hungry, right? Let’s go to the hot spring town!! We’ll park at Kirinokidaira parking lot (free) ♪ We’ve arrived at Shima Onsen! This place within Shima Onsen is called the Shinyu district! There are hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops all around Let’s explore this area a bit and get something to eat!! I’m hungry now It’s quite crowded!! Shima Onsen, which has flourished as a hot spring healing place since the Edo period was the first place to be designated as a National Health Resort Hot Spring! This famous hot spring said to cure 40,000 ailments has attracted many notable people over the years! The atmospheric hot spring town nestled in the lush green valley has charming ryokans lining the Shima River It’s an attractive spot where you can enjoy bathing while taking in scenic views in all seasons That’s the blue we saw at Oku-Shima Lake! It looks like the color of ramune soda… I wonder what it tastes like? I’m excited! And the soy milk too I might not have had soy milk udon before… That’s true!! I’m looking forward to that too ♪ The restaurant is nice too!! The tables are spacious, and you can see the river from the window The staff? They’re interesting! They have such great personalities! It’s fun to make it ourselves too ♪ I can’t wait to eat!! Delicious! Creamy! Delicious! It’s soy milk! Sesame soy milk! Look at how blue it is! It’s so amazing!! The color became even more vivid after boiling It’s smooth and delicious! Because it’s blue, I thought it might reduce my appetite?
But not at all! I can eat it without any problem! Delicious! It’s unique and good ♪ When it comes to Gunma, this udon is a must-try! Delicious!! The soy milk is really creamy and delicious It pairs well with the udon, blending deliciously It’s not too rich! It has a light texture ♪ Delicious!! Try this wild boar meat too! Wow, it’s big! I didn’t know it would be this big! Delicious! It’s surprisingly tender ♪ I thought wild boar would be tougher! It’s surprisingly tender! Masa ordered the regular noodles ♪ The noodles seem chewier! More than the blue ones! Yours is delicious too! The miso is good! The miso is delicious! It’s delicious! The miso! The curry powder topping was a delicious variation too ♪ We’re full now! It was really delicious ♪ Next, let’s go get something sweet I want to eat something sweet! Haha Sure! You can enjoy “yaki-manjū” (grilled buns) cooked over charcoal fire!! You can have fun conversations with the shop owner too ♪ Looks delicious!! Isn’t it amazing? It’s chewy! Delicious!! This sweet soy glaze is good too! It’s so good!! The charred parts are crispy and delicious! Because it’s grilled over charcoal I could easily eat more of these! It’s sweet and savory! Delicious!! Surprisingly light! That was a blissful break ♪ Now we’re heading to our lodging for today! “Sekizenkan,” established in 1691 (Genroku 4) boasts over 300 years of history It’s said to be Japan’s oldest wooden hot spring inn building This historic inn consists of three lodging buildings: “Honkan,” “Sanso,” and “Kashotei” Each captivates visitors with its distinct charm The dignified “Honkan,” designated as a Gunma Prefecture Important Cultural Property The sophisticated “Sanso,” registered as a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property and Gunma Prefecture Modern Heritage And “Kashotei,” where you can enjoy quiet luxury Each offers a unique and rich stay experience Amazing! It feels so luxurious from the entrance! Haha They parted the curtain for us! I was surprised!! We received snacks while waiting to check in! This time we’re staying in “Sanso” ♪ This is the “Akane no Ni” room in Sanso! The entrance is spacious! Isn’t it really spacious? May I? Yes! Open!! There’s a kotatsu!! It’s really big! Wow! We can warm up here! There’s more over here!! Shall we open it? Wow! Amazing! This is so nice!! You can see that red bridge! Oh! You’re right! You can hear the river flowing too! You’re right! There’s a sitting area here! The magical spot where anyone becomes stylish when seated!! ♡ The wooden lattice doors are beautiful ♪ The ranma (decorative transom) has a cloud pattern The sink area has lotions and other amenities! There’s tea and coffee! Incense? It smells nice! The amenities include samue work clothes, bath towels, and yukata The yukata is cute! It’s cute, isn’t it There are tabi socks too! It’s nice to have both options! Yukata and samue The towels have the inn’s name on them! What’s this! Oh! Isn’t it super cute? It really is! I’ve never seen such thick embroidery before! Let’s take these home! Cute! And it’s pink too!! I wonder if the other one is pink too? Oh! It’s green!! Amazing! Cute! They’re different colors! So cute~ The attention to detail is so cute! And stylish too! Sanso was built in 1936! Let’s explore the grounds too! Shall we explore? Where should we go? They said there’s Honkan, Sanso, and Kashotei We’re currently in the middle one, “Sanso”! How old did they say Sanso is? They said Sanso is 81 years old! It was built in 1936! Shall we go to Honkan? Honkan is from the Edo period That’s amazing! Honkan was built in 1691! Like that famous bridge! The one said to be the model for Spirited Away Let’s go check it out! I want to go to Kashotei too, but maybe let’s go there later! We’ll have dinner there anyway! There’s a lounge too, right? People staying at Sanso and Kashotei have access to a special lounge in Kashotei! No, that’s wrong!! It’s in Sanso!! The exclusive lounge is on the 3rd floor of Sanso! They said we can have ice cream and drinks there You drink ice cream?! Well, after canoeing I’m completely exhausted… I want to take a bath soon… Shall we go get some ice cream? I won’t have ice cream… Let’s go to the bridge!! Sanso had red carpet throughout! Touring the old rooms in Honkan! Wow!! The front desk of Honkan! Honkan is amazing!! This exterior has such character! The red bridge and the chic wooden architecture look great together! The woodwork is intricate! The window glass is also really beautiful Does it remind you of Spirited Away? It really does! It’s similar I watched Spirited Away last week! It was my first time watching it! Masa hurriedly watched “Spirited Away” before coming! Haha I wonder if this bridge is the one? Cross the bridge and enter another world? Is this what inspired it? They said a movie with Sayuri Yoshinaga also used this bridge! This scenery is definitely worth seeing!! Yes! It’s surprisingly warm! They said we can drink from Genroku no Yu! People with diarrhea should drink the “hot water”
People with constipation should drink the “cold water”!! It tasted similar to salted kelp tea! We’ll go back through the “Romantic Tunnel”! We went exploring around the grounds~! I was surprised they had a foot bath! And the lounge too had snacks and ice cream It was amazing! It was a bit crowded at this time (around 5pm)! It was empty around 8pm!! Now finally I want to go to the hot spring! I’m looking forward to it! Do you know why it’s called Shima Onsen? Shima (40,000)? That’s right! I don’t know… It comes from the legend of “a miraculous spring that heals 40,000 ailments”! I’m feeling the fatigue from canoeing… haha Let’s heal our current fatigue! Since we went canoeing my arms and legs might be sore tomorrow I wonder if this will heal that too? Since it’s Shima (40,000), does it heal everything? It’s a hot spring that cures 40,000 ailments!! Maybe it will cure it! Haha We’ll have dinner at Kashotei! We had a private dining room! Cheers! They said it’s peach fruit liqueur! Wow! It’s so sweet! Delicious!! It tastes like whole peach! Shall we start eating? It’s surprising from the beginning! This is amazing! The presentation is incredible! Everything is so cute! The plates and the stands Everything comes together as one dish! Shrimp croquette! With cream cheese! Do you eat the shrimp tail too? Yes! Delicious!! There’s shrimp meat inside too! It pairs well with the cream cheese! Lots of cream cheese in there! Rich! Delicious!! Better not to try to eat it in one bite… haha Delicious!! Steamer cuisine is unusual! Usually it’s hot pot or shabu-shabu where you cook it yourself in a set that you grill yourself, right? It’s nice that they steam it all for us like this It looks absolutely delicious!! When it came (after being steamed and brought to us) it smelled so good! Shall we dig in? It’s beef, right? Joshu wagyu beef Wow~! It’s wagyu~! It smells so good!! Mmm!! Nothing can compare to this, can it? It’s absolutely delicious!! The fat probably dripped down into the steamer It just melts in your mouth! Wow, this is so good~!! Delicious! Sweet! Because it’s steamed! There’s pork too, right? Yes! There’s pork too Next is barley-fed pork Mmm! Delicious!! Compared to the beef it’s a bit firmer but still juicy! Not dry at all!! Delicious~!! The flavor seems more concentrated! By steaming it in the steamer It’s so delicious~!! There are lots of vegetables too, we should eat those We can eat a lot! That’s nice! It’s probably healthy Soaking in the hot spring, detoxing eating steamed food and becoming healthy – it’s perfect This is amazing! Everything that comes out is surprising!! It really is! It’s all different from our previous inns Let’s eat plenty! Here’s dessert! Strawberry bavarois with strawberry, mandarin, and melon Looks delicious! Let’s try the melon! The skin is already peeled off! Sweet and tangy, delicious~ It’s not sour at all! Sweet and delicious!! It’s juicy Well-chilled and really delicious!! How was the bath? The bath was great! Fresh greenery! There was an open-air bath set up for bathing under the fresh green leaves! Mori no Yu was nice, wasn’t it? The changing room was spacious, and the inside was quite large too (The indoor bath) had fresh greenery visible through the glass wall That was really nice too! The open-air bath was just right under the fresh green leaves! It was a bit on the lukewarm side! It was gentle water You know what I mean? The kind you can stay in for a long time Shima Onsen is known as “Kusatsu’s finishing bath” After healing in the strongly acidic Kusatsu Onsen, it was traditional to stay at Shima Onsen with its chloride and sulfate springs that moisturize and beautify the skin! There are still other hot springs we want to try! Shall we go to that standard nighttime spot? The classic photo spot! Let’s go! The illumination is until 9:30, they said They gradually turn off the lights from 9:30 to 10 We need to go before then! The illumination is really beautiful ♪ It’s amazing! It was shining more brilliantly than I imagined! It looks more like Spirited Away at night That’s true! Right! More than during the day! Seeing it from outside was nice, but viewing it from our room is beautiful too! Right! Yes! It looks nice ♪ This angle is good too There were many people taking photos on the bridge So timing is important Going to the center of the bridge is best for photos, though it was difficult! Haha Wow~! It’s really nice! Beautiful! It really feels like a hot spring town! It really does! It’s amazing that just the lights from one ryokan can create such a beautiful scene! It’s quite large indeed! The scale is really impressive! Truly remarkable! It really is remarkable! I’m so satisfied! The breakfast presentation is cute too Last night’s dinner was cute too But breakfast is cute as well The presentation and everything is stylish! It’s truly refined Refined and elegant Carrot juice It tastes a bit like apple! A sweet and tangy flavor You can feel the fiber! You can feel some kind of fiber! Haha Delicious! It tastes healthy! What should we eat first? There are so many different things~ It’s hard to decide! Is that an egg? Dashi-maki egg! It looks so perfect! Delicious!! With dashi-maki egg, you’d think it would just taste like dashi But it’s a little sweet Sweet and delicious! Mmm! Delicious! A perfect start to the day! It really is! How was Sekizenkan? It was great! It’s a sophisticated hotel! It’s elegant It was refined! Not just the food, but also the small items in the room The details are meticulous A hotel where you can see the attention to detail! How were the baths? The baths were great! Genroku no Yu? That one surprised me! What you can see from the bridge That’s where it is! The first floor is Genroku no Yu! The inside was amazing too! There were about 5 different baths Each bath could fit about 3 people? One area had a larger bath! There was a steam bath too! Yes, two of them! For one person each I didn’t go in though… It was really hot when I opened it! I’d like to try it sometime! Nice! I’d like to stay here again! Really! There are different buildings, right? Honkan, Sanso and Kashotei I want to stay in all of them! That would be nice I just want to relax here longer! Haha I want to spend more time relaxing here! Haha The lounge was nice too Shall we go? Let’s head back! This is Ochiai Street, the hot spring town area There are restaurants here! Quite a few food places! Soba, ramen, and more! It has atmosphere There was a manjū shop too! There are all kinds of shops Smart Ball game and more! I’d like to try that! The retro feel is nice Smart Ball
500 yen per game Pull the lever to shoot balls
and try to get them into holes on the board! It’s hard to get them in… Now Masa will try!! They also had shooting games!
8 shots for 500 yen That was difficult! We didn’t hit anything… I didn’t really understand Smart Ball… It was difficult! Haha Maybe you need to play multiple times to get the hang of it? It’s challenging! I’m disappointed I failed at my specialty, the shooting game… You were so good before! The shooting was difficult too… You were amazing at Shibu Onsen Maybe it only works at Shibu Onsen! Haha Maybe I need that old man’s guidance to do well! Haha Without his advice, I can’t do well! Haha Ended up with disappointing results… 😂 It’s challenging! We’ve come to the Hinatagami district! About 3 minutes by car from Sekizenkan Besides the hot spring facility behind me you can see Hinatagami Yakushi-do Temple, a foot bath and the public bath “Omeiso no Yu”! This is considered to be the origin of Shima Onsen! Wow! Is that so? There are two origin stories for Shima Onsen 1. The Sakanoue no Tamuramaro theory 2. The Usui Sadamitsu theory This is the site of the Usui Sadamitsu theory! Usui Sadamitsu was constantly chanting sutras in this place! Then a deity appeared in his dream and said “Moved by your sincere devotion, I grant you a miraculous spring that cures 40,000 ailments. I am the local mountain deity.” Then, a hot spring actually emerged! The hot water sprang forth at the site of Omeiso no Yu! In gratitude, Usui Sadamitsu built this Yakushi-do Temple! So this is a place of great historical significance! It has a special atmosphere! Thank you for watching!

今回は群馬の名湯「四万温泉」を訪れ、創業300年以上の老舗旅館「積善館」に宿泊しました！😊
さらに奥四万湖でカヌーも楽しみ、大自然の絶景に感動！🛶
歴史ある温泉と神秘的な湖の両方を満喫する贅沢な旅をお届けします✨

皆さんの旅行プランの参考になったら嬉しいです！ 🙏

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10:51 四万温泉
12:28 蒼水庵
15:41 焼きまんじゅう 島村
17:12 積善館
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