Takinoue Hot Spring Village
滝ノ上温泉郷
＜Citation from Shizukuishi town history published in 1979＞
Edited partially for readability
Takinoue hot spring village is located in a steep, outback valley, so it had been abandoned and remained unknown the date of discovery. But, a request was made to mine red clay at the Takinoue hot spring village area in the third year of the Tenna era 1683, and the presence of traces shows there used be developed gold mine. The Takinoue hot spring village area was known only to few people around the time of Tenna era.
There used be more than 100 springs in various places both in the mountain side and on the riverbed. Hot spring was flowing out into the Kakkonda river and its amount used be so large to make the river into a hot water stream. And Kakkonda river was also characterized with its big waterfall called Torigoenotaki, ‘taki’ means ‘waterfall’ in Japanese.
They called this hot spring area as Takinoue hot spring village, because it was located above this waterfall, ‘taki-no-ue’ means ‘above the waterfall’ in Japanese.
The picture shows the historical location of many hot springs.
natural environment
Steam rises from here and there around this area, creating a spectacular scenery throughout the seasons.
trail
Towada-Hachimantai National Park
The area around Takinoue hot spring village is designated as a part of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park, and is home to an abundance of wild animals in the broad-leaved forests. It is also designated as Minami-Hachimantai Natural Recreation Forest (link in Japanese), making it an ideal place for family leisure, trekking, and mountain climbing while enjoying forest bathing.
Takinoue hot spring village is the starting point for climbing Mt. Eboshi and Mt. Mitsuishi. In the wetland called Senshogahara, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery, and if you are lucky, you happen to find forest tree frogs rarely to see.