Mioka Onsen

Mioka Onsen is located in a rural area within a prefectural natural park along the Shimada River in eastern Yamaguchi Prefecture, and is blessed with a natural environment. This hot spring is said to have been discovered by a crane that healed its wounds. In 1955, the source of the hot spring was identified from the medical treatment of an injured crane and the gathering of fish. Shunan City, where Mioka Onsen is located, is famous as the “Special Natural Monument of Yatsushiro Cranes and their Migratory Land”. Overwinter in the ground. From the summit of Eboshidake (697m), the Seto Inland Sea lies beyond the Suo Plateau and the Kuga Basin, and on clear days you can see as far as Shikoku and Kyushu. In addition, Wood Park, which is located halfway up the mountain, can be reached by car from Yatsushiro, where you can enjoy hiking, forest bathing, and bird watching. Kuroiwakyo Gorge is a quiet valley in the eastern part of Mioka Onsen, and is bustling with families during the cherry blossoms in spring, the fresh green leaves, and the autumn foliage. In Shunan City, there are two local performing arts that have been handed down in Tsuru-no-Sato Yatsushiro, the Hanagasa Dance and the Katsuma District's Tsutsuko Dance. is specified.