Jizonoyu Toyokan

Travel journal of day trip bathing to hot spring

Characters

Nishi-san: He is an orthodox hot springs lover and particular about quality of springs. He loves the hot springs flowing from the source, the hot water with a presence, and the rustic atmosphere.

Kita-san: He doesn't care much about quality of hot springs. He loves the open-air bath, and prefers hot springs that have visible features such as good views.

One day.

Let's go to Ashikaga Flower Park! The wisteria seems to be really amazing! They're also lit up at night!

Wisteria? Hmm, wisteria ... Well, good.

Then, let's go to a nearby hot spring to adjust the time.

That's why Nishi-san and Kita-san came to Ashikaga City in Tochigi Prefecture. Before going to Ashikaga Flower Park, headed to Jizonoyu Toyokan. A 20-minute walk from JR Omata Station that is the third station from Ashikaga Flower Park Station.

Exterior

Oh, this is it. It looks like ...

It's all-too-common.

Well, in short, that's right.

When they enter the hall, paintings are hung on the walls of the lobby and the rest area.

Lobby (Rest area)

Wow, it's a bit like a gallery, you know.

That's surprising. Paintings of famous painters? Or local unknown?

Maybe, someone with a connection to Ashikaga.

The two headed to the bath, looking sideways at the paintings on the wall. At the bath, ...

Indoor bath

Oh, it's so beautiful! Two-color bathtub!

Reddish brown water seems like Jizonoyu hot spring. First here.

It's dark cloudy water, you know.

Looking at this color, in short, it has a lot of iron. ... Oh, there are some Yunohana.

Jizonoyu Toyokan indoor bath hot water spout

Jizo statue on the hot water spout

Look, Jizo on the spout ... 'Cause Jizo-no-yu?

It's cheesy.

That's it.

By the way, what is that blue bathtub?

The water itself is transparent. But it's just the right hot water.

I see. So, it's not a hot spring.

After that, they went to an open-air bath.

Open-air bath

Anyway, it's nice to have an open-air bath.

Is this a hot spring? ... Not a hot spring, plain water.

Even so, it's nice to bath while breathing outside air.

Maybe it is ... That aside, there is a bathtub in this hut, too.

The hut has an indoor bath called "Senninnoyu".

Senninnoyu

However, Nishi-san, after entering Senninnoyu, he came out in 10 seconds.

That's too fast. Didn't you like it?

It's just plain water, not hot spring.

Huh, why not take this open-air bath again?

This is just plain water too. After all, the hot spring is just before cloudy water ...

That's why Nishi-san enjoyed the Jizonoyu cloudy water, and Kita-san enjoyed the open-air bath. After the bath, take a short break in the rest area. Then they went to Ashikaga Flower Park.

♨ The name of "Jizonoyu" is derived from "Yaku-yoke Jizo-do", which is enshrined in a neighborhood.

Light pink wisteria

Large and long wisteria

Nishi-san and Kita-san have slowly walked while watching the wisteria flowers until the night.

As I thought, it's so beautiful. Nice to come today.

Exactly, but it's been a lot cold since night ... It's pretty cold.

... Hmm. Perhaps the order was reversed? Wisteria after hot spring ...

Well, in common sense, it's reversed.

At the end, they felt cold, but still Nishi-san and Kita-san enjoyed the spectacular view only during this season.

(April 2019)

♨ Ashikaga Flower Park is famous for wisteria, but seasonal flowers and winter illuminations are also very beautiful.

Impression & rating

The hot water is not fresh, but it is dark reddish brown and has Yunohana, so enough to enjoy the atmosphere of a hot spring.

1.5 pt

Impression & rating

In appearance, the combination of reddish brown and blue bathtubs are vivid and nice. The open-air bath was not so bad.

2.5 pt

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The Onsen facility

Address: 1981, Hajika-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Pref.
Phone: domestic: 0284-62-0136
international: +81-284-62-0136
Website: Jizonoyu Toyokan
Day trip bathing hours: 11:00 - 20:00（Last entry at 19:30）
Business days: Open year round
Charge: Adults: ¥ 750 / 4 years old - elementary school students: ¥ 450
Baths: Gender-separated indoor bath, Gender-separated open-air bath
Facilities: There are lockers in undressing room. (¥ 100 coin required, return type)

The hot spring data
(According to hot spring analysis report etc.)

(Field examination date: Dec. 7, 2018)

Quality of spring: Not apply to the spring quality. Complies with hot springs (mineral spring) according to Total Iron ions and Metasilicic acid listed in Attached Table of Article 2 of the Onsen Law.
Gushing place: 1981, Hajika-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Pref.
Temperature: 17.5 ℃ (63.5 ℉)
[air temperature 10 ℃ (50 ℉)]
Water volume: 30 L / min (Pumping)
pH value: 6.9
Total ingredients: 0.387 g / kg
Perception: It has a yellow-brown turbid, has an iron taste, and is odorless.
(After 48 hours of collection) A reddish brown precipitate is formed, it has a yellow-brown turbid, has an iron taste, and is odorless.

Today's Ekiben

Bento of The Holiday for Adult featuring Tochigi Edo Cuisine

Bento of The Holiday for Adult featuring Tochigi Edo Cuisine

(Purchased at Ekiben-ya Umaimon in ecute Omiya)

An Ekiben created by a collaboration between JR East's "The Holiday for Adult Club" and "Tochigi Edo Cuisine" in Tochigi City. It is said that Tochigi City has preserved the Edo atmosphere, such as the townscape of warehouse. And they are focusing on Edo Cuisine as part of regional development.

Then, This Ekiben has the elaborate dishes. they are colorful and packed in double stacked boxes. It can be said that it's suitable for the expensive price and very delicious. Surely you think you will have to taste it well.

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1st box:
Grilled taro with sweet miso, Rolled omelet, Raw stalk of taro marinated in vinegar, Grilled shark with yuzu miso, Yuzu rice cake, Smoked duck, Arare Tofu, Japanese salt plums tempura, Mixed up fried tempura of white fish and canola flower, Red paprika, Steamed eel with Japanese pepper, Sweet omelet with green tea, Pickled ginger, Japanese raw wheat gluten, Miso azuki bean jelly
2nd box:
Deep-fried daikon radish, Marinated burdock, Simmered dried gourd, Roast konjac, Soy peas in Japanese broth, Decorated simmered carrot, Rice dyed yellow by gardenia, Simmered down butterbur sprouts cooked with Japanese horseradish

(¥ 2,000) ( Tochigi Edo Cuisine _ NEWS)

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