Iizaka Onsen
Iizaka Onsen is an onsen located in the Iizaka district within the city of Fukushima, Japan. It is located to the northwest of the city center, and is connected to Fukushima Station by the Fukushima Kōtsū Iizaka Line railroad.Description
Iizaka traditional hot spring town features over 40 traditional ryokan, and 9 public baths, including one of Japan’s oldest community bathhouses, Sabakoyu. Sabakoyu was originally spelled 佐波来湯 when, according to legend, Yamato Takeru, prince of the Yamato dynasty and son of semi-legendary 12th Emperor Keikō, visited the area and was cured of his sickness after bathing in the hot springs. Matsuo Bashō, the famous Edo period poet, visited Sabakoyu in 1689.
