English Official Site (Digital Translation): Ureshino City https://www.city.ureshino.lg.jp/kanko/topix.html https://www.city.ureshino.lg.jp/kanko/map.html
Ureshino Hot Spring
Ureshino Hot Spring is celebrated as one of Japan’s “Three Great Hot Springs for Beautiful Skin,” alongside Shimane’s Hinokami and Tochigi’s Kitsuregawa. Its alkaline waters are renowned for leaving the skin exceptionally smooth and radiant. The area is also famous for its local specialty, Onsen Yu-Dofu—silken tofu gently cooked in the mineral-rich hot spring waters, offering a unique culinary experience.
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Toyotamahime Shrine and a Catfish
Toyotamahime Shrine, located within the Ureshino hot spring resort, is unique for its reverence of a catfish deity. This catfish is believed to grant blessings for beautiful and smooth skin. Visitors seeking this benefit pray not only at the main hall but also before a stone catfish statue beside it, often gently stroking the statue as part of the ritual.
Ureshino Tea
Ureshino Tea, known as Gyokurokucha or Guricha, is distinguished by its unique rounded leaf shape—a rarity among Japanese green teas. This distinctive form results from its specialized production process, which is divided into two main methods: “Steamed Gyokurokucha” and “Kama-yoriicha” (pan-fired tea).
Cyaosiru at Ureshino
Chao Shiru (Ureshino Tea Exchange Museum) is a museum dedicated to the history of Japanese green tea, with a special focus on Ureshino tea. Visitors can explore exhibits on tea culture, learn how to properly prepare tea, and even experience tea leaf picking during the harvest season.
English Site (Digital Translation): https://www.city.ureshino.lg.jp/kanko/ureshinocha/_23805.html#
Onsen Yu-Dofu
In Ureshino Onsen, you can find a local specialty known as Onsen Yu-Dofu—tofu gently simmered in the area’s mineral-rich hot spring water. The broth becomes milky white, resembling soy milk, and the tofu turns exceptionally soft and silky, offering a delicate and soothing culinary experience.
