Shirabu Onsen Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Shirabu Onsen
Shirabu, "white cloth", probably received its name from thevast blanket of snowthat wraps up the entire valley in winter, as by February, there's often over 2 m of the stuff. The locals, though, have an even more poetic legend: a hunter discovered a wounded white-flecked eagle and nursed it back to health with the spring's curative water, and then dubbed the springShirabuchi Takayu(白斑鷹湯), "White-Flecked Eagle Spring", this being then shortened into today's name. Legends aside, the hot spring here was discovered back in 1312 by a warrior named Sato Muneyoshi, who applied for his feudal lord's permission to open a spring here. Even 700 years later, the village remained so small that the original inns didn't even have real names, instead going by "west", "center" and "east" depending on whi
Top Attractions in Shirabu Onsen
Explore the best things to see and do in Shirabu Onsen:
- ★Tengendai Ski & Trekking
Where to Stay in Shirabu Onsen
- 🏨Azumaya Ryokan
- 🏨Higashiya Ryokan
- 🏨Minshuku Shirabuya
- 🏨Nakaya Bekkan Fudokaku
- 🏨Nishiya Ryokan
Shirabu Onsen Travel Guide Sections
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