Yunogo Onsen 湯郷温泉
Discovered, so the legend goes, by watching a heron heal its leg in the hot water.
According to tradition, about 1,200 years ago the monk Ennin of the Enryaku-ji temple saw a heron (鷺, sagi) healing a wounded leg in the hot water while on a pilgrimage in the region, hence the alternative name ‘Sagi no Yu’, the heron's water. It is one of the three historic hot springs of the Mimasaka region (美作三湯), indicated for digestive disorders, neuralgia, rheumatism and skin problems.
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