ONSEN

The most popular onsen in the city is the Takegawara Onsen, which dates back to the Meiji Empire. It has the particularity of having sand baths, as in Ibusuki. The Hamawaki Onsen is the second famous spring. Renovated over 20 years ago, Hamawaki is divided into two buildings, the classic onsen and the more sophisticated Hamawaki yu-tō-pia(yu = hot water, tō = bath). Onsen can also be found in the Kannawa, Shibaseki, and Kamegawa areas, and in the hills northwest of the city, the Myōban Onsen area.