Chigira Jinsentei
Ryokan in Gunma Prefecture
Native name | 千明仁泉亭 |
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Industry | Hotel |
Founded | 1502 |
Headquarters | 45 Ikaho, Shibukawa , Japan |
Website | www |
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Chigira Jinsentei is the oldest ryokan (Japanese inn) in Ikaho, the part of Shibukawa city, Gunma Prefecture. [1] [2]
The basic facts: [3]
- in 1502 the ryokan was founded in Ikaho, utilizing the Ikaho Onsen for the hot spring baths
- local onsen is about 2000 years old, noted already in Man'yōshū, the ancient Japanese poetry collection
- in 1900 popular writer Kenjirō Tokutomi wrote here his book Hototogisu
- the building was reconstructed after a fire about 100 years ago
- the reddish-brown spring water can help with feminine diseases.
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