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A hot-spring town planned around a stairway, with the water distributed in conduits beneath the steps.
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Ikaho Onsen is a hot spring in Ikahomachi, Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture. Together with Kusatsu Onsen it is one of the prefecture's representative famous springs, and in the Joshu Karuta it is sung as "Ikaho Onsen, a famous spring of Japan." It is registered as a regional collective trademark as "Ikaho Onsen." Hot spring under the Hot Springs Act (defined by metasilicic acid): Shirogane no Yu On both sides of the stone steps built on a steep slope stand rows of hot spring inns, souvenir shops, amusement arcades (shooting galleries, archery), restaurants and more. The 365 stone steps are the symbol of the hot spring town, and this area is called the Stone Steps Street.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1576 Highlights / collection：365 stone steps, Stone troughs distributing hot water Genre：Architecture
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