Chikugo

A footbath at Funagoya Onsen

Chikugo (筑後市) is in Fukuoka, Japan.

See

• Koiki Shrine (恋木神社). A shrine built in 1226 by Michizane Sugawara to console himself after having to leave his wife and child in the capital. The shrine contains the oldest known stone carvings of a married couple in Japan and its known today for the stone heart on its torii gate. (updated Nov 2024)

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Funagoya Onsen

Funagoya Onsen (船小屋温泉) is said to have been built in the early 1800s after a man with an incurable disease tried to commit suicide in the hot waters but instead was cured. Since then, it is distinguished as being the onsen with the highest concentration of iron in a carbonated spring in Japan. The poet Natsume Soseki came here and wrote a poem about it, as well as Emperor Showa.

• Koibotaru Onsenkan (恋ぼたる温泉館). 10：00-21：00. ¥600. (updated Nov 2024)