OFFICIAL KUMAMOTO TOURISM GUIDE

Sightseeing

Aso area

Ikeyama Suigen Riverhead

Ikeyama Suigen is a fountain head selected as one of 100 finest water in Japan by the Environment Ministry. It boasts its abundant spring water that is 13.5 degrees Celsius and the quantity is about 30 tons per minute.

It is surrounded by the forest of huge trees that is said to be 200 years old, mystical atmosphere can be felt. The god of water is enshrined at the center of the spring pond. 

Address
〒869-2704
14-1, Tajiri, Ubuyama-mura, Aso-gun, Kumamoto
Contact
Ubuyama Village Office
TEL
0967-25-2211
Fees
Free
Access
By car/about 1hour 30minutes from Kumamoto IC, about 1hour 30minutes from Mashiki-Kumamoto Airport IC, about 50minutes from Kuju IC, about 1hour 30minutes from Hita IC
Parking Lot
30 cars
URL
https://ubuyama-kanko.com/lan/en/#ikeyama
 

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