Ono no Komachi, one of the most influential waka poets of Japanese history, is said to have
been the founder of the Onogawa Onsen in Yonezawa. This installment of ‘People of Yonezawa’ begins with one of her most well-known poems, before we are given a tour of the traditional onsen hot spring town.
Naoto Endo, the ‘Wakadanna’ or Young Master of the ‘Suzu no Yado Toufuya Ryokan’ gives us a special insight into the importance of hot spring culture, as well as the delights that Onogawa Onsen has to offer. Welcome to a more traditional side of Japan.
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