by Takuya Horiuchi
 Positioned in south of Aso Caldera, Minami Aso Village has water rich
Shirakawa province known as home of waters.
Former Shirakawa Village, now a
part of larger Minami Aso Village, has 8 recognised spring sources, most famous
of which is Shirakawa Suigen. 60 tons of spring water per minute naturally
gushes out from the spring bed, and the spring temperature is kept at 14 degrees
C. throughout the year. The Ministry of Environment certified it as one of 100
remarkable waters in Japan.
Nest to the spring locates "Shirakawa Yoshimi
Shrine", which enshrines god of water. One can visit the shrine and listen to
the Kagura sacred music in every July.
Location: Minami Aso Village, Aso-Gun, Kumamoto Prefecture
Transportation:
10 minutes walk from "Minami Aso" station on Minami Aso Line
Contact: Minami
Aso Village Tourism section 0967-67-1111
Courtesy of our Affilate: Global Water K.K.
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