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An observation deck on the way from Ikaho onsen town to Lake Haruna. It has an altitude of 1029m. On a clear day, it can be seen as far as Tanikawa Ren-ho, Akagi-yama, and Naetayama. The view is also beautiful at dusk and at night.

Note the characters carved on the middle of the stone steps-gai, a poem called "Ikaho no Machi" published in 1915 by the female poet, Akiko Yosano, in which the onsen-gai of the period is remembered.

The residence was constructed in 1893 (Meiji 26). It was used as a summer resort for the imperial family. The building was burned to the ground in 1952 and is now the site of the Ikaho Training Center at Gunma University. The kutsuishiki used in the entrance remains where it was at the time.

In Kanei 8 (1631), he restored the checkpoint of the back and back of the Mikuni Highway, which was established by the order of the shogunate. At that time, the sekisho was a building with a thatched roof between the frontage 5. Inside, street bills, old documents and armor from the time are displayed.

It is an ancient temple of the Tendai sect, which is familiar with the name of Mizusawa Kanzeon, and the 16th place of the Sakadō Sanjō Kanyon Shrine. It was opened by the Imperial Court of Suiko during the Asuka period. The current main hall is from the mid-Edo period, and the main temple, which is said to be Princess Ikaho's Omochi Buddha, is enshrined in the church. Rokkaku-do (Important Cultural Property) on the right of the main hall is a building representing the Jizō-son religion. At Shakado, which was erected in 2001, you can see many Buddha statues and Buddhist paintings such as the Three Buddha statues.

Just below Ikaho Shrine, the ancient temple of Shōen 2 (1574), which enshrines the disease-curing Yakushi Nyorai, and is also known locally as the god of eyes. The Yakushaka Festival, which is held every year on May 8, is served with sweet tea.

A shrine at the top of 365 steps of stone steps. It is said to benefit from hot springs, medical care, and child treasure. It has been known since ancient times as Ueno-kuni Sannomiya, along with the Kanmae Shrine in Tomioka and the Akagi Shrine in Mount Akagi.

Ikaho Onsen with a history of more than 400 years. Climbing the stone steps to advance, and further through Ikaho Shrine is the Yumoto "Kawakabashi". The perimeter of the bridge is marked by trees such as maple, maple, and kunuggi, and the contrast with the "Kawakabashi", which is a red-colored red bridge. At night, the light-up autumn leaves create a fantastic world.

Ikaho Onsen's only drinking fountain, located next to the Manba Kaden, on the way from the municipal Kawakabashi parking lot to the Ikaho open-air bath. Hot springs from the left side, water comes out from the right side, and it contains a lot of iron, so drink after eating. Also, be careful not to drink too much.

As you head on Route 353 towards Nakanojo from the Kozawa intersection of Route 17, and cross the bridge over the Azuma River, you can see a single-story house with a white wall in the landscape of the countryside. Although it is small and small from the outside, the inside of the building is full of yellowish hot springs, with spacious cypress baths and stone-framed open-air baths. Because this color contains a large amount of ingredients, it warms up well and reputable.