This is a scene from the 3000-year history of Dogo Onsen! An egret with an injured leg started to soak in a hot spring flowing though rocks. Eventually, he healed his wound and flew away! Dogo Onsen, located in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture is Japan’s oldest hot spring with a history of 3000 years. In Japanese mythology, when the age of gods, Okuninushi-no-Mikoto and Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto traveled to Iyo Province (current Ehime Prefecture). During the travel, Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto got sick. Okuninushi-no-Mikoto put Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto on his palms, soaked in a hot spring and Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto got well. In addition, it is said that many emperors and Imperial family member including Prince Shotoku, Emperor Keiko, […]