Iizaka Onsen Iizaka Onsen ,is a hot spring resort located in the Iizaka district (former town of Iizaka) within the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is located to the northwest of the city centre, and is connected to Fukushima Station by the Fukushima Kōtsū Iizaka Line railroad. Iizaka traditional hot spring town features over 40 traditional "ryokan", and 9 public baths, including one of Japan’s oldest community bathhouses, Sabakoyu (鯖湖湯 or "Mackerel Lake Baths"). Sabakoyu was originally spelled 佐波来湯 when, according to legend, Yamato Takeru, prince of the Yamato dynasty and son of semi-legendary 12th Emperor Keikō, visited the area
Tamagawa Hot Spring strontium and calcium. The hokutolite is about ten times as radioactive as the standard background. There are two lodging facilities available in the area, Tamagawa Onsen, an inn located near the spring (opens from mid April to December, and closed for winter since 2012 due to the avalanche on February 1, 2012, which killed 3 people), and Shin-Tamagawa Onsen, a hotel about a kilometer down from the spring which opens year-round, run by the sane owner of Tamagawa Onsen inn. Tamagawa Onsen inn and the spring area are only accessible by a snowcat in December after the road is closed