Kusatsu Onsen is a hot spring located in Gunma Prefecture. The amount of hot springs that spring naturally is the largest in Japan, and it is one of the representative hot springs in Japan. (草津温泉は、群馬県にある温泉です。自然に湧き出る温泉の量は日本一で、日本を代表する温泉です。)
Kusatsu Onsen refers to the hot springs in Gunma Prefecture and the hot spring towns around them.
草津温泉は、群馬県にある温泉とその周りの温泉街を指します。
refers to/を示す、を意味する
hot spring/温泉
Prefecture/県
hot spring town/温泉街
around/周りの
The hot water of Kusatsu Onsen is an acidic spring with a very high acidity of 2.1, and the hot water has a bactericidal effect.
草津温泉の湯は酸性泉で、pHは2.1と酸性度が非常に高く、お湯には殺菌効果があります。
hot water/お湯
acidic/酸性
spring/泉
acidity/酸度
bactericidal/殺菌
effect/効果
The temperature of the source spring is extremely high at 50 to 90 degrees, and it is not possible to bathe at that temperature, so the temperature of the hot water is lowered before it is used in the hot spring town.
In the center of the hot spring town of Kusatsu Onsen, there is a hot spring source called “Yubatake”.
草津温泉の温泉街の中心に、「湯畑」という源泉があります。
n the center of/の中心に
hot spring town/温泉街
hot spring source/温泉源
called/と呼ばれる
Since the temperature of the hot spring is too high, we use a device called “Yudoi” to lower the temperature of the hot spring and provide hot springs to the hot spring town.
The source of Kusatsu Onsen is too hot to take a bath.
草津温泉の源泉は温度が高すぎるため、そのまま入浴することはできません。
source/源泉
too/~すぎる
take a bath/風呂に入る
「too A to B」は「A過ぎてBできない」という否定の意味になります。
If you add water to lower the temperature of the hot water, the effectiveness of the hot spring will diminish.
お湯の温度を下げるために水を入れてしまうと、温泉の効能が薄れてしまいます。
add/加える
lower/下げる
temperature/温度
hot water/お湯
effectiveness/効能
diminish/減少する
Therefore, a method was devised in which a plate was placed in hot water, the water was stirred, and the temperature of the hot water was lowered to a temperature at which it could be bathed.
Speaking of sightseeing spots around Yubatake, Sainokawara Park.
湯畑周辺の観光スポットと言えば、西の河原公園です。
speaking of/といえば
sightseeing spots/観光スポット
around/周りの
You can reach the Sainokawara Park by visiting the shops lined up along the Sainokawara street from the Yubatake or by walking while eating hot spring eggs and hot spring steamed buns.