Town of Ikata

Construction of Ikata’s new Kamegaike Onsen facility is finally complete! As of August 19^th the spring is open to the public, so come on down and enjoy a relaxing soak.

While the previous bathhouse left something to be desired, the new facility is absolutely gorgeous! It boasts:

• a large communal bath (pictured above-right)
• foot baths (free!)
• roten-buro outdoor bath
• ganban’yoku bedrock bath
• sauna
• baths in unique containers: giant barrels (pictured below-right), or giant ceramic bowls!
• private baths for families (reservation required)
• private handicapped-accessible baths (reservation required)
• the Furusato Restaurant, within the facility

Pricing is as follows:

To get to the Kamegaike Onsen, take Route 197 from Yawatahama into Ikata. Take a left toward Futami after you pass the Kirara-kan on your right (map).

Early this morning, the Red Wing student group departed Ikata to return home, with seven Ikata students and two chaperones in tow. The Ikata students will experience life in America in week-long homestays, then stop in Hawaii on the way back.

We hope our Red Wing visitors enjoyed their stays in Ikata. Please take good care of our students in Red Wing! We hope to see you all again sometime in the future.

Follow the Red Wing half of the 2007 Exchange Program on the IkataWiki.