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Eiju no Meisui (Life water of Eiju)
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Life water in front of a sweet shop
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Spring water on a mountainside of "Hakone" is piped
to the front of a traditional Japanese sweet tea shop called
"Hanakotoba (flower verse)". The water is used for
making sweets and green teas at the shop as well as taken
by visitors for drinking.
The spring water is said to be blessing gift from god in ancient
age, and being protected today by Benten goddess. It is also
known among local people as water for pregnant women.
Location: Kiga, Hakone-machi, Ashigara-Shita-gun, Kanagawa-Prefecture
Transportation: 20 minutes walk from "Gora" station
on Hakone Tozan Tetsudo Line
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Called water of
life by local residents, the water flows out in front
of a sweet shop |
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