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Located at Kirishima mountain foot, Kobayashi city has more
than 40 spring sources including Spring water of Idenoyama,
which is a part of upstream of Iwase River. People with empty
bottles visit the water source where fresh water gushes out
from a number of spots including rock cracks.
The volume of the water is 80 thousand tons per day. The water
is well utilized for local residents' daily lives and also
for nursing fish. In early summer time one can observe fireflies
dancing over small rivers around the water source.
Miyazaki prefecture has long been running a fish breeding
and raising facility with nature's gift of this fine water,
fish kind ranging from rainbow trout to sturgeon. Area around
the water source is a nature park, in which an aquarium of
freshwater fish is built and attracts visitors for great number
of different kinds of fish.
Kobayashi City holds "Great water festival" in every
summer, where local residents and tourists celebrate the great
nature's gift.
Location: Kobayashi City, Miyazaki Prefecture
Transportation: 10 minutes by car from "Kobayashi"
station on JR Kitto Line
Contact: Kobayashi City Office Tourism Section 0984-23-1174
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