About Awara
To the happiest towns in a happy prefecture
Located in the northernmost part of Fukui Prefecture, it is bordered by Sakai City Mikuni Town to the west, Maruoka Town Sakai Town to the south, Kaga City in Ishikawa Prefecture to the northeast, and Sea of Japan to the northwest.

It covers an area of 116.98 square Kilometers, with Lake Hokugata and Sakai Northern part hills in the Northern part, JR Ashihara Hot Spring Station and two urban areas centered on Awara Hot spring resort in the center, countryside in the southwest, and Elevation 500 Meters ~ 600 Meters in the east, JR Hokuriku Main Line Ashihara Hot Spring Station, Hokuriku Automobile Expressway Kanatsu Interchange, The main traffic route of National Highway No. 8 runs north-south.

It is equipped with a diverse and rich environment, such as a paddy field area north of the Kuzuryu River, a hilly area where vegetable and fruit tree production is thriving, a mountainous area with a landscape of satochi Satoyama, the Coast Line and Lake Hokugata designated as the Echizen-Kaga Coast National Park, and the Awara Hot Spring that will soon celebrate its 140th anniversary.

History of Awara
The Awara Hot Spring is characterized by a Rural Scenery that can be seen from the inn.
It began in Meiji 16 Meiji 16, when a well for irrigation was dug in a paddy field, and a warm salty hot spring happened to gush out.
After that, the people of each village dug hot springs, and hot springs sprang up everywhere, and now there are only 74 of them.
We divide the Hot spring resort into three areas and build a shrine to protect the even now Hot Spring.
Healing the fatigue of your trip with a luxurious garden elaborate for each ryokan, Fresh seafood from the Sea of Japan, and meticulous service full of humanity.
Today, there are about 30 accommodations, each operating in a different style.
Accommodations can be selected according to the type of favorite and the composition of the members of the trip.

Awara Hot Spring Spring quality effective for
In Awara Hot Spring, there is no communal management of hot water, and each facilities has several Hot Spring wells.
For this reason, the components of the Hot Spring are slightly different depending on the facilities, and you can Fun the hot water with a different feel. A Hot Spring place with many beautiful landladies known only to those in the know "Hot water for beautiful skin"
【 Spring quality 】 Neutral ~ slightly alkaline chloride-containing earth saline spring Sodium, potassium
【 Spring temperature 】 33.5~77.5°C
【 effective for 】 < bath > rheumatism, chronic dermatitis, neuralgia, atopic dermatitis
<Drinking> Chronic gastric catarrh, chronic gastetric acidopenia