Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel
sightseeing
Basic Information
Business hours / Fee
Shaft(Huge Pit) Experience Course 3,000 yen
Pump Proficient Course 2,500 yen
Underground Shrine(Surge Tank) Course 1,000 yen
How to get there
Walk for about 40 minutes from Minami Sakurai Station North Exit (approximately 3 km)
Tohoku Expressway: Head straight for 30 minutes from Iwatsuki Interchange to national route 16 in the direction towards Noda (about 17 kilometers)
Joban Expressway: Head straight for 40 minutes from Kashiwa Interchange to national route 16 in the direction towards Noda (about 20 kilometers)
※ Charter bus (group bus) will be charged 2,000 yen per parking space
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Roadside Station Showa is surrounded by a rural landscape of fertile farmland, small forest grooves, and pastoral rice fields. This blessed natural environment allows you to feel the changing of the seasons. In the product hall, you can find a variety of souvenirs from all over the country as well as products unique to the Kasukabe area. This is a very popular spot for tourists where you even can buy fresh local vegetables. Or why not sit down and enjoy a hot meal at the restaurant "Shokusai-kan?"
This hot spring water, which flows from 1,500 meters underground, scored a maximum score of 5 out of 6 categories during the Japan Natural Hot Spring Examining Authority inspection! With a composition similar to salty seawater, it is also called “Netsu no Yu” (high temperature bath) due to the amount of cold water required to cool it down. The fact that this hot spring can be enjoyed during the colder months without any added water is also an appeal. The high-concentration carbonated spring, which even garners the attention of the medical industry, can be enjoyed as well.
We offer tourist information and general information about the city. There is everything from displays of the original picture of “Crayon Shin-chan,” an animated character representing Kasukabe, to food for sale approved by the city’s “Food Selection." It is also registered as a “baby friendly station,” and families can use the station to change diapers and breastfeed here. Please feel free to stop by.
Our rice crackers (senbei) are available for purchase from a unit of one. We have more than 30 flavors available. Our senbei are individually wrapped to make them easier to eat, and gifts and seasonal Japanese sweets are also available. There is an “Inauguration Festival” in mid-April, a “Thanksgiving Festival” in mid-October, and a “Thank You Fair” at the end of June and November.
The hot spring contains no sodium, classifying it as a "simple" alkaline hot spring, a rarity in the Kanto region. The color of the water is dark brown but sparkles gold when hit by sunlight. Soaking in the hot spring will make your skin smooth, and you are guaranteed to have a relaxing time.