Hatake Onsen

Hatake Onsen straddles the boundary between Kannami-machi and Izu no Kuni City in Shizuoka's former Izu Province, where the thermal spring serves both communities across a municipal line that the waters of the spring transcend entirely, as they have served the surrounding communities for generations regardless of administrative divisions. The Izu Peninsula's volcanic geology creates some of the most thermally active terrain in the Kanto region, and Hatake's waters carry the mineral richness typical of Izu's diverse spring character, from saline coastal springs to the alkaline and siliceous waters of the peninsula's interior valleys. Set within an area of rich agricultural and natural tradition, Hatake embodies the boundary-crossing character of thermal springs that have always functioned as communal gathering points above and beyond the lines drawn on maps.