【Overview of Town of Naruko】 The Naruko Hot Spring Resort consists of 5 hot springs (Naruko Hot Springs, Higashi-Naruko Hot Springs, Kawatabi Hot Springs, Nakayama-daira Hot Springs and Onikobe Hot Springs). The resort has been familiarized by people for 1,000 years as a curing hot springs. Over 370 wellsprings bear various kinds of hot springs qualities, rich with beneficial effects. There are 11 kinds of natural hot spring qualities in Japan, and 9 of them can be found in Naruko. Each quality has various beneficial effects, for instance, recovering from exhaustion and muscular pains (needless to say!), as well as rheumatism, diabetes, injuries and so on. In Naruko, there are also various attractive sightseeing resources such as the Naruko Gorge, which is noted for its tinted leaves in fall and new green of spring, and the Onikobe Ski Resort, which contains various courses. 【Access】 Public Transportation: Sendai station to the Furukawa station on the JR Shinkansen (Bullet Train) and then Approximately 55 minutes on the Rikuu-Tou line. Car：Approximately 35 minutes from the Furukawa IC via Tohoku Expressway.