Oita Yufu Yudaira Onsen Hot weather damage caused by heavy rains at Corona July 13 12:13

In the hot spring town in Yufu City, Oita Prefecture, the number of guests has dramatically decreased due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and the heavy rains have caused a great deal of damage.

Located in the mountains of Yufuin-cho, Yufu City, "Yuhira Onsen" is a historical hot spring town that has been around for 800 years and has been popular with many tourists.

However, this record heavy rain flooded the river water flowing through the hot spring town and damaged the inn along the river, and the pipes that carried the hot spring were washed away, so all five public baths that are popular with tourists could be used. died.

The most damaging of these was a public bath known as a sand bath, where the roofs and walls of the building were washed away, and the hot spring bath tub was filled with earth and sand.

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus in the hot spring town, the number of guests began to decline from February, and in April and May after the declaration of an emergency, the hotel voluntarily stopped accepting guests. It is said that it will take about a year to restore all the public baths, which was damaged by heavy rain soon after it was accepted again in June.

Mr. Ueda, Yudaira Onsen Management Association *Kyoichiro, President, said, "I am finally saddled by the heavy rain but the new coronavirus infection has calmed down in the prefecture. I want to restore it as soon as possible." I will.

* "Kyoto" is made on the right side of "Henga" and "Kyo".