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Hot spring in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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The Yagen Valley (薬研渓谷, Yagen-keikoku) is a remote mountain valley in the middle of the Shimokita Peninsula, on the Japanese island of Honshu.
There are two paved roads into the valley. The main route from Ohata (15 km away) and Mutsu has one bus per day at 08:40, while the shortcut connecting to Mount Osore has none.
Read in the guideOku-Yagen and Yagen Onsen are 2 km apart and connected by a paved road and a forest trail. Most of the time it will be faster to walk than wait for the bus.
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