The pool was first
discovered over 1200 years ago, in about 770AD,
coming from under a 12m2 rock.
Legend has it that this rock was thrown by Tengu, a mythic characterwith
a very long nose!
Next to Tengunoyu
is Utaseyu,Fudonoyu
that is dedicated to the God of Fire,
where the first building was constructed in 1692.