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Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Resort

9.5 mi NE of junction of New Ave and Roop Rd on Hot Springs Rd, Gilroy, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 6' 32.8824", -121° 28' 46.5276"
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Under the guidance of the George Roop and William McDonald families during the years of 1865 of Francisco Cantua's discovery to the 1930s, Gilroy Hot Springs was a popular health and family resort oriented around a single hot mineral spring located near Coyote Creek. In 1938 the resort was purchased by H.K. Sakata, a successful Japanese American farmer from Watsonville. Renamed the Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs, it was the only Japanese American owned commercial hot springs in California. The resort served as a recreational and spiritual center for Japanese Americans before World War II and briefly as a hostel after the war for those returning from internment camps.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
   
 
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Gazebo and Cistern
Gazebo and Cistern
Minnesota Cabin
Minnesota Cabin
Minnesota Cabin Sign
Minnesota Cabin Sign
Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Resort Historical Marker
Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Resort Historical Marker
Japanese Shinto Shrine
Japanese Shinto Shrine
Shinto Shrine
Shinto Shrine
Texas Cabin, Exterior
Texas Cabin, Exterior
Texas Cabin Porch
Texas Cabin Porch
Texas Cabin, Room
Texas Cabin, Room
Texxas Cabin, Interior
Texxas Cabin, Interior
World's Fair Japan Pavilion Bridge
World's Fair Japan Pavilion Bridge
Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Resort
Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Resort
Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Cabins
Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Cabins
Hot Springs and Cistern Gazebo
Hot Springs and Cistern Gazebo
Ladies' Bathhouse
Ladies' Bathhouse
Old Bathhouse, Interior
Old Bathhouse, Interior
Bathhouse Graffiti, 1893
Bathhouse Graffiti, 1893
Bath House and Graffiti
Bath House and Graffiti
Yamato Hot Springs Historical Marker
Yamato Hot Springs Historical Marker
Resort Buildings
Resort Buildings
California's Oldest Shinto Shrine
California's Oldest Shinto Shrine
Budhist Shrine
Budhist Shrine
Japanese-American Shrine
Japanese-American Shrine
Steps to the Shinto Shrine, California
Steps to the Shinto Shrine, California
Yamato Hot Springs Resort, Gilroy, California
Yamato Hot Springs Resort, Gilroy, California
Hot Springs Tubs
Hot Springs Tubs
Gilroy Hot Springs Gazebo
Gilroy Hot Springs Gazebo
Yamato Hot Springs Resort Ruins
Yamato Hot Springs Resort Ruins
Coyote Creek Bridge
Coyote Creek Bridge
View from Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Resort Grounds
View from Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Resort Grounds
Gazebo and Bathhouse
Gazebo and Bathhouse
Ladies' Bathhouse Entrance
Ladies' Bathhouse Entrance
View Behind Minnesota Cabin and Bathhouse
View Behind Minnesota Cabin and Bathhouse
Century Plant
Century Plant
Hot Springs Pool
Hot Springs Pool
Wyoming and Nebraska Cabins
Wyoming and Nebraska Cabins
Wyoming Cabin Restoration
Wyoming Cabin Restoration
Captain Kitaji
Captain Kitaji
Captain Kitaji, Wyoming and Nebraska Cabins
Captain Kitaji, Wyoming and Nebraska Cabins
Skylights in Cabin Roof
Skylights in Cabin Roof
Blue Tarp Covering Cabin
Blue Tarp Covering Cabin
Interior, Cabin Needing Restoration
Interior, Cabin Needing Restoration
Side, Kitaji
Side, Kitaji
Interior, Kitaji
Interior, Kitaji
Tree Column, Kitaji
Tree Column, Kitaji
Back of Resort Buildings
Back of Resort Buildings
Kitaji, Rear
Kitaji, Rear
Montana Cabin
Montana Cabin
Path to Shinto Shrine, Yamato Hot Springs Resort
Path to Shinto Shrine, Yamato Hot Springs Resort
Ruins of Parking Deck, Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Resort
Ruins of Parking Deck, Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs Resort
Concrete Cistern
Concrete Cistern
Gilroy Hot Springs, California State Park
Gilroy Hot Springs, California State Park

 
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