ETGBC Discover Beitou Park：

(5) Beitou Creek falls (Taki )

北投溪與瀧                                      Judy/Robert修正
    北投溪的源頭在北投的地熱谷，她是條熱的溪流。日據時代流經北投公園附近，因為河床高低落差很大，形成數個小型的瀑布，日本人稱為「瀧 」。

    The Beitou Creek has its source in the Hell Valley of Beitou. It is a creek with steamy hot water. During the Japanese occupation, this creek flowed through Beitou Park, and due to the large drop differences on the riverbed, many small creekfalls were formed. The Japanese call them “taki”.

「瀧」是日本語熱瀑布的意思，在北投溪曾經有五個瀧但目前只保存最著名與壯觀的景點一瀧，亦即「第一號溫泉瀑布」。

    “Taki’ is a Japanese word meaning “hot waterfall”.There were five “Taki” in Beitou Creek. But now only Taki One still remains and it is the largest and most famous one.

在日治末期，這裡就有簡易涼亭式，用棚子所搭建的「湯瀧浴場」，是一處自然形成的浴池，名為『瀧乃湯』距今已超過七十年歷史，為私人經營的平價浴室。

    Toward the end of Japanese Occupation, some simple huts were set up here, and one of these naturally formed hot spring baths turned into a public bathing house named “Takino-yu”. It has existed for over 70 years, and it is still an inexpensive public bathhouse in business today.

    日據時代來瀧乃湯洗一次是3分日幣,所以眾人就稱瀧乃湯為「三 ㄒㄧㄢˋ 間」。(台語，很便宜之意。)

During the Japanese ruling period, taking a bath in Takino-yu only cost 3 cents. Therefore, it was generally referred as “3-cent bathhouse”among the general public.

    「瀧乃湯」浴室，是台灣現存的最古老溫泉浴室，浴池採用著名的唭哩岸石砌成，古拙樸實別具特色。瀧乃湯的泉水是來自地熱谷青磺原湯，因含有微量的放射性元素「鐳」，具有治病的效果而著稱。

    Takino-yu Bath House is Taiwan’s oldest hot spring bath still in existence. The bath pool was constructed with stone locally found in Qilian, which is a type of sedimentary rock and adds a touch of antique look to its style.

The hot spring water in Takino-yu is from the sulfur spring in the Hell Valley, which contains a small amount of radium and is known to be healing to certain illness.

    瀧乃湯有著名的「御渡涉紀念碑」,這是日本皇太子來此一遊的紀念碑。西元1923年，日本皇太子裕仁來台巡察，參觀北投溫泉公共浴場，觀賞北投石標本，並實地赴北投石產地－－北投溪畔踏勘渡涉。

    There is a monument commemorating the visit of Japanese royal prince to The Beitou public bath house. In 1923, Japanese Royal Prince Hirohito, who later became the Japanese emperor, visited Taiwan. During his visit, Prince Hirohito visited the public bath house in Beitou Park and saw the sample of hokutolite. He even went to the quarry where hokutolite was gathered－the riverbed of the Beitou Creek.

　　事後，立有一紀念石碑，碑文為：「皇太子殿下御渡涉紀念」、碑高148公分，寬24公分，厚24公分。目前，石碑置於瀧乃湯浴室前庭院，碑及文字保存良好。很值得大家來參觀！

After the visit, a monument was erected, and it was engraved:“To Commemorate the Royal visit by His Highness, the Imperial Prince”. The monument is 148 cm in height, 24 cm in width and depth. The monument is now in the front yard of Takino-yu bath house. It has been well preserved and is definitely worth a visit!!