salt's cation — pairs with chloride to make the water salty.
Chloride Cl⁻
table-salt anion — coats the skin and holds heat in.
Known good for
Circulationtired legs
Warmingcold sensitivity
Recoveryfatigue, stress
An iron-bearing sodium-calcium chloride spring classified as a strong-salt water (kyoensen). Total dissolved solids reach 23.7 g/kg, in the hypersaline band that approaches ocean salinity, and although the water emerges colorless and clear it deposits a brown iron-oxide sediment if left to stand. The taste is unmistakably salty and bitter with a metallic edge from 48.7 mg/kg of iron, and an unusual 834 mg/kg of free carbon dioxide gives it a fine prickle on entry.
Sampled at wellhead·Analyzed Oct 16, 2008·兵庫県立健康環境科学研究センター·Cert no. 健環第5559号
350. Negiya Ryofukaku, Arima Onsen ★
I stayed overnight with meals included, I booked and paid for accommodation for one person, that is, with a kaiseki set for one person. I liked the food, it was tasty. You can order a massage, the specialist is from outside, and the massage is done in the room on a futon (it was done well). The ryokan has a small lounge-library area, where on the bookshelf you can find our matryoshka from Azhna. There were quite a lot of foreign tourists, but the staff tried to provide decent service in my presence, although that did not always work out in the details.
All baths at the facility, private and public, are as follows: the brown water is onsen, the clear water is tap water. Private baths are by reservation for 3300. Public baths are separated by gender.
1. The first bath set, with an entrance from outside up the stairs.
1.1. The outdoor bath is on a separate large balcony. The water is cloudy brown, slightly clear. Temperature 43. The view through the fence is of the trees, but it is still pleasant.
1.2. The indoor bath has two sections, a large rectangular one and a round one. The water is clear tap water, temperature 42. Breathing is normal.
2. The second bath set, accessed from inside the ryokan.
2.1. A small outdoor bath. The water is cloudy brown, slightly clear. Temperature 40-41.
2.2. An indoor bath with clear tap water. Temperature 40-41. Breathing is good.
3. Private bath Natsume. Breathing is comfortable.
3.1. A small bath with cloudy brown water, temperature 41-42. The bath is enclosed, but in fact it is in the open air.
3.2. An indoor bath with clear tap water, temperature 40-41.
4. Private bath Yuzuriha. Breathing is comfortable.
4.1. A small bath with brown water, temperature 43.
4.2. A bath with clear tap water, temperature 45.
The place has a number of drawbacks: of the two types of water, only the brown one is onsen, there are quite a lot of foreign tourists, the private baths are weak, and the service is generally good, but could be better. But despite this, the rotenburo are decent, it felt cozy inside, and I liked the place overall. It looks like a reliable choice, and at the right price it is worth considering for a stay in Arima.
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