A weakly alkaline, hypotonic, hot simple thermal spring. The water is mild on the skin, with the classification panel listing the standard general bathing indications (neuralgia, joint pain, cold sensitivity, recovery from fatigue) plus a specific note flagging it as helpful for autonomic instability, insomnia, and depressive states.
Good for
Aches & joints
Warmth eases stiffness and raises the pain threshold. Radon and sulfate springs show the strongest evidence for joint and muscle pain.
stiff shoulders
Smooth skin
Bicarbonate and alkalinity gently lift dead keratin while silica hydrates, leaving skin smooth. This is the basis of the beautifying-water (bijin-no-yu 美人の湯) reputation.
dry, rough skin
Recovery
Warmth and buoyancy lower stress markers and improve sleep; habitual bathing is linked to lower rates of depression.
fatigue, stress
Take care
- 病気の活動期(特に熱のあるとき)
- Active tuberculosis
- 進行性の悪性腫瘍又は高度の貧血など身体衰弱の著しい場合
- 少し動くと息苦しくなるような重い心臓又は肺の病気
- むくみのあるような重い腎臓の病気
- 消化管出血
- 目に見える出血があるとき
- 慢性の病気の急性増悪期
Measured at the source
On the certificate
- 筋肉若しくは関節の慢性的な痛み又はこわばり(間接リウマチ、変形性関節症、腰痛症、神経痛、五十肩、打撲、捻挫などの慢性期)
- Cold sensitivity
- 抹消循環障害
- Reduced gastrointestinal function (heaviness, bloating)
- Mild hypertension
- Impaired glucose tolerance (diabetes)
- Mild hypercholesterolemia
- Mild asthma or emphysema
- Hemorrhoid pain
- 自律神経不安定症、ストレスによる諸症状(睡眠障害、軽いうつ状態など)
- 自律神経不安定症、不眠症、うつ状態
Evidence
- Maeda M. 温泉の医学的効果とその科学的根拠. J. Hot Spring Science 70:197–207, 2021.
- Naito Y et al. A Hot-Spring Water Improves Inflammatory Conditions in an Atopic Dermatitis Model. Biomedicines 13(11):2707, 2025.
- Donaubauer AJ et al. Serial radon spa therapy on pain in musculoskeletal disorders. Frontiers in Immunology, 2024.
- Verhagen AP et al. Balneotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews CD000518, 2015.
- Li H et al. Bicarbonate Ionized Water Bathing Enhances Natural Killer Cell Activity. Scientific Reports 14:51851, 2024.
- Takeda M et al. Hot spring bathing practices have a positive effect on mental health in Japan. Heliyon 9(9):e19631, 2023.