Shuhokan Onsen
- Location
- Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Water type
- silica
- Temperature
- 42 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Shuhokan Onsen is located in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, an industrial city that has distinguished itself through a unique commitment to public art, establishing the UBE Biennale — Japan's oldest outdoor sculpture exhibition, held since 1961 — that has transformed the city's industrial landscape with over 100 permanent sculptures from international artists. The siliceous thermal waters here serve as a community wellness facility in a city that bridges industrial heritage with cultural ambition, where the juxtaposition of heavy industry, public sculpture, and thermal bathing creates an unusual urban identity. Bathing at Shuhokan Onsen offers visitors to Ube's art and industrial heritage a restorative complement to exploring one of Japan's most unexpected contemporary art landscapes.