Uminohi Onsen
- Location
- Uminohi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 44 °C
- pH
- 6.5
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Uminohi Onsen is located in the greater Maebashi area, Gunma Prefecture, the prefectural capital situated on the Kanto Plain at the foot of Mount Akagi — one of Gunma's three great volcanic mountains alongside Haruna and Myogi — in a city known throughout Japan for its extensive rose cultivation and the designation as Japan's largest rose-producing city, with rose-themed events and gardens throughout the urban area. The siliceous thermal waters here serve Maebashi residents and visitors exploring Gunma's volcanic highland hinterland, providing therapeutic mineral bathing in the administrative and cultural hub of a prefecture renowned throughout Japan for its exceptional concentration of hot spring resources. Bathing at Uminohi Onsen offers a connection to both the urban warmth of Maebashi's civic culture and the volcanic thermal heritage that makes Gunma one of Japan's preeminent hot spring prefectures.