Ishi Onsen Aomori
- Location
- Aomori, Aomori, Japan
- Water type
- bicarbonate
- Temperature
- 40 °C
- pH
- 8
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Ishi Onsen sits in Aomori City, the administrative capital of Aomori Prefecture and the northernmost major city on Honshu, situated at the gateway to the Tsugaru Strait. Aomori is most famous for the Nebuta Festival, a spectacular summer celebration designated UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, in which enormous illuminated floats depicting mythological and historical figures are paraded through the streets to the sound of taiko drums and Haneto dancers. The sodium bicarbonate waters here offer relaxation amid a city that balances bold festival energy with its role as Japan's premier apple-producing region.