Mamigasaki Onsen
- Location
- Yamagata, Yamagata, 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.
Mamigasaki Onsen is situated within Yamagata City, the prefectural capital of Yamagata, adjacent to the historic Kajo Park built on the site of Yamagata Castle where cherry blossoms draw enormous spring crowds to the reconstructed stone walls and moats of the former castle grounds. The city's lively cultural scene encompasses the famous Hanagasa Festival, celebrated sake brewing traditions, and excellent regional cuisine including Yamagata beef, Imoni stew, and the distinctive thick-cut soba noodles prized in mountain Tohoku. Bathing in these thermal waters in the midst of a vibrant prefectural capital offers visitors a convenient and restorative base for exploring the wider cultural and natural treasures of Yamagata.