Aichi Nagakute Onsen
- Location
- Nagakute, Aichi, 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.
Nagakute, in the eastern Aichi Prefecture at the foot of the Meijo highland, is the site of the historic Battle of Nagakute in 1584 — one of the pivotal engagements of the Sengoku period where Toyotomi Hideyoshi's forces faced the Tokugawa army — and the home of Expo 2005 Aichi, the World Exposition held in the Nagakute forest park that introduced sustainable development themes and the 'Nature's Wisdom' concept to global audiences. Aichi Nagakute Onsen draws on sodium and bicarbonate thermal waters from the geological resources of the eastern Aichi highland zone, providing restorative baths in a community whose Sengoku battle heritage, the Expo 2005 Aichi legacy at the Expo Memorial Park, and the scenic Kaisho Forest hiking trails create an appealingly varied historical and natural spa setting. The Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park with its nature trails and open-air sculpture garden, the historic Nagakute battlefield site and memorial museum, and the Kaisho Forest nature education centre in the Aichi prefectural forest preserve create a richly layered historical and ecological backdrop for thermal spa visitors in eastern Aichi Prefecture.