Takekura Onsen Ishikawa
- Location
- Takekura, Ishikawa, Chubu, 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.
Takekura Onsen in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, sits within the Noto Peninsula, a UNESCO Globally Important Agricultural Heritage region celebrated for its satoyama landscape, traditional Wajima lacquerware, and the morning Asaichi market that has operated daily for over a thousand years. The chloride-rich spring water provides deeply warming, skin-nourishing baths that draw both local artisans and visitors who come to the region to witness the extraordinary craftsmanship of Wajima-nuri lacquer, one of Japan's most refined and ancient decorative arts traditions. The 2024 Noto earthquake that severely damaged the peninsula has brought new poignancy to these communal baths, which serve as gathering places for a community engaged in patient and determined reconstruction.