Atami Shizen Onsen Izutsu

Atami Shizen Onsen Izutsu is located in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, one of Japan's most famous seaside resort cities on Sagami Bay, whose hot spring culture has attracted visitors since the Edo Period when Tokugawa Ieyasu himself bathed in the Atami springs and a natural hot spring geyser that erupted from the sea — the Great Geyser of Atami — was considered one of the wonders of Japan. The chloride-rich hot spring waters of Atami are among the most chemically concentrated in Japan, with extraordinary sodium chloride content reflecting the coastal geothermal system where seawater circulation through volcanic rock at depth creates a brine of exceptional therapeutic quality, particularly valued for warming cold constitutions and stimulating cardiovascular circulation. Atami's MOA Museum of Art, housing one of Japan's finest private collections of Japanese and East Asian art including National Treasures, combined with the city's concentrated hot spring culture, Pacific Ocean views, and Itchiku Kubota Kimono Museum make Atami one of Japan's most culturally rich and thermally saturated seaside cities.