Yugashima Ise Onsen
- Location
- Ise, Mie (Kii Peninsula), Japan
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 39 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
Yugashima Ise Onsen is a hot spring facility in Ise, a sacred city in Mie Prefecture, Japan, globally revered as the site of the Ise Grand Shrine — the supreme sanctuary of Shinto religion dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu, rebuilt in its entirety every 20 years through the remarkable ritual of Shikinen Sengū to embody Japan's philosophy of perpetual renewal. The chloride-sodium thermal waters carry the mineral richness characteristic of the Kii Peninsula's deep geological formations and are prized for their warming and skin-softening properties, providing a restorative soak for pilgrims who have walked the ancient Kumano Kodo or Ise pilgrimage routes. Bathing in the geothermal waters of Ise City, in the shadow of Japan's most sacred shrine complex, offers one of the country's most spiritually resonant and culturally profound hot spring experiences.