Abekawa Onsen Shizuoka City
- Location
- Abekawa, Shizuoka City, Japan
- Water type
- bicarbonate
- Temperature
- 42 °C
- pH
- 8
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Abekawa Onsen Shizuoka City is a therapeutic hot spring along the Abekawa River valley in Shizuoka City, Japan, a river famously associated with the beloved 'Abekawa mochi' — sweet rice cakes dusted in kinako soybean flour that have been a Shizuoka specialty since the Edo period when Tokugawa Ieyasu himself is said to have praised them during his residence at nearby Sumpu Castle. The naturally bicarbonate-rich spring waters carry the gentle alkaline mineral character prized in Japanese onsen tradition for their skin-softening effects and relaxing properties, offering urban Shizuoka residents accessible therapeutic bathing along a historic riverside corridor. Combining the culinary heritage of Abekawa mochi, the historical significance of Tokugawa Ieyasu's Suruga domain, and authentic geothermal wellness, this onsen offers a layered and deeply Japanese therapeutic experience.