Awara Onsen Matsuya Hyotan
- Location
- Awara, 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.
Awara Onsen Matsuya Hyotan is a distinguished ryokan establishment in Awara Onsen, Fukui Prefecture's most celebrated hot spring resort in Awara City, a city that rose to thermal fame in 1883 when an artesian well drilled during an irrigation project unexpectedly produced abundant hot spring water, transforming the rural Hokuriku plain into one of the region's premier wellness destinations. The naturally chloride-sodium spring waters here are prized for their deeply warming, skin-softening, and circulation-improving properties, their saline mineral richness reflecting the geological character of the Japan Sea coastal region's deep aquifers. As a landmark establishment within one of Fukui Prefecture's most distinguished onsen resorts, Awara Onsen Matsuya Hyotan provides the full traditional ryokan wellness experience — mineral bathing, refined cuisine, and the enduring hospitality of Japan's Japan Sea coast thermal culture.