Icheon Spa
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- Location
- Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 40 °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.
Icheon Spa in Icheon city, Gyeonggi province, draws on deep bicarbonate alkaline springs at around 40°C that have been prized since the Joseon dynasty, when the royal court commissioned the first bathing facilities to be built here. Icheon is doubly celebrated in Korean culture — for its thermal waters and for its celadon pottery tradition, which was revived in the 20th century after being almost lost and today produces some of the finest blue-green glazed ceramic work in the world. Modern spa complexes in Icheon offer a range of thermal bathing experiences from traditional Korean jjimjilbang-style facilities to more internationally oriented wellness centres, all drawing on the same naturally warm mineral-rich water. The Gyeonggi landscape of Icheon, with its paddy fields, autumn foliage and proximity to Seoul, makes it a perfect day-trip or overnight destination from the Korean capital.