Hirakawa Onsen
Inakadate, Aomori, Japan
- Location
- Inakadate, Aomori, Japan
- Water type
- sodium chloride, thermal
- Temperature
- 41 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Thermicity
Sedative
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Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Mineralisation
Restorative
LowHigh
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Buoyancy
Effortless float
LowHigh
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
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Hirakawa Onsen is located in Inakadate, Aomori Prefecture. Its sodium-chloride thermal water reaches 41°C (106°F), distributed through an indoor bath, an outdoor rotenburo bath and a sauna.
Insider tip — Inakadate (田舎館村 — rural village) is internationally famous for Tanbo Art (田んぼアート) — intricate pictorial art created by planting different varieties and colors of rice in patterns visible from an elevated observation platform: portraits of historical figures, anime characters, and masterpiece paintings rendered in shades of purple, yellow, white, and green rice plants. Each summer thousands visit to see the living canvases grow. Hirakawa Onsen provides a warm soak in this creatively extraordinary rice-farming village.
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Frequently asked questions
How hot is the water?
The water runs quite hot here, around 41 °C — a sedative water that brings immediate muscle release.
What type of water is found here?
This spot features sodium chloride & thermal water.
What is the best season to visit?
The most favourable period for this spot is: Toute l'année.