Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
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Effortless float
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Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
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Shintoku Onsen, in Osaka, Osaka, is a Japanese thermal bathhouse with sodium-chloride water. The water emerges at around 38°C. The bathhouse offers an indoor bath, an open-air bath (rotenburo) and a sauna. A relaxing stop for travellers in the region.
Insider tip — 'Shintoku' (new virtue) Onsen is a neighbourhood sento in Osaka. Deep artesian hot spring water, typical of the Osaka basin, surfaces as warm amber sodium-chloride brine. A reliable local bath in the tradition of Osaka's once-vast sento culture.