Asagiri-cho Healthy Land; Yakushi Onsen
Asagiri, Kumamoto, Japan
- Location
- Asagiri, Kumamoto, Japan
- Water type
- thermal, sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 39 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Thermicity
Sedative
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Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Mineralisation
Restorative
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Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Buoyancy
Effortless float
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Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
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Asagiri-cho Healthy Land, also known as Yakushi Onsen, is located in Asagiri, Kumamoto Prefecture. Its sodium-chloride water reaches around 39°C, with an indoor bath, an outdoor rotenburo bath and a sauna.
Insider tip — 'Yakushi Onsen; Healthy Land' in Asagiri-cho (朝霧町 — morning mist town), a farming community in the Kuma River basin. The Medicine Buddha (Yakushi) spa in 'morning mist town' creates a poetic image: the dawn mist rising from the Kuma River as healing vapour, the hot spring offering the Medicine Buddha's cure, and the healthy land concept completing a triad of rural wellness. The Kuma valley's morning mist is genuinely spectacular in autumn, when temperature inversions fill the gorge with cloud.
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Frequently asked questions
How hot is the water?
The water runs quite hot here, around 39 °C — a sedative water that brings immediate muscle release.
What type of water is found here?
This spot features thermal & sodium chloride water.
What is the best season to visit?
The most favourable period for this spot is: Toute l'année.