Yunokawa Onsen; Nonoen
Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
- Location
- Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
- Water type
- thermal, sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 39 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Thermicity
Sedative
LowHigh
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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Yunokawa Onsen (Nonoen) is located in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The sodium-chloride thermal water surfaces at 39°C here. Guests can use an indoor bath, an outdoor rotenburo and a sauna.
Insider tip — 'Nonoen' (野の苑 — field garden) at Yunokawa Onsen in Mutsu city, at the base of the Shimokita Peninsula — Japan's axe-head shaped peninsula, dominated by the sacred Osorezan (Mt. Fear), whose crater lake is considered the entrance to the Buddhist afterlife. The Itako female mediums who communicate with the dead still gather at Osorezan each July. The 'field garden' spring in this spiritually charged landscape offers earthly warmth and recovery from both the long northern winter and the weight of Shimokita's otherworldly atmosphere.
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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.