Funagata Wakaayu Onsen; Seiryu Center
Funagata, Yamagata, Japan
- Location
- Funagata, Yamagata, Japan
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 42 °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
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Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
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Funagata Wakaayu Onsen, part of the Seiryu Center in Funagata, Yamagata Prefecture, offers sodium-chloride water at 42°C. An indoor bath, an outdoor rotenburo pool and a sauna are available.
Insider tip — Wakaayu Onsen, the young sweetfish spring, serves Funagata-machi on the Mogami River where young ayu ascend from the sea each spring to feed in the clear highland shallows. The boat-shaped mountain profile that gives Funagata its name rises above the Mogami River valley, the historic waterway where timber and produce were floated from the Yamagata mountains to the Sakata Sea of Japan port in a commerce that Matsuo Basho documented in Oku no Hosomichi.
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Frequently asked questions
How hot is the water?
The water runs quite hot here, around 42 °C — a sedative water that brings immediate muscle release.
What type of water is found here?
This spot features sodium chloride water.
What is the best season to visit?
The most favourable period for this spot is: Toute l'année.