Kumanodai Onsen
Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
- Location
- Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- 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
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Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
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Kumanodai Onsen, also in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, offers sodium-chloride water at 41°C, with an indoor bath, an outdoor bath (rotenburo) and a sauna.
Insider tip — Kumanodai Onsen serves the Kumano residential plateau of Matsuyama City, which holds one of Japan most concentrated collections of literary heritage — Natsume Soseki taught here in 1895 and set Botchan in the city, Masaoka Shiki revolutionized haiku poetry from his sickbed here, and the ancient Dogo Onsen a few kilometres away inspired the bathhouse in Spirited Away according to the director Miyazaki Hayao.
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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 water.
What is the best season to visit?
The most favourable period for this spot is: Toute l'année.