Arashiro Onsen; Ebisu no Yu
Takayama, Gifu, Japan
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- Location
- Takayama, Gifu, Japan
- Water type
- bicarbonate
- Temperature
- 40 °C
- pH
- 8
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
Standard buoyancy
LowHigh
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
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Arashiro Onsen (Ebisu no Yu), also in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, heats bicarbonate water to 40°C, with an indoor bath, an outdoor bath (rotenburo) and a sauna.
Insider tip — Ebisu no Yu serves the eastern residential quarter of Takayama City, Japan most celebrated Edo-period merchant town where three-century-old machiya townhouses line the Sanmachi Suji district in one of the best-preserved historic streetscapes in all of Asia. Takayama was governed directly by the Tokugawa shogunate as tennryo (government territory) from 1692, a status that paradoxically protected its historic architecture from development and gave the city the nickname Little Kyoto of the Mountains — a comparison its spring and autumn Furukawa Festival processions richly justify.
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Frequently asked questions
How hot is the water?
The water runs quite hot here, around 40 °C — a sedative water that brings immediate muscle release.
What type of water is found here?
This spot features bicarbonate water.
What is the best season to visit?
The most favourable period for this spot is: Toute l'année.