Bijoyu Onsen
Kozagawa, Wakayama, Japan
- Location
- Kozagawa, Wakayama, Japan
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 41 °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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Bijoyu Onsen, in Kozagawa, Wakayama Prefecture, heats sodium-chloride water to 41°C, with an indoor bath, an outdoor bath (rotenburo) and a sauna available to bathers.
Insider tip — Bijoyu Onsen, the beautiful-woman spring, serves Kozagawa-cho where the ancient Kozagawa River — one of Japan last unpolluted primary rivers — flows through wilderness subtropical forest, rare cycad groves, and limestone karst gorges to the Pacific coast. Kozagawa-cho is the site of Japan most southerly wild cycad (sotetsu) habitat, where Cycas revoluta palms grow on limestone canyon walls in a botanical community unchanged since the Tertiary period — a living relic of the subtropical forest that covered southern Japan before the ice ages.
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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.