Mikuni Onsen; Yu-A-Port
Sakai, Fukui, Japan
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- Location
- Sakai, Fukui, 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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Mikuni Onsen; Yu-A-Port is set in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The sodium-chloride water emerges at 41°C. Guests can use an indoor bath, an outdoor rotenburo bath and a sauna.
Insider tip — Yu-A-Port at Mikuni Onsen serves the historic port town of Mikuni in Sakai City — the most important Hokuriku coastal harbor of the Edo period whose merchant ships carried Echizen rice, lacquerware, and washi paper to Osaka on the kitamaebune coastal trade route. The Mikuni lighthouse of 1876, one of Japan first Western-style lighthouses built with French technical assistance, still guides vessels through the Kuzuryu River estuary into Mikuni harbor, and the Mikuni Festival seven-storey bamboo-frame samurai warrior figures are designated a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
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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.