Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
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Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
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Okhotsk Omui Onsen is a hot spring on the Sea of Okhotsk coast of Hokkaido, in the Omui area of the Okhotsk subprefecture, providing iodine-rich mineral bathing to residents and visitors of this remote coastal community where the dramatic seasonal appearance of drift ice from the north creates one of the most striking natural spectacles in Japan. The Sea of Okhotsk coast of northeastern Hokkaido experiences the southernmost drift ice in the Northern Hemisphere each winter from January to March, when vast sheets of pack ice cover the coastal waters and create an Arctic-like seascape that attracts wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, and ice-watching tourists to observation vessels and clifftop viewing platforms. The iodine-bearing mineral waters of Okhotsk Omui Onsen are part of a long Japanese bathing tradition associated with well-being and care of the skin, providing a valued thermal bathing resource for the fishing and farming communities of this extraordinary northern coastline.
Insider tip — Okhotsk Omui Onsen sits on the wild Okhotsk Sea coast of northern Hokkaido, where iodine-rich sodium-chloride springs have been developed into a small resort celebrated for its panoramic sea views and drifting ice scenery in winter. From January to March, sheets of pack ice grinding in from Russia fill the horizon, and the rare sight of soaking in a hot bath while watching sea ice drift past is unique on Earth. The mineral-dense water leaves a pleasant salty film on the skin that retains body heat for hours after bathing. Seabirds including white-tailed eagles and Steller's sea eagles hunt along the shore in winter.
