Iwate Morioka Tsunagi Hot Spring

Iwate Morioka Tsunagi Hot Spring is situated on the shore of Gosho Dam Lake in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture, a position that combines the visual grandeur of the reservoir landscape — from which the active volcanic cone of Mount Iwate is visible rising above the surrounding hills — with the siliceous and simple mineral waters of one of Morioka's most scenically positioned thermal bathing destinations. The spring's dual mineral profile of siliceous and simple thermal water produces the characteristic skin-smoothing bathing experience associated with dissolved silica, offering cosmetically valued and physically pleasurable thermal immersion against the backdrop of one of Tohoku's most imposing volcanoes, a view that transforms the bathing experience into an encounter with the geological source of the geothermal energy that heats the spring's mineral water. Iwate Morioka Tsunagi Hot Spring embodies the proud onsen heritage of Iwate Prefecture's capital city, where naturally heated siliceous mineral water, lakeside scenery, and the imposing presence of the active Iwate volcanic cone together create a thermal bathing experience of exceptional natural drama and mineral quality.