Kanawari Kosen
- Location
- Minami-Aizu, Fukushima, Japan
- Water type
- thermal
- Temperature
- 40 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Kanawari Kosen is a cold mineral spring (kosen) in Japan, its waters emerging at below-body temperature and offering an experience quite different from the conventional hot-spring soak—one in which naturally occurring minerals are encountered through immersion in cool, invigorating water rather than heat. Cold mineral springs are valued in Japanese bathing tradition for their refreshing, tonic character, offering an invigorating contrast that distinguishes kosen as a complementary element of Japan's diverse thermal bathing spectrum. This spring provides the experience of natural mineral content combined with the bracing stimulus of cool water, part of the less celebrated but distinctive cold spring tradition of Japan.