Itoigawa Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring resort featuring sodium and calcium chloride mineral water.
• The spring water originates from the deep Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line.
• The first hotel opened in 1991 after successful drilling in 1988.
• The site includes a hotel annex and a dedicated day-use bathing facility.

What to see

• A unique pyramid-shaped swimming pool enclosed in glass at the hotel.
• The Hisui no Yu facility designed specifically for day-use visitors.
• Indoor and outdoor baths supplied by the local chloride spring.

Getting there

• The facilities are a two-minute walk from Himekawa Station.
• A ten-minute taxi ride reaches the site from Itoigawa Station.
• The location is three minutes by car from the Itoigawa Interchange.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.