Hot springs, it gives contentment for Japanese people. There are about 2700 hot springs in Japan. In Europe, hot springs are used as medical care, but in Japan, they are enjoyed from children to old people as pleasure. Hot springs water has different kinds of color, for example, white, red, and yellow, but generally it’s transparent. Also, it has some good effects, for neuralgia, twist, appetite depression and so on. There is a strong connection between watercolor and the effect. So people visit good hot springs for their purposes. Hot springs makes us happy with both body and heart.
Ishikawa is one of the hot springs prefectures in Japan. About 13 sources of hot springs we have, almost the color of water is transparent and good for skin. Yuwaku is located in mountainside of Kanazawa. There are a lot of Japanese-style inns. According to the legend, Yuwaku hot spring was found by an egret more than 1300 years ago. This hot spring water works well on muscular rheumatism, chronic dermatitis and so on. People can drink hot spring water, too. It makes us beautiful from inside body. When you go to Yuwaku, I recommend ‘Yuraku’. It’s my favorite public spa. There is a sauna bath, called ‘Utaseyu’ that is an open-air bath like a waterfall. Disabilities can take a bath with sitting on a wheelchair. So if you have difficulties in walking, you can enjoy taking a bath without concerns.
Other hot springs are located in suburb of Kanazawa. They have 3 kinds of sources of hot springs, they are scattered like dots. Fukadani is one of them. The water color is brown. There are 3 types of hot springs water. The water is good for neuralgia, diabetes, atopy and so on. Saigawa hot springs is located near Sai River. It is especially good for smooth skin. Kyokusui hot springs is located near Yuwaku hot springs, and this is one of my favorite hot springs too. An open-air bath doesn’t have any fences, and we can see a starry sky and snow falling. People can enjoy taking bath in a countrified atmosphere. Why don’t you start looking for a hot springs for yourself?
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