Kinosaki Onsen Shuchu Kanri Kongosen
Analysis UnverifiedKinosaki Onsen's centrally managed mixed spring gathers water from several wells into a large storage tank, where its temperature is steadied before it flows through a looped pipe beneath the streets to the town's public bathhouses and inns. Managed as a shared resource by the Yushima property ward of Kinosaki, this faintly salty water wraps the body in warmth that lingers long after bathing, suiting travellers who stroll from bath to bath in yukata.
The bar length shows how abundant each component is compared to thresholds that make it "distinctive" (therapeutic spring standards, beauty spring criteria, etc.).
A rare radioactive spring where trace radiation absorbed via inhalation and skin is expected to stimulate cells (the "hormesis effect").
Scores are calculated from mineral analysis data based on the Mineral Spring Analysis Guidelines (Ministry of Environment, Japan). They are unrelated to facility atmosphere or service quality.
▸Note
The temperature, pH and component values shown here are based on the hot spring analysis (source). Actual values in the bath may differ depending on heating, dilution, recycling and filtration. Please check current usage status at the facility.
Chloride water leaves a thin film of salt on the skin that keeps warmth in. When hopping between several bathhouses in one day, keep each soak short and drink water between baths to avoid overheating.
With 2,460 mg of chloride and 543 mg of calcium at 62.1°C, this chloride spring is traditionally associated with restorative warmth, as salt left on the skin seals in heat. It may support those hoping to relieve pain from chills or stiff shoulders on a cold-season bathhouse tour.
Hot, salty water can cause fatigue after long or repeated soaks. Anyone drinking it should keep to the permitted amount; people with kidney disease, high blood pressure or swelling should not drink it.
※ See the analysis data below for detailed contraindications
ANALYSIS DATAView all analysis fields ▼
Source Info
- Source name
- Kinosaki Onsen Shuchu Kanri Kongosen
- Spring type
- Sodium-Calcium Chloride Spring
- Old spring type name
- 含土類－食塩泉
- Source temperature
- 62.1℃
- pH
- 7.3
- Osmotic pressure
- 低張性
Analysis Document
- Analysis date
- 1996-03-21
- Analyst organization
- 兵庫県立衛生研究所
Cations
- Lithium ion Li⁺
- 0.46 mg/kg
- Sodium ion Na⁺
- 1210 mg/kg
- Potassium ion K⁺
- 37.7 mg/kg
- Magnesium ion Mg²⁺
- 3.5 mg/kg
- Calcium ion Ca²⁺
- 543 mg/kg
- Aluminum ion Al³⁺
- 0.37 mg/kg
- Manganese ion Mn²⁺
- 0.23 mg/kg
- Iron(II) ion Fe²⁺
- 0.35 mg/kg
- Zinc ion Zn²⁺
- < 0.01 mg/kg
- Lead ion Pb²⁺
- < 0.0005 mg/kg
- Strontium ion Sr²⁺
- 2.9 mg/kg
- Barium ion Ba²⁺
- 0.17 mg/kg
- Copper ion Cu²⁺
- < 0.015 mg/kg
- Cadmium ion Cd²⁺
- < 0.001 mg/kg
- Total cations
- 1.8 mg/kg
Anions
- Fluoride ion F⁻
- 2.7 mg/kg
- Chloride ion Cl⁻
- 2460 mg/kg
- Sulfate ion SO₄²⁻
- 359 mg/kg
- Bicarbonate ion HCO₃⁻
- 74.3 mg/kg
- Bromide ion Br⁻
- 8.0 mg/kg
- Nitrate ion NO₃⁻
- 1.3 mg/kg
- Total anions
- 2.9 mg/kg
Undissociated Components
- Metasilicic acid H₂SiO₃
- 29.4 mg/kg
- Metaboric acid HBO₂
- 1.4 mg/kg
- Total undissociated
- 0.03 mg/kg
Dissolved Gas
- Free carbon dioxide CO₂
- 6.2 mg/kg
- Total dissolved gas
- 0.01 mg/kg
Trace Components
- Radon Rn
- 70 Bq/kg
Totals
- Total dissolved substances
- 4.7 mg/kg
- Evaporation residue
- 4.7 mg/kg
Usage
- Usage status
- Unknown
Indications & Contraindications
- Bathing indications
- Cuts and grazes, Peripheral circulatory failure, Poor circulation, Depression, Xeroderma
- General indications
- High blood pressure (mild), Rheumatoid arthritis, Autonomic instability, Insomnia, Chronic pain or stiffness in muscles and joints, Muscle stiffness due to motor paralysis, Gastrointestinal dysfunction
- Contraindications
- Acute illness (especially with fever), Active tuberculosis, Malignant tumors, Severe heart disease, Respiratory failure, Renal failure, Bleeding disorders, Severe anemia, Any actively progressing illness, Pregnancy (especially early and late stages)
Drinking
- Drinkability
- Not drinkable
