Yuzawa Town Hot Spring Distribution Station No. 2
Analysis UnverifiedThe No. 2 Distribution Station spring is one of the sources Yuzawa town manages and pipes to inns in Echigo-Yuzawa, the snow country made famous by Kawabata's novel. The No. 2 spring emerges at a hot 55.2°C; though a gentle simple spring with 755.1 mg/kg of total components, it carries 322.1 mg/kg of chloride. Weakly alkaline at pH 7.9 and nearly odorless, it feels soft and clinging on the skin, and suits anyone wanting an unfussy, warming soak after skiing or watching the snow.
The bar length shows how abundant each component is compared to thresholds that make it "distinctive" (therapeutic spring standards, beauty spring criteria, etc.).
A trace component with gentle antibacterial and anti-inflammatory action.
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.
The source runs hot at 55.2°C, so always check the bath temperature first and stir or adjust the flow if it is too hot. At a mild pH 7.9, a 10 to 15 minute soak around 42°C is comfortable.
Gentle at pH 7.9 with 755.1 mg/kg of total components, this simple spring is soft on the skin and well suited to deep relaxation. On cold snow-country days or after skiing, it offers an easygoing introduction to balneotherapy for stiff, chilled bodies.
The source is a hot 55.2°C, so check the water temperature before getting in to avoid scalding, and avoid overly long soaks.
※ See the analysis data below for detailed contraindications
ANALYSIS DATAView all analysis fields ▼
Source Info
- Source name
- Yuzawa Town Hot Spring Distribution Station No. 2
- Spring type
- Simple Hot Spring (Mildly alkaline Hypotonic high-temperature hot spring)
- Source temperature
- 55.2℃
- pH
- 7.9
- Osmotic pressure
- 低張性
Analysis Document
- Analysis date
- 2013-07-17
- Analyst organization
- 社団法人新潟県環境衛生中央研究所
- Registration No.
- 新潟県（登）環企第5号
Cations
- Lithium ion Li⁺
- 0.30 mg/kg
- Sodium ion Na⁺
- 173 mg/kg
- Potassium ion K⁺
- 4.1 mg/kg
- Ammonium ion NH₄⁺
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Magnesium ion Mg²⁺
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Calcium ion Ca²⁺
- 65.7 mg/kg
- Aluminum ion Al³⁺
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Manganese ion Mn²⁺
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Iron(II) ion Fe²⁺
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Iron(III) ion Fe³⁺
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Lead ion Pb²⁺
- < 0.005 mg/kg
- Strontium ion Sr²⁺
- 0.50 mg/kg
- Barium ion Ba²⁺
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Copper ion Cu²⁺
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Cadmium ion Cd²⁺
- < 0.005 mg/kg
- Total cations
- 0.24 mg/kg
Anions
- Fluoride ion F⁻
- 1.1 mg/kg
- Chloride ion Cl⁻
- 322 mg/kg
- Hydrogen sulfide ion HS⁻
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Thiosulfate ion S₂O₃²⁻
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Sulfate ion SO₄²⁻
- 106 mg/kg
- Bicarbonate ion HCO₃⁻
- 23.5 mg/kg
- Carbonate ion CO₃²⁻
- 0.10 mg/kg
- Bromide ion Br⁻
- 1.4 mg/kg
- Iodide ion I⁻
- 0.50 mg/kg
- Hydrogen sulfate HSO₄⁻
- < 5 mg/kg
- Sulfide ion S²⁻
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Total anions
- 0.45 mg/kg
Undissociated Components
- Arsenious acid HAsO₂
- 0.40 mg/kg
- Metasilicic acid H₂SiO₃
- 43.6 mg/kg
- Metaboric acid HBO₂
- 12.7 mg/kg
- Total undissociated
- 0.06 mg/kg
Dissolved Gas
- Free carbon dioxide CO₂
- 0.50 mg/kg
- Free hydrogen sulfide H₂S
- < 0.1 mg/kg
- Total dissolved gas
- 0.00 mg/kg
Totals
- Total dissolved substances
- 0.75 mg/kg
- Component total
- 0.76 mg/kg
- Evaporation residue
- 0.72 mg/kg
Usage
- Usage status
- Unknown
Indications & Contraindications
- Bathing indications
- Autonomic instability, Insomnia, Depression
- General indications
- High blood pressure (mild), Rheumatoid arthritis, 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
