What type of hot spring is Takegawara Onsen?

Takegawara Onsen is classified as "ナトリウム・カルシウム・マグネシウム－塩化物・炭酸水素塩温泉" (塩化物泉, 炭酸水素塩泉 spring type).

What is the pH of Takegawara Onsen?

Takegawara Onsen (Takegawara Onsen (Otoko-yu)) has a pH of 7.5.

Does Takegawara Onsen have beauty benefits for skin?

Yes. Takegawara Onsen contains 214mg/kg of metasilicic acid, exceeding the 50mg/kg beauty spring standard. It helps improve skin texture and moisture retention.

Is Takegawara Onsen a natural flow hot spring?

Takegawara Onsen is a natural flow spring, undiluted, non-recycled.

Takegawara Onsen

竹瓦温泉

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Oita Beppu

大分県別府市

Day-use Bath

AT A GLANCE

Takegawara Onsen is a chloride spring and bicarbonate spring (pH 7.5, mildly alkaline). Naturally flowing (no recycling or dilution). Contains ≥50 mg/kg of metasilicic acid, certified as a beauty spring. Per Japan's Ministry of the Environment guidelines, indicated for peripheral circulation disorders, cold sensitivity, and wound healing.

SOURCES

♨Takegawara Onsen (Otoko-yu)

竹瓦温泉 (男湯)

Sodium-Calcium-Magnesium Chloride and Bicarbonate Hot Spring

塩

Chloride Spring

炭

Carbonated SpringpH 7.548.8℃Pumped

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How Long to Stay (Toji)

Start with 2 nights / 3 days

Japan’s Ministry of the Environment notes that even a short stay refreshes you. For a full therapeutic cure, around 2–3 weeks is the guideline.