Yamaguchi Kudamatsu City
Free body and mind with natural onsen overlooking the islands of the Seto Inland Sea and three varied saunas
Kudamatsu Kenko Park is a day-use onsen bathhouse in Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Along with a rocky sauna with automatic löyly, there is an herbal sauna in the men’s bath and a mugwort steam room in the women’s bath, offering many ways to work up a sweat. After cooling down in a deep cold plunge, you can enjoy superb time cooling off in the open air, bathed in the fresh sea breeze of the Seto Inland Sea. The panoramic bath of natural onsen water from deep underground looks out over a beautiful scattering of islands. With a thoron bath, a hydrogen bath and a vast warm-stone area as well, it is a wellness space where you can detox body and mind all day long.

A main bathhouse with a wide variety of baths, starting with natural onsen water rising from a depth of 1,200 m (3,937 ft). The onsen water, colorless or faintly cloudy grayish white, has a distinctive character with a salty and bitter taste, and from the panoramic bath on the balcony you can take in the calm scattering of islands across the Seto Inland Sea. There is also an artificial thoron bath with a silky feel, a pleasantly stimulating bubble bath and a hydrogen bath, a varied range of bathing you can enjoy lavishly in one space.

A rocky sauna that heats a heaping pile of sauna stones, kept at a medium temperature that is easy on the body. Automatic löyly at regular intervals spreads heat and steam through the room all at once, warming the whole body efficiently. The heat seeps slowly to the core, bringing on a pleasant sweat.

A fragrant sauna with an original blend of as many as 10 kinds of medicinal herbs. The rich scent that spreads the moment you open the door stirs the senses and brings deep relaxation. Steam carrying the herbs’ essences wraps the skin, easing the fatigue of daily life along with the gentle heat.

A steam room women will love, with the gentle scent of mugwort drifting softly through it. Mild heat and plenty of steam fill the room, moisturizing the skin while slowly warming the body. Enjoy an elegant moment wrapped in the scent of mugwort.

A deep cold plunge where you can stand and sink in up to your shoulders. It cools a body flushed from the sauna in one go, heightening the effect of alternating hot and cold bathing. The crisp cold water feels wonderful, and the cold pulls the body taut after the sauna. It is also an easy walk to the space for cooling off in the open air.

A vast warm-stone area where men and women relax together in the wear provided. Far-infrared rays from a bulgama kiln heating maifan stone, together with the scent of essential oils, create a comfortable space well suited to meditation. After a good sweat, you can cool down in the chilly salt pit. There is also a detox bar, so you can enjoy warming your body all day without strain.
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