Okinawa Ishigaki City
A hotel main bathhouse prized for its “ultra-soft water,” refined from Ishigaki Island’s groundwater
This main bathhouse inside Art Hotel Ishigakijima prides itself on its “ultra-soft water,” drawn from Ishigaki Island’s groundwater and filtered. Low in minerals and pure enough for even babies to drink, the soft water gently wraps your skin and hair and leaves them deeply moisturized. The men’s bath has a high-temperature sauna for a good sweat, a cold plunge and a reclining bath. The women’s bath has a mist sauna that is gentle on the skin and a hot-water cascade. Hotel guests can use it free of charge, and day visitors can bathe here too, making it an ideal spot to soothe the fatigue of sightseeing on Ishigaki Island.

Warm up thoroughly in the ultra-soft water bath first, then step into the dry sauna, heated by a convection stove topped with sauna stones. The high heat wraps your body and brings on a smooth, pleasant sweat. In the soft-water cold plunge right beside it, you can cool your flushed body down crisply and enjoy authentic alternating hot and cold bathing without leaving the hotel.

The mist sauna in the women’s bath. The steam-filled room never feels stifling, and the mist of ultra-soft water envelops your whole body, leaving your skin richly moisturized.
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