A city super sento with a natural sodium chloride spring and two sauna pillars: dry and salt
Aomori Goshogawara City
"Natural Hot Spring Super Sento Elm no Yu" is a day-use super sento in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture. It is easy to stop by from the city's mixed-use commercial area, and you can work up a sweat in several sauna setups, including a high-temperature dry sauna and a salt-mist style that lets you work salt into your skin, then finish off in clear cold water drawn from underground. You can also soak in the open-air bath or indoor baths with a natural hot spring that has a gentle saline quality, and with the rest area and rock bath also available for an extra fee, it's the kind of place you may want to linger at.
TypeNatural Hot Spring
A simple sodium chloride spring, with slightly brownish water that gently wraps around the body. The salt film helps keep you from cooling down quickly after the bath, and even toward the end, warmth tends to remain deep in the core. Moving between the indoor bath and the open-air bath also lets you enjoy a sense of the seasons.
Sauna TypeDry Sauna
Stove TypeInfrared Heater
Capacity12people
Take a seat on the tower-style bench that makes use of the staggered levels, and you'll feel the gentle radiant heat, almost like far-infrared warmth, differently at each tier from above. Even with a TV, the lighting is subdued, and the humidity is kept at a level that aims for the high-heat zone without making it hard to breathe. There is also a rinse bucket near the entrance, making it a good place to get ready before löyly.
Sauna TypeSalt Sauna
Stove TypeBuilt-in Stove
Capacity6people
A low-temperature room with finely prepared salt available inside. The sensation is mildly warm and gradually brings on a soft sweat, so it is also suitable for first-timers. The salt can be rubbed onto the skin in a gentle, grain-by-grain way, softening the outer layer of the skin, while a quiet, relaxed atmosphere flows through the room, making it a perfect reset before returning to the bath area.
Water QualityNatural Water (Groundwater, Spring, etc.)
Capacity5people
A bath filled with underground water, distinguished by a subtle amber hue that evokes a slight iron content. When you sink in up to your shoulders, a clean, tightening coldness reaches even your mouth area, helping to calm the heat left after the sauna. The steps down are fairly steep and take some getting used to, so watch your footing as you enter, and you can enjoy a refreshing reset all the way to your head.
Closed Days: None
〒037-0004 509-17 Karakasayanagi Fujimaki, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture
Gender Access
Gender Separated
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A city super sento with a natural sodium chloride spring and two sauna pillars: dry and salt
Aomori Goshogawara City
"Natural Hot Spring Super Sento Elm no Yu" is a day-use super sento in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture. It is easy to stop by from the city's mixed-use commercial area, and you can work up a sweat in several sauna setups, including a high-temperature dry sauna and a salt-mist style that lets you work salt into your skin, then finish off in clear cold water drawn from underground. You can also soak in the open-air bath or indoor baths with a natural hot spring that has a gentle saline quality, and with the rest area and rock bath also available for an extra fee, it's the kind of place you may want to linger at.
TypeNatural Hot Spring
A simple sodium chloride spring, with slightly brownish water that gently wraps around the body. The salt film helps keep you from cooling down quickly after the bath, and even toward the end, warmth tends to remain deep in the core. Moving between the indoor bath and the open-air bath also lets you enjoy a sense of the seasons.
Sauna TypeDry Sauna
Stove TypeInfrared Heater
Capacity12people
Take a seat on the tower-style bench that makes use of the staggered levels, and you'll feel the gentle radiant heat, almost like far-infrared warmth, differently at each tier from above. Even with a TV, the lighting is subdued, and the humidity is kept at a level that aims for the high-heat zone without making it hard to breathe. There is also a rinse bucket near the entrance, making it a good place to get ready before löyly.
Sauna TypeSalt Sauna
Stove TypeBuilt-in Stove
Capacity6people
A low-temperature room with finely prepared salt available inside. The sensation is mildly warm and gradually brings on a soft sweat, so it is also suitable for first-timers. The salt can be rubbed onto the skin in a gentle, grain-by-grain way, softening the outer layer of the skin, while a quiet, relaxed atmosphere flows through the room, making it a perfect reset before returning to the bath area.
Water QualityNatural Water (Groundwater, Spring, etc.)
Capacity5people
A bath filled with underground water, distinguished by a subtle amber hue that evokes a slight iron content. When you sink in up to your shoulders, a clean, tightening coldness reaches even your mouth area, helping to calm the heat left after the sauna. The steps down are fairly steep and take some getting used to, so watch your footing as you enter, and you can enjoy a refreshing reset all the way to your head.
Closed Days: None
〒037-0004 509-17 Karakasayanagi Fujimaki, Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture
Gender Access
Gender Separated
Curated by an expert who visits onsen and sauna facilities every day and has explored 300+ locations — only facilities confirmed to be truly exceptional are featured.
Learn more