Ishikawa Kaga City
A relaxing resort with the famous waters of Yamashiro and a cold plunge bath
"Livemax Resort Kaga Yamashiro" is a resort hotel in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Set in the hot spring area of Yamashiro Onsen, which has a history of about 1,300 years, it features a large bath fed by a sodium-calcium sulfate-chloride spring that is gentle on the skin. The bath facilities include a high-temperature sauna that lets you work up a solid sweat and a cold plunge bath chilled by a chiller, so you can enjoy a pleasant hot-and-cold contrast bath with the onsen and sauna. The hotel also offers well-equipped rooms with private open-air baths made of Shigaraki ware or solid cypress. You can spend a luxurious, uninterrupted time fully enjoying a famous hot spring in a private space all to yourself.
A spacious large bath filled to the brim with the famous waters of Yamashiro Onsen, which has a history of about 1,300 years since its source was first opened. The sodium-calcium sulfate-chloride spring is gentle on the skin and warms the body from the core. Stretch out your arms and legs in the roomy space, and you can feel the restorative power of this healing bath that has long captivated many literary figures and artists.
A private open-air bath made of Shigaraki ware or solid cypress, installed on the terrace of select rooms. In a private space where no one will disturb you, you can enjoy Yamashiro's gentle famous hot spring as much as you like, whenever you like. Surrounded by the quiet and sense of openness that only a resort can offer, you can savor a luxurious soak all to yourself.
A dry sauna that gently warms the whole body in comfortable heat and promotes sweating. By facing the heat in a quiet room, daily fatigue and stress melt away with the sweat. After warming up thoroughly in the sauna, you can smoothly move on to cooling down in the cold plunge bath or the famous hot spring, and experience a deep detox effect.
A refreshing cold plunge bath that sharply tightens a body heated by the sauna. A cooling water circulation system, or chiller, keeps the water at a stable low temperature, letting you enjoy a blissful contrast bath with the sauna. After a thorough cool-down, you are led into an exquisite state of relaxation along with a pleasant sense of fatigue.
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[Day-use bathing] 8:00–11:00 / 13:00–24:00
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