Onsen Hot Pools

For centuries, the therapeutic effects of soaking in hot pools have been recognised and exploited.

Early Japanese, Chinese, and more recently Roman cultures placed the bath-house at the very center of their societies. Today, bath houses are common throughout Asia, Africa and the Middle-East where they are steeped with ritual and tradition.

These days the health benefits of soaking in hot water are well understood and ‘hydrotherapy’ plays an important part in various medical treatments, including those for diabetes, insomnia, arthritis, and heart disease.

An important application of hydrotherapy is stress management. Combined with Onsen Hot Pools' cliff-top setting overlooking world-class alpine scenery, with complete peace and tranquility, you'll experience relaxation and inner peace like you've never known before.

For the bather, hydrotherapy combines heat (and/or cold), buoyancy, turbulence (or massage) to achieve many important positive outcomes:

• Heat applied to sore muscles joints induces pain relief
• Buoyancy removes weight from muscles and joints and promotes pain relief and relaxation
• Water pressure forces static fluids trapped in body cavities to return to the circulatory system
• Heat activates the body's cooling response leading to better sleep
• Sweating and increased blood circulation promotes clearing metabolic by-products (such as lactic acid)
• The body's cooling response raises the heart rate while lowering blood pressure, a good cardio combination
• Gentle massage promotes muscle repair and leads to relaxation.