Ebisu no Yu in Kwanabe, Tsuyama (極楽の里 えびす乃ゆ)

Talking about Onsen, Ebisu no Yu is little different. When I am talking about natural Onsen, I often say they are supposed to good for your skin and keeps your body warm for a while. This sort of thing happens depending of natural element contaminant in the under ground warm water.

Ebisu no Yu is using under ground water but it is "Ido Mizu (井戸水)".

If you are not familiar with Japanese, you may think it is the same ground water and why do they use different name for it. Well, there are legally decided and what to call "温泉".

Also, because 温泉's　温 also means warm in Japanese, you may think water must be warm about by its law it does not matter as long as it in the condition.

So what is "the condition"..... If I start talking about whole law it may be going to too much.
I found really good website for it and they made brief summary about the law.

According to the web, water is Onsen if it fulfil any of below rules.

1. When originally collecting water, it is over 25℃. (Means that even if the component of water is no difference with just water if the water is over 25℃ , we put it in same group as Onsen)
2. Contain 1,000mg(1g) of dissolved substances except gas in 1kg of Onsen water. (Means if the water contains more than 1,000mg/kg of dissolved substance. It is Onsen, No matter if water temperature is below 25℃.)
3. Contains one or more assigned substance(18types) and any of which contains more than regulated amount. (Means if water clear this condition its "Onsen" even if it no more than 25℃ or does not contain 1,000mg/kg if dissolved substance.)

(you can find more at:http://www.onsen-r.co.jp/onsen/teigi/)

This is really interesting isn't it? According to this law, underground water may easily called as "Onsen". Maybe not many people know this...

I am now going back to my original article about Ebisu no Yu.

Ebisu no Yu is more entertaining than actual Onsen. Because it is in fact artificial Onsen, they can do whatever.

They have a few kinds of jet bath. (it's like Jacuzzi), electronic bath(low frequency electrical vibration is believed to good massage for your body), Sauna and Roten Buro and many other bath tubs.

Ebisu no Yu has built in Restaurant, so you can try some food or drink, before or after. Also they massages, the best time to take massage is after having onsen.

Because in that way your body is very relaxed and warm so easy to massage your body.

Anyway if you live or come close in Tsuyama why don't you stop at this artificial onsen?

Price info

Adult:550yen

elementary and jr.high student:220yen

Children(0-6years old):100yen

over 70years old: 450 yen

sometimes they will give you discount tickets when they have events.

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