Silky Smooth Skin Awaits in Niigata

Tsukioka Onsen, Niigata, is renowned throughout the world due to its high sulphuric concentration, considered essential for beautiful skin yet mile alkaline pH balance which has a lovely aroma and leaves the skin smooth.

Discovered in 1914 while prospectors were digging for oil only an hour from Niigata city, these hot springs were soon popular with locals and tourists alike. Soon the town began to capitalise on its popularity and offered spa stays where people could visit and “heal’ in these special waters.

Tsukioka Onsen is renowned due to its high sulphuric concentration, considered essential for beautiful skin. But unlike most sulphur-rich waters that have a distinctive milky white colour, Tshikioka Onsen has a dazzling emerald green colour due to the mild alkaline pH balance.

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