The Best Domestic Hot Springs Recommended!

As the end of year approaches and the cold weather settles in, there is one place that is getting hotter – hot springs! As back and shoulders hunched over in a winter breeze enter the hot springs, you automatically feel revived.

According to Donguuibogam, an ancient encyclopedia of traditional Korean medicine written by Heo Jun during the Joseon Dynasty, “hot spring water is good for healing strained muscles and various skin diseases.” Sulfur makes the water hot, and hot spring water is effective in relieving shrunken tendons and joints caused by strokes, or numbness of the hands caused by Hansen’s disease, as well as itchiness and ringworm.

By purifying the blood vessels and keeping them healthy, a body can supply oxygen, hormones and enzymes to organs and tissues and promote the smooth movement of waste within the body, which is the fastest way to recover one’s youth. A hot spring will warm your body and help your blood to circulate more quickly and efficiently.

As the blood rapidly circulates, with the energy that flows in the body, the metabolism actively increases, enhancing the body’s functions. Waste in the body is properly evacuated, blood is purified, and itchy skin is soothed, as people start sweating when their body temperature goes up. Also, because one’s energy and blood vessels circulate better, menopausal symptoms such as neuralgia and other illnesses diminish.

Alkaline hot springs are known to be effective in curing neuralgia, rheumatism, paralysis, motor disturbances, post-injury traumas, insomnia, fractures, anemia, neurasthenia, hysteria, female disorders and skin disease. A hot spring is innately soft and eases the body under warm conditions, accelerating blood circulation and reflection and absorption in the central nervous system.

In tansuntansancheon there are many tepid and cold springs because, when the temperature is high, carbonic acid evaporates easily due to the plentiful amount of free carbon dioxide present in the water. It has been known for the relief of hypertension and heart since ancient times.

The skin absorbs carbonic acid gas, it widens the blood vessels, lowers blood pressure, and lowers the pressure on the heart by opening the capillary vessels. It is also effective in the treatment of anemia, arteriosclerosis, constipation, insomnia, nephropathy, cystitis, gout, diabetes, obesity, genital troubles, and digestive ailments.

In the hot spring of germanium, the gemstone of germanium has the function of changing the body to alkali-ash value by controlling the electric current flowing in our body and neutralizing various metallic pollutants. It is effective in treating hemorrhoids, cold ailments, and menstrual irregularities, and in promoting deep sleep and concentration. It has a deodorization effect and therefore is good for eczema, athlete’s foot and dandruff.

Hot sulfur springs are beneficial for any physical constitution. Lather is not produced even when soap is used, and it is effective in treating skin disease, bronchitis, asthma, female disorders, sterility, venereal diseases, rheumatism, neuralgia, sclerosis of the arteries, and diabetes. By activating the metabolism, it stabilizes the respiratory system and the heart, and is good for diabetes and strokes. However, people who have weak intestines and suffer from frequent constipation should not bathe in a hot sulfur spring.

The type of hot spring to use depends on each person’s body type; therefore, people should know their own physical constitution first. People with the taeyangin constitution become easily exhausted when they sit around for a long time or walk for a while because they have a weak lower body compared to their upper body. Thus, if they enter a salty hot spring that is rich in sodium and radium, rheumatism, neuralgia, muscle ache can be treated. This is especially helpful for people suffering from frequent anemia, and women who cannot get pregnant.

There is a place which, just by imagining it, helps you forget your tiredness and lethargy. Welcome to a ‘happy bathing time’ at the warm hot springs, where you can melt away your exhaustion and find comfort when the cold wind blows.

Icheon Spa Plus – The Hot Spring My Body Loves Best

This historically renowned hot spring, called Spa Plus, which, according to local legend, is famous for restoring a farmer’s eyesight, is known as the “fountain of mineral water” and is praised highly by clients. It offers visitors the opportunity to enjoyment indoor swimming pools and water parks as well as hot springs and saunas.The indoor swimming pool with the hot spring is particularly popular for its various colors and scents of coffee, aroma, and refined rice wine. There are various types of hot spring pools – refined rice wine, grass, ginseng, and twenty more. Hot spring water contains sodium-rich calcium chloride, magnesium, and calcium carbonate, which are good for skin diseases and neuralgia.

Furthermore, the “kid¡¯s theme park” is very popular among families with young children and babies, while the Food Court offers a variety of menus designed to satisfy all age groups.

Caribbean Bay Spa Village – Our Water is Special!The relaxation areas in the Caribbean Bay Spa Village offer visitors a taste of traditional Korean architecture situated in a forest amid snowy scenery.

The spas use water pressure to incorporate the effects of massage and acupressure therapy, and feature other facilities such as food court and beach chairs. The spas in the Spa Village are not only effective in relieving neck, shoulder and waist pain but also in promoting blood circulation and relieving stress, as well as skin care.

In addition, neck showers (which soothe neck muscles), full body massages, and bubble baths help clients relieve the stress of their daily lives.

Seorak Waterpia –Hot Spring with Snowy Scenery

Seorak Waterpia, located near Seorak Mountain, is the nation’s largest hot spring theme park. The Waterpia uses Seorak Mountain’s natural hot spring water, and its facilities are so popular that it is regarded as one of the main courses in the Seorak Tourist Zone. The Waterpia has hot spring water (49¡É) that is rich in alkaline bicarbonate sodium (which contains sodium, potassium, chlorine, sulfuric acid, etc.), and also offers a kids’ pool, slide, leisure spa area, and outdoor pools for thrills and fun.

The main strengths of Waterpia are that it enables visitors to enjoy the hot spa and the pool for the same price and at the same time, and that all pools use hot spring water. The aqua dome is a large, 1m-deep pool with various therapeutic facilities. Visitors can relieve their fatigued bodies and minds while enjoying all the pleasures of a hot spring.

Onyang Hot Springs – The Perfect Place for Precious Memories and Romance

All the kings of the Joseon Dynasty loved the hot springs for the efficacy and effectiveness of the hot spring water. Indeed, Onyang hot spring water is so effective it is widely considered a universal panacea.

The most representative hot springs in Asan include Onyang Hot Spring, Dogo Hot Spring and Asan Hot Spring. Of these, Onyang Hot Spring has a maximum water temperature of 58¡É and is rich in radium, which is effective in relieving stress. Onyang Hot Spring is rich in alkaline, which contains sodium, potassium carbonate, and trace elements. Because of its high concentration of ions and abundant water, it enhances skin’s smoothness. According to research conducted in Japan, the hot spring water in this place has been shown to heal muscles, joints, rheumatism, partial paralysis, hysteria, eczema, and gastrointestinal disorders among other ailments.

Onyang Hot Spring is quite unlike any other theme park-style hot springs thanks to the outstanding quality of the water in its outdoor hot springs. Nowhere is better than Onyang Hot Spring for creating wonderful memories!

Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation