Onsen (hot springs) in Japan—Transforming terrain into healing landscapes

Serbulea, Mihaela; Payyappallimana, Unnikrishnan

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.06.020

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“…The physical health benefits of immersion in water are well documented, most prominently in relation to the relief of rheumatic disease symptoms. Physiological changes have been observed in patients who spend time at water-based health retreats (Sukenik et al 1999;Serbulea and Payyappallimana 2012). People who engage in outdoor swimming also report more general physical and mental health benefits such as pain relief, increased energy, and relaxation (Foley 2015;Serbulea and Payyappallimana 2012).…”

Section: Natural Environmentsmentioning

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Iceland as a therapeutic landscape: white wilderness spaces for well-being

Brooke

Williams

2020

GeoJournal

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Therapeutic landscapes are reputed to have a lasting repute for realizing healing. Traditional therapeutic landscapes have recognized natural environments as often sought after places for well-being. Such places promote wellness via their close encounter with nature, facilitating relaxation and restoration, and enhancing a combination of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. The physical environment of Iceland is explored through a case study approach, primarily employing data from the field notebooks of postsecondary students travelling in Iceland, as well as the authors' ethnographic field experience in Iceland. Iceland is examined using both a traditional understanding of therapeutic landscapes, as well as the contemporary understanding of the coloured landscape. In addition to the colour white, reflected in the glacial ice, moving water, and geo-thermal steams, black and various other colours in combination are discussed.

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Section: Natural Environmentsmentioning

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Iceland as a therapeutic landscape: white wilderness spaces for well-being

Brooke

Williams

2020

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“…Balneotherapy or mineral water-based therapy is also practiced worldwide [12]. Japan has the highest number of hot springs (27,000 sources in 3170 locations) in the world, and according to their law (Hot Spring Law-1948), therapeutic hot spring must have a temperature not less than 25 • C and should contain at least one out of 19 mineral components [62]. Japanese categorizes hot springs based on three parameters, namely, chemical content (consist of nine types), water temperature (consist of four types), and concentration of hydrogen ions (consist of five types) [62].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Japan has the highest number of hot springs (27,000 sources in 3170 locations) in the world, and according to their law (Hot Spring Law-1948), therapeutic hot spring must have a temperature not less than 25 • C and should contain at least one out of 19 mineral components [62]. Japanese categorizes hot springs based on three parameters, namely, chemical content (consist of nine types), water temperature (consist of four types), and concentration of hydrogen ions (consist of five types) [62]. In Taiwanese culture, hot springs are of three types: sulfur-rich acidic hot spring, hydrogen carbonate-rich neutral hot spring, and chlorine-rich acidic hot spring [63].…”

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confidence: 99%

Water-Based Therapies of Bhutan: Current Practices and the Recorded Clinical Evidence of Balneotherapy

Wangchuk

Yeshi

Ugyen

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Medical water therapy (also called medical hydrology) is practiced worldwide both for relaxation and treatment of diseases. While this practice is still thriving in Bhutan, there is a lack of proper documentation and critical study. Therefore, the current study reports on the water therapies practiced in Bhutan and their health benefits. We used four-stage process: (1) a review of literature on balneotherapy (both traditional textbooks and scientific papers); (2) listing and surveying the hot springs, mineral, and holy spring waters; (3) reviewing the health records of the patients maintained at the traditional hospitals and interviewing traditional physicians and patients about health benefits; and (4) reviewing available literature to identify existing clinical trials data to provide evidence for hydrotherapies. We found three main forms of hydrotherapies are practiced in Bhutan, which comprises herbal bath therapy, balneotherapy, and spiritually empowered waters. The most popular hydrotherapies are herbal bath and hot spring therapies. Herbal bath therapy needs traditional physicians’ prescriptions, while hot springs do not require it. Through field surveys, ten different hot springs (tsha-chu) and 17 medicinal water or mineral springs (sman-chu), and 17 holy spring-waters (sgrub-chu) were identified. In general, medical water therapies are used by the Bhutanese people to treat various ailments, including gastritis, neurological disorders, arthritis, dermatological diseases, and rheumatological and musculoskeletal disorders. Even though a lack of scientific evidence makes it difficult to draw concrete conclusions on their traditionally claimed efficacy and safety, there are clinical evidences documented from other countries.

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“…The human need for places that offer healing and rehabilitation through natural, thermal and mineral springs has been present for a long time. In the field of complementary and alternative medicine balneotherapy or balneology is a term used for healing by bath as well as consumption of both hot and cold water (Serbulea and Payyappallimana 2012). Accordingly, throughout history, Anatolia has witnessed the use of spas and people's healing waters.…”

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Termal Tesis Tasarımları İçin Müşteri Gereksinimlerinin Belirlenmesi

Varolgüneş

Canan

2018

Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

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In order to provide quality in service in thermal accommodation facilities, the design of the facilities must be properly made. For this reason, the inclusion of customers' expectations and satisfaction in existing facilities into the design of new facilities will increase the quality of building and service. The sustainable development of tourism will be ensured through the transfer of knowledge and experiences of different disciplines connected with tourism. With this consciousness, this architecturebased research was supported by a field study. Surveys were conducted with a focus group on the facilities located in the Ihlara region, which is considered to be the gate of Cappadocia. Some of the questions asked in the questionnaire studies were adapted from previous studies. With the field study, the thermal plant design parameters have been tried to be determined in line with the demands and expectations of the customers. When the findings of the survey are examined, it is seen that the customers coming to the thermal accommodation facilities mostly come to health and stay in the facilities for a long time. For this reason, customers prefer thermal accommodation facility designs to be compatible with nature. Accommodation facilities with densely populated residential areas in the immediate vicinity are not preferred. In addition, it is observed that customers prefer social facilities such as natural nutrition, sports activities, social activities and shopping in the facility. After the health criterion, the "service" criterion was the most important item. Conspicuous expectations, such as "environmental awareness", "use of natural resources", "consideration of natural environment data", "preparation of action plans", have shown the sensitivity of energy conservation and productivity of thermal accommodation facility users. "Physical appearance", "originality" and "harmony with the natural environment" have also become important topics. Extensive evaluations of findings are described in detail in the third chapter. While the main areas that play a big role in the country's economies are opening to tourism, determining the conditions of the region and the physical, psychological and sociological expectations of the customers and taking the correct steps will be an important step in sustainable development.

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Onsen (hot springs) in Japan—Transforming terrain into healing landscapes

Cited by 40 publications

References 14 publications

Iceland as a therapeutic landscape: white wilderness spaces for well-being

Iceland as a therapeutic landscape: white wilderness spaces for well-being

Water-Based Therapies of Bhutan: Current Practices and the Recorded Clinical Evidence of Balneotherapy

Termal Tesis Tasarımları İçin Müşteri Gereksinimlerinin Belirlenmesi

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