Translation guide
A place people visit for health improvement, relaxation, or medical treatment, often featuring natural hot springs, spas, or wellness facilities.
A resort focused on health, wellness, and relaxation, often with hot springs, spa treatments, and healthy activities.
A general term for a health resort or health spa. It emphasizes health maintenance and recuperation.
この健康保養地は温泉とヨガプログラムで人気です。
This health resort is popular for its hot springs and yoga programs.
A loanword from English, commonly used in travel and hospitality contexts. It often implies a modern, Western-style wellness facility.
彼女はヘルスリゾートでデトックスプログラムに参加した。
She joined a detox program at a health resort.
Often refers to a rest facility or sanatorium, sometimes company-owned or public, for health recuperation. Can be less luxurious than a resort.
会社の保養所で一週間静養した。
I rested for a week at the company's health resort.
A resort centered around natural hot springs, which are a traditional Japanese health and relaxation destination.
A hot spring area or resort town. This is the most common way to refer to a destination known for its hot springs.
箱根は有名な温泉地です。
Hakone is a famous hot spring resort.
A modern hot spring resort, often with hotel amenities, spa services, and recreational facilities.
温泉リゾートでゆっくり過ごしたい。
I want to relax at a hot spring resort.
A traditional hot spring resort for long-term therapeutic bathing, often for specific ailments. Has a rustic, old-fashioned image.
A resort focused on spa treatments, beauty, and relaxation, often with mineral waters or wellness programs.
A loanword for a spa resort, widely understood and used in travel contexts.
スパリゾートでエステを受けた。
I had a beauty treatment at the spa resort.
A designated health hot spring resort, often with medical supervision and wellness programs. More formal.
この保養温泉地は医師の指導のもとで健康増進プログラムを提供している。
This health hot spring resort offers health promotion programs under medical supervision.
A facility where people go for medical treatment or recuperation in a resort-like setting, often for chronic conditions.
A sanatorium or medical care facility, often in a natural setting, for long-term treatment or recovery.
結核の療養所は空気のきれいな場所にある。
Tuberculosis sanatoriums are located in places with clean air.
A less common term for a health resort or sanatorium, sometimes used historically.
その保養院は自然療法を取り入れている。
That health resort incorporates naturopathy.
温泉地 (onsenchi) specifically refers to a hot spring area, while ヘルスリゾート (herusu rizōto) is a broader term for a health resort that may or may not have hot springs. Use 温泉地 when the main attraction is natural hot springs, and ヘルスリゾート for modern wellness facilities.
温泉地に行くなら草津がおすすめです。
If you're going to a hot spring resort, Kusatsu is recommended.
ヘルスリゾートではフィットネスとスパが楽しめる。
At a health resort, you can enjoy fitness and spa.
That hot spring resort is said to be effective for rheumatism.