Awara Onsen, Awara, Fukui Prefecture
Matsuya Sensen (Day-Use Bathing)
A day-use choice for visitors who care most about having plenty of pools. The bath reopened in June 2026 and its price increased in July; call ahead because overnight guests take priority.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- The Awara tourism association lists day use from 16:00–19:00. Confirm availability by phone before setting out.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 29.3°C for the blended water from wells No. 14, No. 43 and No. 64.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- A blend of Ashihara Onsen wells No. 14, No. 43 and No. 64.
- Spring classification
- Sodium-calcium chloride spring (low-tonicity, weakly alkaline, cool spring).
- pH
- 7.9.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The inn's onsen overview identifies the large bath and outdoor baths as recirculating. The men's side lists a large bath, outdoor bath, reclining bath and pot bath; the women's side lists a large bath, outdoor bath, pot bath, jar bath and jacuzzi.
Bathing indications
The inn lists general bathing indications including cuts, peripheral circulation problems, sensitivity to cold, depressed mood and dry skin. This is not a treatment guarantee.
The inn explicitly describes the large and outdoor baths as recirculating.
Day bathing resumed on 6 June 2026; adult admission became ¥1,500 and admission for children through elementary-school age ¥800 from 1 July. The 16:00–19:00 window comes from the tourism association's 2026 feature. A recent closure from 31 August to 3 September has ended, but the inn prioritizes overnight guests, so call before visiting.
How to read a bath profile
Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.
