Dake Onsen, Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture
Dake-no-Yu
A leading choice in Dake Onsen if you value the water, price and local-bath atmosphere more than extra facilities. The simple indoor bath is source-flowing; it is not the place for an open-air bath or sauna.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- 10:00–19:30; last entry at 19:00. Closed Tuesdays.
- Tattoo policy
- The current official pages reviewed do not confirm a tattoo policy. Ask the bath before visiting.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 54.5°C for the five-source Motoyu blend at the first tank; this is not a measurement at Dake-no-Yu's bath.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published as a fixed temperature. A 2022 official interview mentioned about 51°C near the outlet, not a fixed pool reading.
- Spring source
- Dake Onsen's Motoyu, a blend of five sources. A current analysis specific to the water taken at Dake-no-Yu was not confirmed.
- Spring classification
- Acidic spring, based on the official analysis for Dake Onsen Motoyu.
- pH
- pH 2.50 for the Dake Onsen Motoyu blend in laboratory testing; the first tank measured pH 2.4 on site. Neither is a live reading from Dake-no-Yu's bath.
- Flow rate
- Not measured or published for Motoyu in the 2019 analysis, which describes natural emergence.
- Water handling
- The Dake Onsen Tourism Association lists Dake-no-Yu as source-flowing. The bath is mainly an indoor pool. A 2022 association interview described water near the outlet at about 51°C and said bathers could add water if it felt too hot. Current pages do not publish complete pool-by-pool heating or disinfection details.
- Analysis date
- 2019
Bathing indications
The tourism association lists general bathing indications including neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, frozen shoulder, sensitivity to cold and fatigue. These are not treatment guarantees.
The tourism association confirms source flow. Bathers may add water to adjust the temperature if it feels too hot, according to a 2022 official interview. Current heating and disinfection details are not published.
Admission is ¥400 for adults and ¥150 for children. Nihonmatsu City's 2026 bathing subsidy was listed as available on 4 September, reducing the adult price to ¥200 while funds last; it is not a permanent rate. Tattoo rules and a standard towel or amenity set are not confirmed.
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.
