Fukiage Onsen, Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture

Nakashima Onsen Ryokan

A signature Fukiage option for visitors who value its history, pH 8.9 sulfur spring and source-flowing water without added water.

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Opening hours
The regular day-use baths, one each for men and women, are open 06:00–21:00. Saigodon-no-Yu is for overnight guests only; Nisshin-ko-no-Yu is reserved for the detached lodging.
Tattoo policy
The inn's current main pages reviewed do not confirm a tattoo policy. Check with the facility before visiting.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
50.1°C at the source; this is not a bathing-pool temperature.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
A spring on the grounds of Nakashima Onsen Ryokan.
Spring classification
Sulfur spring; low-salinity, alkaline and high-temperature.
pH
pH 8.9.
Flow rate
Not published.
Water handling
The inn says all of its baths use source-flowing water without added water. Current pages do not disclose heating, circulation or disinfection details, so those conditions are not inferred.

Bathing indications

The inn lists spring indications for bathing. These are not treatment guarantees.

The inn confirms source flow without added water in all baths. Other treatment details are not published.

The regular day-use baths are open 06:00–21:00. The inn's current website does not list an admission price; a 2026 travel listing shows ¥330 as a reference, so confirm the current rate directly. Two other named baths are not part of regular day-use access.

Bath experience

Comfort
7.5/10
Bath variety
5.5/10
Upkeep
8.5/10
Atmosphere
7.5/10
Quiet
6.5/10
Access
5.5/10
Value
9.5/10

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.

Sources

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