Yamakawa, Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture
Sayuri Sand Bath, Yamakawa Sand Bath Onsen
Best for drivers on the Yamakawa, Nagasakibana and Mount Kaimon route who want a natural sand bath at a low price.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- 08:30–17:00; last admission 16:30. Closed Wednesdays. In busy periods, reception may close around 16:00 when capacity is reached. Bad weather can force closure.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 86°C measured at the spring source; this is not the sand or bath temperature.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published for the sand-bath beds or indoor pools.
- Spring source
- Sayuri Sand Bath Onsen spring.
- Spring classification
- Chloride spring.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The current official page reports a measured source temperature of 86°C, water addition and source-flowing use. Fixed temperatures for the sand-bath beds and indoor bath are not published.
Bathing indications
The official page lists neuralgia, rheumatism, lower-back pain and sensitivity to cold as general bathing indications. This is not a medical treatment guarantee.
The sand bath is ¥1,100 for adults; hot-spring bathing only is ¥200. Soap and shampoo are not allowed. Capacity and weather may affect opening or last admission, so check before travelling.
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.
