Kirishima Shrine Onsenkyo, Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture

Sakura Sakura Onsen

Pair the bath and natural mud pack with a visit to Kirishima Shrine if you have half a day. It is less suited to a quick soak, and day-use closures can be irregular, so check the latest notice.

Check before bathing

Opening hours
Day use is listed as 11:00–20:00. Admission is ¥800 for adults and ¥350 for children aged 4 through elementary school, tax included. Irregular closures may occur; check the inn's latest news. Current information says the family outdoor baths are for overnight guests, and some baths close in winter or spring.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
58°C at the remote spring pool; this is not the temperature of water entering the hotel's baths.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
The facility's spring is near Ebino Kogen Shin-yu, roughly 2 km away in a straight line; the spring name is not published. The inn brings natural yunohana mud to the property.
Spring classification
The inn calls it a weakly acidic sulfur spring, while Kagoshima Prefecture tourism information classifies it as a simple spring. The two descriptions are retained without choosing between them.
pH
Not published numerically; the inn describes the water as weakly acidic.
Flow rate
Not published.
Water handling
The facility describes the spring water as source-flowing. Mud packs are available during general day use, using natural mud collected from the spring. Pool-specific water addition, heating, circulation and disinfection details are not published.

Bathing indications

The inn lists general indications including neuralgia, stiff shoulders, fatigue, rheumatism, sprains and injuries. These are not a treatment guarantee.

Day-use availability can change without a regular schedule. Check current notices. Family outdoor baths are currently described as overnight-guest only, and some pools are seasonally closed.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.0/10
Bath variety
7.5/10
Upkeep
8.0/10
Atmosphere
8.5/10
Quiet
8.0/10
Access
6.5/10
Value
9.0/10

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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