Miyanojo Onsen, Satsuma Town, Kagoshima Prefecture
Sagara Onsen
A simple, low-cost sulfur bath for visitors who value source-flowing water over elaborate facilities. The New Year closing information conflicts, so call around that period.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- 07:00–21:30. Admission is ¥100 for visitors aged 4 and up. Satsuma Town lists the bath as closed on New Year's Day, while the tourism association lists no regular closing day; confirm holiday service directly.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Not published.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- The spring used by Sagara Onsen; the well number is not published.
- Spring classification
- Sulfur spring.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The town tourism association describes the simple bath as source-flowing. It does not publish detailed water-addition, heating, circulation or disinfection conditions.
Bathing indications
The local tourism page describes a skin-friendly bathing feel. This is not a medical treatment claim.
New Year closure information conflicts: the town says closed on 1 January, while the tourism association lists no regular closing day. Call ahead for holiday visits.
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.
