Miyanojo Onsen, Satsuma Town, Kagoshima Prefecture

Yuda Ward Public Bath

The area's simplest low-cost option for an early shared-bath soak. Pick it for the local bathhouse experience, not extensive facilities.

Check before bathing

Opening hours
06:00–21:00. Admission is ¥150 for adults and ¥100 for children. Closed on the second and fourth Mondays. A separate rest-room package costs ¥1,000 per person from 09:00 to 16:00 and allows multiple baths during that period.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not published.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
Miyanojo Yuda Onsen; the current facility page does not name the well.
Spring classification
Alkaline simple hot spring.
pH
Not published.
Flow rate
Not published.
Water handling
Satsuma Town identifies it as the area's only public bath. Current official pages do not detail water addition, heating, circulation or disinfection.

Bathing indications

The local tourism page calls it a skin-friendly spring; this is descriptive, not a treatment guarantee.

The ¥1,000 rest-room package is separate from the usual ¥150 admission and has its own daytime hours. Tattoo policy is not confirmed.

Bath experience

Comfort
7.0/10
Bath variety
4.0/10
Upkeep
8.0/10
Atmosphere
7.0/10
Quiet
6.5/10
Access
5.5/10
Value
10.0/10

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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