Shibi Onsen, Satsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture

Chidori-so Inn

A lesser-known option for a modestly priced soak, an inn setting and an open-air bath.

Check before bathing

Opening hours
Day bathing is listed at ¥300 and up, 09:00–21:00; closed Tuesdays.
Tattoo policy
No current first-party tattoo policy was confirmed in the research material. Check with the inn before visiting.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not published.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
The spring used by Chidori-so in Shibi Onsen; a facility-specific well name is not published.
Spring classification
Sulfur spring in the Shibi Onsen area. A current facility-specific analysis is not published.
pH
Not published.
Flow rate
Not published.
Water handling
The town lists the inn as offering current day bathing. Pool-by-pool details on water addition, heating, circulation and disinfection are not published, so none are inferred.

Bathing indications

No current facility-specific list of bathing indications was confirmed, so no treatment benefits are claimed.

Current pool-treatment details are not published.

The town's current page lists day admission from ¥300, 09:00–21:00 and Tuesday closure. Tattoo rules are unconfirmed; older review figures are not treated as official rates.

Bath experience

Comfort
7.5/10
Bath variety
6.5/10
Upkeep
8.0/10
Atmosphere
7.5/10
Quiet
8.5/10
Access
4.0/10
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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