Shiohitashi, Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture
Shiohitashi Onsen Ryoma Park
A useful stop for the historic Ryoma connection, the indoor bath and the footbath, especially if using local transport. The museum is a separate attraction with its own admission fee.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- Bath admission is ¥420 for adults and ¥150 for children. Open 09:00–18:00, with last bath reception at 17:30; closed Mondays, or the following day when Monday is a holiday. Museum admission is separate: ¥300 for adults and ¥150 for children.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 51.3°C according to Kagoshima Prefecture tourism information; this is not the bath temperature.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- Shiohitashi spring; the current information does not name a well.
- Spring classification
- Bicarbonate spring.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The official tourism information confirms an indoor natural-spring bath, but current pages do not fully detail water addition, heating, circulation or disinfection.
Bathing indications
The historic association with Ryoma and Oryo is not a therapeutic claim.
The park closed for one day after heavy rain on 4 September 2026; that dated closure has passed. Check the current schedule before visiting.
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.
