Hyogo Ward, Kobe

Minatoyama Onsen

A traditional bathhouse built around a naturally cool spring, with several pools kept at different temperatures. The source is warmed for bathing; exact current opening and entry details should be checked with the facility.

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Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
About 27°C.
Bathing temperature
The pools are reported at approximately 26–29°C, 36–38°C, 38–41°C, 41–43°C and 45–46°C; confirm current pool temperatures on site.
Spring source
Minatoyama Onsen source.
Spring classification
Natural hot spring; full legal analysis details have not been confirmed in the material reviewed.
pH
Not published.
Flow rate
Not published.
Water handling
The operator describes the spring water as used at source strength and heated into pools at different temperatures.

The source is naturally cool; source temperature is not the temperature of every bathing pool.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.5/10
Bath variety
8.5/10
Upkeep
7.5/10
Atmosphere
8.5/10
Quiet
7.5/10
Access
6.0/10
Value
9.5/10

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.

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