James-yama, Tarumi Ward, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture
James-yama Natural Hot Spring Tsuki-no-Yufune
A good pick in the Tarumi and James-yama area for a low-temperature source-flowing bath, natural seawater, sauna and late opening hours.
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- Opening hours
- 09:00–24:00; last admission 23:00. The adult rate for indoor and outdoor baths plus sauna is ¥1,000 on weekdays and ¥1,030 on weekends and public holidays. The ¥500 basic admission covers indoor baths only. Towel set rental is ¥350.
- Access
- Use a local bus from Tarumi or Myodani; there is no free shuttle. Free parking is available for 150 cars.
- Tattoo policy
- Tattoos are not allowed.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Not published.
- Bathing temperature
- Nemachi-no-Yu: 33°C, source-flowing. Nozomi-no-Yu: about 41.5°C.
- Spring source
- James-yama Onsen No. 1 spring, drawn from about 1,000 m underground.
- Spring classification
- Sodium bicarbonate–chloride cold mineral spring; low-salinity and neutral.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- Natural spring water is used in outdoor baths including Nozomi-no-Yu and Nemachi-no-Yu. Nemachi-no-Yu is source-flowing at 33°C; Nozomi-no-Yu is about 41.5°C. Saku-no-Yu is a natural seawater bath, not a second hot spring. The ¥500 basic ticket does not include the outdoor spring baths or sauna.
Bathing indications
The facility lists general bathing indications including neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, stiffness, sensitivity to cold and fatigue. This is not a treatment guarantee.
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.
