Kurama, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Kurama Onsen
A mountain-side option if you want a sulfur spring, including an outdoor bath, during a Kyoto trip. Day use is operating, but some dates can be unavailable for closure, maintenance or private use, so check on the day.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- 10:00–21:00. General day use does not require a reservation, but the operator may close or restrict access on some dates. Check the current notice before travelling.
- Tattoo policy
- The operator FAQ explicitly allows guests with tattoos. Members of organized crime or other antisocial forces are refused.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Not published in the current audit.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- Kurama Onsen's own natural spring.
- Spring classification
- Sulfur spring, according to the operator's description.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The natural spring is supplied to the outdoor and day-use baths. Pool-specific treatment details should be checked in the facility's current on-site information.
Bathing indications
No treatment claim is added.
The operator warns that some dates may be unavailable because of closure, maintenance or private use. No reservable private outdoor bath is offered to day visitors; overnight-guest access does not extend to day-use visitors.
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.
