Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Katsura Onsen Nizaemon-no-Yu
A good option in western Kyoto if you want two natural springs with contrasting source temperatures and an extended bathing visit. Late-night hours conflict across official pages, so use the earlier closing time when planning.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- The Kyoto Prefecture Tourism Federation lists closing at 25:00 with last admission 24:30; Kyoto City pages still show 26:00. Use 25:00 as the cautious planning time and confirm before a late visit.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Nino-yu 46.6°C; Ichino-yu 26.2°C.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published as fixed values.
- Spring source
- Two springs: Nino-yu and Ichino-yu.
- Spring classification
- Two weakly alkaline natural hot springs; consult the current on-site analysis for the complete therapeutic-spring classification.
- pH
- Not published in the current facility summary.
- Flow rate
- Not published in the current facility summary.
- Water handling
- The two sources are managed across the facility's baths. Source temperatures are not bath temperatures; current public material does not support assigning one treatment method to every pool.
- Analysis date
- 2026
Bathing indications
General bathing indications are provided for the springs; they are not a treatment guarantee.
Official pages conflict on closing time: 25:00 with last entry 24:30 versus 26:00. Plan around the earlier time and confirm same-day access.
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.
