Tenri, Nara
Nara Kenko Land
A large, round-the-clock bathing complex with a natural-spring open-air bath, separate sauna options and a pool area. The pool and some sauna facilities cost extra, and tattoo admission is limited to guests who can fully cover their tattoos under the facility's rules.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- The facility operates 24 hours. The women's bath closes for cleaning from 03:30 to 06:00; parts of the men's side also close during cleaning. A late-night surcharge applies to overnight stays between 01:00 and 05:00. Temporary entry plans and prices can change.
- Tattoo policy
- Normally refused. The facility permits bathing, sauna and overnight use only when tattoos are fully concealed with its designated cover seals; pool users must wear a rash guard or similar cover. Check current rules before arrival.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 35.3°C.
- Bathing temperature
- The natural-spring open-air bath is maintained at about 41°C; other pool temperatures are not confirmed.
- Spring source
- Yamato Onsen source, reported about 800 m below ground.
- Spring classification
- Sodium-chloride spring.
- pH
- Not published here.
- Flow rate
- Not published here.
- Water handling
- The natural spring is used in the open-air rock bath, which is heated and circulated/filtered. Other baths are not confirmed as natural spring baths. The facility's pool area is separate.
The spring details above apply to the designated open-air rock bath, not every bath in the complex. Sauna and pool access may cost extra.
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.
