Shimokitayama, Nara Prefecture

Shimokitayama Onsen Kinari-no-Yu

A natural hot-spring stop to build into a stay around Shimokitayama, the lake or the local sports park. Public-transport access is difficult, so it is a better fit for a road trip than a detour from Nara City.

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Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not published.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
Shimokitayama Onsen, drawn from about 1,200 m underground.
Spring classification
Weakly alkaline sodium bicarbonate spring.
pH
Not published.
Flow rate
Not published.
Water handling
The facility confirms natural spring water and provides wash products. Pool-by-pool treatment conditions are not published.

The existing official price sheet, revised in April 2021, lists adult admission at ¥650. Confirm the current rate before visiting.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.5/10
Bath variety
7.5/10
Upkeep
8.0/10
Atmosphere
9.0/10
Quiet
9.0/10
Access
1.5/10
Value
9.0/10

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.

Sources

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