Oto, Gojo, Nara Prefecture
Oto Onsen Hoshi-no-Yu
Come for the mountain views at Lodge Hoshi-no-Kuni, but check day-use access first: bathing-only visits are mainly offered on weekends and public holidays, in a short afternoon window.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- Bath-only day use is generally available on weekends and public holidays from 13:00 to 17:00. Adults ¥770. Confirm current availability before setting out.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Not published.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- Oto Onsen Hoshi-no-Yu.
- Spring classification
- Natural hot spring; the current tourism page does not publish a formal ion classification.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The spring bath is inside Lodge Hoshi-no-Kuni. The current listing does not provide source temperature, pH, yield or pool-treatment details.
The short day-use window and weekend/public-holiday focus are separate from overnight guest bathing.
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.
