Kawanishicho, Kashihara, Nara Prefecture

Silk-no-Mori Bathing Facility

A public facility with an outdoor bath and sauna for ¥500, though it is not a natural hot spring. The bathing facility remains open even though the on-site restaurant has closed.

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Opening hours
09:00–21:00; last admission 20:30. Closed Tuesdays and over the New Year period. Bath-only admission is listed at ¥500. Bring your own towels and bathing items.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not applicable to a confirmed natural spring.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
No natural spring source or analysis is confirmed.
Spring classification
General bathing facility; not a confirmed natural hot spring.
pH
Not applicable to a confirmed natural spring.
Flow rate
Not applicable to a confirmed natural spring.
Water handling
A public sports facility with an indoor bath, outdoor bath, sauna and footbath. Current official information does not confirm natural spring water.

Bathing indications

No natural-spring treatment indications are assigned.

The restaurant is closed, but Mizuno's 2026 information confirms the bathing facility itself is operating. Towels are generally bring-your-own.

Bath experience

Comfort
7.5/10
Bath variety
7.5/10
Upkeep
8.0/10
Atmosphere
7.0/10
Quiet
5.5/10
Access
6.5/10
Value
9.5/10

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.

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