Nara City, Nara

Yurara-no-yu Nara

A large day-use bathhouse with a natural-spring outdoor bath, several sauna options and a women-only stone spa. The spring's full analysis is not published, and the facility was operating on a cash-only basis in the latest review.

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Opening hours
07:00–24:00; last admission 23:30. No regular closing day was listed, though maintenance closures may occur. The women-only stone spa runs 10:00–22:00, last admission 21:15. Cash-only payment was reported on September 8, 2026; confirm before visiting.
Tattoo policy
Guests with tattoos, intoxicated guests and people with fake tattoos are refused entry.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not published.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
Yurara Nara natural spring.
Spring classification
Natural hot spring; full legal classification and analysis figures are not published in the material reviewed.
pH
Not published.
Flow rate
Not published.
Water handling
The operator identifies the open-air Suzaku-no-yu as using natural spring water. Its carbonated bath is artificially infused with CO₂. Supply and treatment details for the remaining pools have not been confirmed.

Do not describe the artificial carbonated bath as a natural carbonated spring. Opposite-sex bathing is restricted from age 7 or a height of 130 cm.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.0/10
Bath variety
8.5/10
Upkeep
8.0/10
Atmosphere
7.0/10
Quiet
6.5/10
Access
7.5/10
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.

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