Nakayamadaira, Naruko Onsen, Osaki, Miyagi

Shintoro-no-Yu

A simple bathhouse known for sulfur-rich water cooled through wooden troughs before it reaches the baths. The facility explicitly refuses entry to people with large or conspicuous tattoos; the policy does not confirm that smaller or covered tattoos are accepted.

Check before bathing

Opening hours
09:00–20:30; last admission 20:00. Adult admission ¥500. A July maintenance period is announced separately each year.
Tattoo policy
Large or conspicuous tattoos are refused. The published rule does not guarantee entry for small or covered tattoos; confirm directly if this may affect your visit.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not published.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
Shintoro Onsen.
Spring classification
Sulfur-sodium bicarbonate-chloride spring; low-tonicity, alkaline and high-temperature.
pH
9.3.
Water handling
High-temperature source water is cooled through wooden troughs before bathing. The facility describes the baths as 100% source-flowing. A current fixed source temperature and bathing temperature were not published.

Bath experience

Comfort
9.0/10
Bath variety
4.5/10
Upkeep
8.5/10
Atmosphere
7.5/10
Quiet
8.5/10
Access
4.5/10
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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