Ichinomiyacho, Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture

Natural Hot Spring Kirara

Takamatsu's strongest early-morning option for a natural spring, with the 06:00 opening and public-transport links doing much of the work.

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Opening hours
06:00–24:00; last admission 23:00. On the third Tuesday of each month, it opens at 17:00; otherwise it is generally open daily. Adults ¥750; children ¥350. Towel set ¥300.
Tattoo policy
Tattoos and fake tattoos are not allowed.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not published in current operator material. An older third-party analysis listing 19.6°C is not treated as a current fixed value.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring classification
Natural cold mineral spring containing metasilicic acid; the current operator page does not give a complete formal classification.
pH
Not published.
Flow rate
About 270 L/min, according to the operator's current page.
Water handling
The operator confirms natural spring water and does not publish pool-by-pool water addition, heating, circulation or disinfection conditions; source flow is not inferred.

Bath experience

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

Sources

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