Minamitamiya, Tokushima City, Tokushima

Tokushima Natural Onsen Aratae-no-Yu (Tamiya)

A full-featured city spa for visitors who want a confirmed natural-spring bath, several other pools, saunas and a separate stone-spa area. Only the designated spring bath is confirmed as source-flowing without dilution; the other feature baths use separate systems.

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Opening hours
08:00–01:00; on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before public holidays, open until 02:00. Last admission is one hour before closing. Closed on the second Wednesday of each month.
Tattoo policy
Tattoos, including tattoo stickers, are prohibited.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
29.4°C.
Bathing temperature
Not published by pool.
Spring source
Natural Aratae Beauty Spring, pumped from about 800 m underground.
Spring classification
Sodium-chloride and bicarbonate spring; high salinity, neutral pH and low-temperature spring.
pH
7.4.
Flow rate
97.4 L/min; pumped from a depth of 800 m.
Water handling
The designated natural-spring bath is used without added water and is heated. Carbonated, pot, electric, reclining, standing and medicinal baths are separate features and should not all be described as source-flowing.

29.4°C is the source temperature, not a fixed bathing temperature. The operator confirms that the designated spring bath is heated but not diluted. Rock-spa admission is charged separately.

Bath experience

Comfort
9.0/10
Bath variety
9.5/10
Upkeep
9.0/10
Atmosphere
7.0/10
Quiet
5.5/10
Access
8.0/10
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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