Arifuku Onsen, Gotsu, Shimane Prefecture
Yayoiyu Bathhouse
A good fit if you prefer a gentler 39–40°C bath and an unfussy local sento over a full shower setup.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- 10:00–21:00; last admission 20:30. Closed Fridays. Adults ¥400; elementary-school children ¥200; younger children free.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 42.5°C, listed by the Gotsu tourism association for this bathhouse; this is not the bathing temperature.
- Bathing temperature
- Around 39–40°C, according to the Gotsu tourism association.
- Spring source
- Arifuku Onsen; the bathhouse does not publish the name of its individual well.
- Spring classification
- Alkaline simple hot spring; the classification is published for the Arifuku Onsen area.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The current bathhouse page confirms natural hot spring water but does not explicitly say the bath is source-flowing. Water addition, heating, circulation and disinfection conditions are not published.
Bathing indications
The facility lists general bathing indications including chronic muscle or joint pain, poor circulation, digestive issues and fatigue. These are not a guarantee of treatment.
The bath is shallow and has no shower facilities, according to the Gotsu tourism association. Tattoo rules are not confirmed.
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.
