Sanbe Onsen, Oda, Shimane Prefecture

Shigaku Yakushi Tsurunoyu

For visitors who prefer a ¥400 local communal bath and the water itself to extra facilities. Bring your own washing supplies.

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Opening hours
12:00–21:00. From November through mid-April, it closes at 20:00. Closed on 1 January.
Tattoo policy
The current first-party material reviewed does not confirm a tattoo policy. Check with the bath before visiting.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not published for this bath.
Bathing temperature
Not published as a fixed temperature.
Spring source
Sanbe Onsen's shared spring supply; a separate source name for Tsurunoyu is not published.
Spring classification
Iron(II, III)-sodium chloride spring.
pH
Not published for this bath.
Flow rate
Not published for this bath.
Water handling
District information says a large volume of water enters the bath and continuously overflows. Current pages do not publish complete pool-by-pool conditions for water addition, heating, circulation or disinfection, so no further treatment is inferred.

Bathing indications

No facility-specific list of bathing indications was confirmed.

The district confirms continuous overflow, but full pool-treatment details are not published.

Admission is ¥400 for junior-high students and older, ¥200 for elementary-school children, and free for younger children. There are no showers, shampoo or other provided washing supplies, and no towel sales. Tattoo rules are unconfirmed.

Bath experience

Comfort
6.0/10
Bath variety
4.5/10
Upkeep
7.5/10
Atmosphere
6.0/10
Quiet
8.0/10
Access
5.5/10
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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