Totsukawa Onsen, Totsukawa, Nara

Iono-yu

A small public bath at Totsukawa Onsen with a hot sodium-bicarbonate chloride spring and a village-declared source-flowing supply. It closes Tuesdays; no formal tattoo rule was confirmed.

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Opening hours
08:30–20:00. Closed Tuesdays. Adult admission ¥600; child admission ¥300.
Tattoo policy
No formal tattoo policy was confirmed in the current material reviewed. Ask before visiting.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
About 70°C.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
Totsukawa Onsen source.
Spring classification
Sodium-bicarbonate and chloride spring.
pH
7.9.
Flow rate
Not confirmed.
Water handling
Totsukawa Village's source declaration states that the water is used without recirculation, reuse, reheating, chlorine disinfection or dilution. A footbath, hand bath and designated drinking spring are also listed; this is separate from drinking bath water.

Source temperature is not bath temperature. Do not drink water from the bathing pools. The tattoo policy is unconfirmed.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.5/10
Bath variety
6.5/10
Upkeep
8.0/10
Atmosphere
9.0/10
Quiet
8.0/10
Access
3.5/10
Value
10.0/10

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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