Nagato Yumoto Onsen, Nagato, Yamaguchi

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Come for the spring rising naturally beneath the bathing floor and the historic bathhouse, not for a sauna or a large selection of pools. Visitors travelling without a car need to plan around the current substitute bus service on the Mine Line.

Check before bathing

Opening hours
Open 10:00–22:00 with no fixed weekly closing day listed by the operator. Adult single entry is ¥990; ages four to 12 are ¥500, and children three and under enter free. A single-entry ticket does not allow re-entry. Same-day passes are ¥1,500 for adults and ¥600 for children, but are not sold from July 21 through August 31. The bath is about one metre deep; there is no dedicated parking.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
37°C
Bathing temperature
39°C
Spring classification
Alkaline simple hot spring; pH 9.62 on the operator's current page.
pH
9.62
Water handling
Natural water rises beneath the bath floor, and the building sits over the spring source. The bath uses a flow-through system rather than assumed circulation; heating can vary with source temperature and season. The operator does not publish full disinfection details.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.0/10
Bath variety
4.0/10
Upkeep
9.0/10
Atmosphere
9.0/10
Quiet
8.5/10
Access
6.0/10
Value
8.5/10

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.

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