Tawarayama Onsen, Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Hakuen-no-Yu, Tawarayama Onsen

A good choice for an outdoor bath, a spacious bathing area and an easy-to-visit facility. Keep the source-flowing No. 1 bath distinct from the five-source blend used in the No. 2 bath and outdoor bath.

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Opening hours
12:00–21:00. Normally closed Tuesday through Thursday; operating days may change, so check the latest calendar.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
41.1°C for Kawa-no-yu (2013 analysis); no single source temperature is published for the five-spring blend used by Bath No. 2 and the outdoor bath.
Bathing temperature
No fixed pool temperature is published.
Spring source
Kawa-no-yu spring in Bath No. 1; a blend of five Tawarayama springs in Bath No. 2 and the outdoor bath.
Spring classification
Alkaline simple hot spring (low-tonicity, alkaline). Kawa-no-yu's analysis dates to 2013.
pH
9.9 for Kawa-no-yu (2013 analysis). The district-wide pH 9.8 is a separate figure and is not substituted for this facility.
Flow rate
Not published.
Water handling
Bath No. 1 uses source-flowing Kawa-no-yu. Bath No. 2 and the outdoor bath use a blend from five Tawarayama springs. Current main text pages do not fully publish water addition, heating, circulation or disinfection details pool by pool.
Analysis date
2013

Bathing indications

The facility lists general bathing indications including neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, and fatigue. This is not a personal treatment or skin-care guarantee.

Do not apply Kawa-no-yu's 41.1°C and pH 9.9 figures to the mixed water in Bath No. 2 or the outdoor bath. The district-wide pH 9.8 is not a facility-specific value. The facility is normally closed Tuesday through Thursday, but operating days may change.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.5/10
Bath variety
8.5/10
Upkeep
8.0/10
Atmosphere
8.0/10
Quiet
7.0/10
Access
6.0/10
Value
8.0/10

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.

Sources

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