Yunotsuru Onsen
Yunotsuru Onsen is a hot spring town in Oita, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 45–65°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring.
The water here
Chloride spring
Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.
Bicarbonate spring
Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.
With tattoos
Many public baths still turn away visible tattoos, and the rule is set by each bath, not by the town. The reliable way round it is to bathe privately: a room with its own open-air bath, or an inn with a private bath you can book for yourselves.
Where to stay
Hot spring towns nearby
Similar water elsewhere
Totsukawa OnsenNara · 十津川温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Hirayu OnsenGifu · 平湯温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chūgū OnsenIshikawa · 中宮温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Utoro OnsenHokkaido · ウトロ温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Nukabira OnsenHokkaido · ぬかびら温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Kawayu onsenWakayama · 川湯温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
The numbers
- Water temperature
- 45–65°C
- Address in Japanese
- 大分県日田市天瀬町赤岩
Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.
Read more
Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.