Daikoku Hot Spring

♨️Daikoku-sama~♨️ Kagoshima Hot Springs Tour 🚙💨 A dilapidated, pure white reinforced concrete building stands next to a gigantic parking lot, and at first glance, it doesn't look like a hot spring facility. 😅 The only thing that tells you it's a hot spring is the Daikoku Onsen sign and a curtain with the word "Yu!!" written on it. Upon entering the facility, you'll immediately see a door marked "Men's" and "Women's." There's a ticket counter, so you pay and head straight to the changing room. In the changing room, there's a handwritten, well-worn hot spring quality chart. The moment I saw it, my brain started to pump! 💦 It said the water quality was from 1983 and was safe for drinking! ‼︎ When I entered the bathhouse, two old men greeted me as usual, then poured water over me. 🌈 The large bathtub overflowed with beautiful, natural hot spring water. 👍🏻 It's a luxury, especially since hot springs are limited. 💕 There were three other small baths in the bathhouse. There's a cold bath, an electric bath, and a lukewarm bath. On my way out, I said hello to the maneki-neko (beckoning cat) displayed at the reception desk and headed to the next hot spring. 🌈 ⭐︎Simple hot spring ⭐︎Admission fee: ¥420 ⭐︎Plenty of parking available

It feels like a cross between a traditional public bathhouse and a gym bath. The building is old, but the hot spring has a slight sulfur smell and is alkaline, which is good for the skin. I tend to get itchy skin after bathing, but after bathing here, it didn't itch at all. The entrances are separate for men and women, and the attendant is at the entrance. Since it's in Kagoshima City, the entrance is 460 yen for both. I asked if I wanted to buy or rent a towel, and they provided one for free. I also asked if I wanted to buy body soap, and they gave me some for free. The water isn't a shower, but a faucet type, so you fill a basin with it and use it. There's one large bath in the middle and a supposedly electric bath on the wall. Anyway, it's a very warm and comfortable hot spring. The temperature is neither lukewarm nor too hot, just right. The hair dryer is coin-operated. It's not very crowded, so it might be a hidden gem. Be careful, you might accidentally pass the entrance to the parking lot.

I took the first bus from Kagoshima Chuo Station to Satsuma Chuo High School and visited here. Bathing begins at 6:00. It's close to the Hananoguchi bus stop. Daikoku-sama greets you as you enter. It's self-service until 7:00, and there's no attendant at the front desk. The regular bathing fee is 460 yen, but a local told me it's 300 yen during the self-service period. The spring water is simple hot spring water, with a source temperature of 43.9°C, and it has a nice, slippery feel. There's also an electric bath on the side, which I thought was unusual. It was quite a tingling sensation when I got in. Taking a morning bath might be a nice idea if you're staying in downtown Kagoshima. It's about a 20-minute bus ride from Chuo Station. It's one of Kyushu's 88 hot springs.

Facility included in the 88 Baths Tour: ¥460 Breakfast is ¥300 until 7:00, and even though I arrived at 7:10, they said it would be okay for me to pay ¥300 even though I was late, lol. The entrance is hard to find from the national highway, so you have to go around and downhill to find the main entrance. Plenty of parking. As you enter the entrance, you pay at the reception desk. Immediately there's a traditional bathhouse called the changing room, where there are free lockers with keys. There are no shampoos provided, and there's only an indoor bath, electric bath, cold bath, and faucet-only shower. The hot spring has a smooth, gushing spring water that's a little hot. Everyone greets you as you enter, which is very pleasant.

This hot spring is completely free-flowing and does not require heating, adding water, or circulation. It is an old and small facility with no shower in the washing area, but the quality of the spring water has led to it being selected as one of the "88 Hot Springs of Kyushu." Two separate bathtubs in the center of the bathroom are filled with soft, skin-pleasing water that overflows. There is also an electric bath and a small cold bath. Apparently, you are free to take both the groundwater and the hot spring home with you. Adults cost 420 yen.