Hot Spring Michishio

I stayed here from morning to evening, eating, bathing, and resting. I arrived around 10:00 AM. Adult bathing costs 850 yen. I was planning on taking a bath and eating, so I bought a set ticket for both bath and meal (a set ticket for a hot spring sashimi set meal and bath for 3,000 yen). The shoe lockers were free with locks, and the changing lockers were free with locks. It was a weekday during the day, so there weren't many customers at the bath. The washing area has about 20 seats, and conditioner-in-shampoo and body soap are provided. All you need to do is bring your own towel (towels are available for purchase, but at your own expense). This bath uses two natural hot springs (Oki Onsen and Itone Onsen). The temperature settings vary from 36 to 42°C. There are also a cold bath, far-infrared sauna, jet bath, and open-air bath. There are rest areas on the first and second floors. The second-floor rest area has cots and manga books, so you can read manga or take a nap. The hours are from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. At 11:30, I went to the dining hall and had a hot spring sashimi set meal. The dining hall is in a separate building, but you can freely go back and forth between it and the hot spring building (maybe only if you have a hot spring and meal set ticket). Slippers are provided for going back and forth. Also, it seems there is a shuttle bus-like service that departs from Ozuki Station and Arasa Station, and I've attached a photo of the timetable I found. (January 28, 2026)

February 2, 2024, Afternoon Bath I arrived a little after 2:30 PM, planning to take a bath and then stop by the drive-in next door for some shellfish soup. The bath fee was 850 yen, but since I planned to eat after the bath, I purchased a bath and meal set (hot spring set meal for 1,680 yen) from a vending machine. The shoe lockers and changing lockers were free. The bathroom had multiple tubs with two types of water. The water didn't feel particularly hot, being lukewarm at around 40°C. Only the tub labeled "Hitotsu Ouki Onsen" (set at 41-43°C) was comfortable. The sauna was a standard high-temperature sauna, not particularly hot, but the cold water bath was ice-cold and comfortable. There were two chairs in the open-air area, allowing for an open-air bath. The open-air area had a regular bath and a waterfall bath, and like the indoor bath, the temperature was lukewarm. It was open during the weekday daytime, and conditioner shampoo and body soap were provided.The price seemed a little high, but I was able to relax.

I only found out about the bathing facility after coming to eat shellfish soup at the drive-in next door, so I had no prior knowledge. (Sorry (lol) It was a public holiday, so there were quite a few customers. I handed over the key to my shoe locker (free) at the counter and received a key to a changing locker (free). Both the indoor and outdoor baths have two types of hot springs (Itone Onsen and Tamaki Onsen), and I'm not sure what the difference is, but they seem to have a higher salt concentration as they're by the sea. Other facilities include a sauna, cold bath, jet bath, bench bath, and electric bath. The outdoor bath also has a waterfall bath and two reclining chairs. The washing area is generally spacious, but considering what's included, 850 yen seems a bit pricey.

I was planning to go to a hot spring at a roadside station, but the schedule didn't work out, so I was introduced to this place. I went there first thing in the morning, but I hadn't had rice yet, so I ordered a mackerel set meal (hot spring set meal) with shellfish soup. The mackerel was big, and with the deep-fried chicken and shellfish soup, I was full. I was served so much that I couldn't finish my lunch. It was delicious. If I lived nearby, I would definitely go back.

The hot springs have two different sources, and best of all, the atmosphere is reminiscent of a Showa-era public bathhouse, which is great. There's a sauna, open-air bath, and even a jet bath. There are rest areas on the first and second floors, and the second-floor rest area has manga comics, so you can relax comfortably. The meal set ticket is a good deal. The clam soup was the best I've ever had.