Nagato Yumoto Onsen Onto

This is the true destination of my trip! ✨️ I came all the way from Tokyo to enjoy the free-flowing hot spring water♨, which bubbles up from the bottom of the bathtub.♪ First, I put my shoes in the shoe locker and then bought a bathing ticket from the ticket machine! The ticket machine said to apply for "read payment" directly at the counter, so I wondered if PayPay was accepted. I asked, and it turned out I was able to pay with PayPay! 🥳 ¥990 per adult. In exchange for my shoe locker key, I received my locker key.♪ Across from the counter, there's the entrance to the men's bath (right) and the women's bath (left). The changing room is quite compact, but the lockers are large, with 20 in total. Four of them are large enough to fit hiking backpacks.🤗 This is perfect for stopping by during long trips! ✨️ The bathhouse is a secluded corridor. Continuing forward, there's a washing area on the left, and further on is the shower. Further ahead, around a right angle, is the hot spring♨ bathtub, where the hot spring♨ rises from the source♨♪✨️ First, wash your entire body thoroughly in the washing area. There are eight hose-equipped shower thermostatic hot and cold water mixer faucets, and the washing areas are spaced far enough apart. Once you're clean, it's time to head to the bathtub, where the hot spring♨ rises from the source♨. There's a grating at the bottom of the stone bathtub, and the hot spring♨ water bubbles up from the bottom! Before coming, I thought that 100% of the water♨ was springing up from the bottom, but in addition to the water from the bottom, there's a section of exposed bedrock at the back of the bathtub, where an abundant amount of hot water springs up and flows over the rocks! The hot spring water from the rocks ♨ is also pouring in, and with a considerable inflow, it is flowing freely♪ The hot spring water from the rocks is apparently heated during colder months and poured directly into the bathtub, and it was heated during my visit! The incredibly fresh, alkaline, and smooth water leaves my skin feeling silky smooth, making this an incredibly comfortable hot spring ♨✨️ It was well worth the long soak♪ It's incredibly relaxing✨️🤗

[202505] A renowned hot spring boasting a 600-year history as the oldest hot spring in Yamaguchi Prefecture. This time I only viewed it from the outside, but I really liked its old exterior before the renovation; it had a dignified, traditional feel befitting a "original hot spring." The entrance fee was also a reasonable 200 yen, and I always stopped by whenever I visited Nagato Yumoto Onsen. After the 2020 renovation, it was reborn as a stylish single-story building, and the interior is modern and beautiful. From the photos, the interior also has a very nice atmosphere. However, the entrance fee is now 1000 yen, which feels a bit high for a casual visit. Also, day-use bathing at nearby hotels is also around 1000 yen, which is somewhat expensive, giving the impression that day-use is becoming more difficult throughout Nagato Yumoto Onsen. It would be great if it were priced more affordably, like Beppu Onsen or Kurokawa Onsen in Kyushu. I understand that improvements are being made to cater to tourists and international visitors, but I think that if the pricing were also friendly to locals and repeat visitors, the hot springs would be loved by even more people.

250920 A stylish building located along the river. It looks like a chic library, not a typical public bathhouse. The bathroom has an unusual design with no windows. Immediately upon entering from the changing room is the washing area. Further down a corridor-like path, turning left, you reach the bathtub at the back. Behind the bathtub, there's something resembling a stone Buddha, decorated with a sacred rope. Behind that is what looks like a window, but it's covered with a bamboo blind, so it's not very bright. The bathtub is square-shaped, large enough for about eight people. The inside has steps, so the depth varies from chest-deep to face-deep depending on where you sit. The water is colorless and odorless, but incredibly viscous. It's lukewarm, but warm. A temperature you could stay in forever. Shampoo, conditioner, and body soap are provided. Hair dryers are free. There's also a place to relax after your bath. It's so stylish that you might hesitate to lie down. 990

For those who like long baths, this is absolutely great. It's warm, but at just the right temperature, and the atmosphere is modern yet quite nice. The water is alkaline simple spring water with a faint sulfur scent, which is extremely pleasant. The facilities themselves are equipped with the bare minimum, and since it was quiet at the beginning of the year, I was able to take a break and enjoy the luxury of having the hot spring all to myself, so I could stay in forever. The rest area after the bath also has an open feeling, and I couldn't help but drink the local beer. Overall, I was very satisfied, and I would definitely like to come to Nagato Yumoto Onsen again.

We arrived around 8:45 PM on November 22, 2015. After visiting Benten Pond, we ate dinner and missed Ofuku Onsen (it closes at 8 PM), so we were looking for a hot spring that was open and found this one, which was open until 10 PM. The town has become a hot spring town, and it made us realize there are still so many places we don't know about. It was lit up and it was really nice. One indoor bath was a little pricey at 1,000 yen, but the water was nice and smooth. It seems to have been renovated, and the bath was beautiful, but it wasn't very large, so it would be difficult for a large group of people. There were about six showers.