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Shinseikan ryokan Ukenokuchi onsen

旅館 新清館りょかん しんしんかん

Lodging
Kyushu & Okinawa·Oita

Day Use

Yes
09:00–21:00

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

Capabilities

Mixed BathingYes

Shared bathing area for all genders

旅館 新清館(ヤマドリ)

Shinseikan Yamadori Spring

Operated by · 有限会社 新清館

Bicarbonate
+ Sulfate
Color
colorless and clear
Taste
faintly metallic
Odor
faint mineral-metallic odor

Sodium-Magnesium-Calcium Bicarbonate-Sulfate spring

pH 6.6NeutralHot source · 49°CHigh silica
Composition fingerprint2.8 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺37
Mg²⁺29
Ca²⁺28
HCO₃⁻57
SO₄²⁻24
Cl⁻19
CationsAnions
Sodium Na⁺
salt's cation — pairs with chloride to make the water salty.
Bicarbonate HCO₃⁻
"soda" — softens skin, leaves it smooth.
Known good for
  • Smooth skindry, rough skin
  • Circulationtired legs
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders

A hot (48.8 °C) bicarbonate-sulfate spring led by sodium, magnesium and calcium. The wellhead water is colorless and clear with a faintly metallic taste, but on standing it develops a strong yellow turbidity — a glimpse of the iron it carries. Metasilicic acid at a generous 211 mg/kg leaves the kind of thin silica film that makes skin feel noticeably smoother afterwards.

Sampled at wellhead·Analyzed Jan 21, 1997·大分県衛生環境研究センター·Cert no. 衛環研第2号の60

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About

A ryokan at Ukenokuchi Onsen in the hills of Kokonoe, Oita, with a large mixed outdoor bath called Kobushi no Yu fed by a roaring waterfall of bicarbonate spring water. The water turns a deep golden yellow as it hits the air, a striking color that's uncommon even among natural onsen. There's also a women-only outdoor bath for those who prefer it.

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Sergey M
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496. Shinseikan ryokan Ukenokuchi onsen, Oita ★★★ Visited for higaeri, 500 yen. Higaeri available from 09:00 to 22:00. They stamp the 88 Kyushu Onsens passport. Located at the edge of the prefecture. Large outdoor bath with a view of the forest. Water is cloudy green, temperature 40. Super natural atmosphere. Amazing place — great rotenburo, unusual water, excellent atmosphere. Recommended to visit. 07.04.2025

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Last updated July 6, 2026