Hinode Onsen Kinoko no Sato

日の出温泉きのこの里ひのでおんせんきのこのさと

Public Bathhouse

Shinkawakeikoku Onsen-go

Kyushu & Okinawa·Kagoshima

0995-77-2255 bigbox2978.wixsite.com

Day Use

Yes

Mon10:00–20:00

TueClosed

Wed10:00–20:00

Thu10:00–20:00

Fri10:00–20:00

Sat10:00–20:00

Sun10:00–20:00

except Tuesdays

¥300

¥150 for children

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

Cold BathYes

Cold water plunge bath, typically used after sauna

Bathing Arrangements

Private BathNo

Private bath available for day-use visitors or hotel guests to reserve

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

Policies & Services

TattooWith Conditions

Allows entry with visible tattoos

Staff say tattoos are generally not allowed, but small ones are okay if covered.

KidsYes

Welcomes children and families

DiningYes

Restaurant or dining open to visitors (not just hotel meal plans)

On-site café (coffee, cake), open to day-use visitors; the former soba restaurant closed in 2014.

WashingYes

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

Rest AreaYes

Relaxation space for after bathing

ParkingYes

On-site or nearby parking available

日之出9号

Hinode No. 9 Spring

Operated by · 日の出温泉きのこの里

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Bicarbonate

Color: colorless and clear
Taste: faintly metallic
Odor: odorless

Sodium-Magnesium-Calcium Bicarbonate spring

pH 6.3NeutralHot source · 49°CHigh silica

Composition fingerprint2.0 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic

Na⁺37

Mg²⁺30

Ca²⁺27

HCO₃⁻75

Cl⁻17

◀ 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
Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
Recoveryfatigue, stress

A bicarbonate spring led by sodium, with calcium and magnesium together carrying more than half of the cation load. It is neutral and hypotonic, colorless and clear at the spout, with a faint metallic tang on the tongue from the small amount of dissolved iron — and enough free carbon dioxide to sit just short of the carbonated-spring threshold. A generous 234 mg/kg of metasilicic acid places it squarely in Japan's beauty-water family, leaving the kind of silica film that makes skin feel smoother afterwards. The posted panel documents the water for cuts, burns and chronic skin conditions in the bath, and lists drinking uses for chronic digestive complaints, diabetes, gout and liver conditions.

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Explore the water

Views

River

Forest

Mountains

Highlights

Lukewarm Bath

Programs

About

Two indoor tubs, one hot and one lukewarm, sit behind wide windows that look straight out over the Amori River, so the bath feels close to open-air even without a true rotenburo. The water is iron-tinted and slightly cloudy, drawn straight from the bathhouse's own spring rather than recirculated. An outside deck has a small, genuinely cold tub fed by spring water from the hill behind the building, good for switching between hot and cold. The spring was found in 1811 by a local named Arima Butayu, who started running baths here in 1817. The village bought it in 1897, briefly renaming it, before it reverted to the Hinode name in 1904. Local lore says Saigo Takamori bathed here in 1874. These days it's an unfussy, locally loved spot with a small café attached, serving coffee and cake.

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4.0

1 review

GreyChertZ

2 months ago

An excellent old-school onsen with a view of the mountain river. There are 2 baths, one hot and one not so hot. The old man who was there explained that first you should sit in the not-so-hot bath, then sit in the hot bath, go outside and sit in the mizuburo, sit again in the hot bath, and then go back to the mizuburo, and after that stand there drying off in the wind while looking at the river. By feel, the hot one is a little over 42, I think 43-44. The warm one is about 42. The view is really great. The owners also placed well-made artificial dragonflies in different spots on that balcony with the mizuburo. It feels very cozy there. The place itself is also a cafe. The staff was very kind and gave the advice to “go through Kyushu 88 at your own pace” so you can enjoy each place. She was also happy to show the sign with the ingredients :) It is included in Kyushu 88 and Kirishima Yu-Tabi.

Sergey M

1 year ago· edited

360. Hinode Onsen Kinoko no Sato, Kirishima, Kagoshima ★★ Onsen for ¥300. The posted hours are 10:00~20:00. They stamp the Kyushu 88 Onsen stamp rally booklet. Toreco cards are issued at the onsen. Later, an old man came up to me in the onsen, he really wanted to talk with me and brought a mobile translator right into the bath. He was curious where I was from, how I found out about this onsen, which nearby places I had already visited and planned to visit, and after I answered that I was doing the Kyushu 88 Onsen stamp rally, his interest only grew. Inside there are two baths with clear brown water, slightly cloudy. The temperatures are 41.5 for one bath and 44 for the other. Outside, on the balcony, there is a cold bath with a really nice view. Recommended for a visit. 08.01.2025