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Kokichi Hot Spring

日帰り温泉 耕きちの湯ひがえりおんせん こうきちのゆ

Public Bathhouse
Kyushu & Okinawa·Kumamoto

Day Use

Yes
10:00–19:00

except Wednesday

¥700

2500 for private rooms

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

Capabilities

Private BathYes

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

黒川温泉 耕きちの湯

Kurokawa Onsen Kokichi-no-yu
Sulfur
Color
colorless and transparent
Taste
tasteless
Odor
hydrogen sulfide

Sodium Bicarbonate-Sulfate spring

pH 6.0Weakly acidicHot source · 63°CHigh silicaSulfur-rich
Composition fingerprint0.5 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺73
HCO₃⁻50
SO₄²⁻30
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
  • Skin conditionsatopic skin, eczema
  • Circulationtired legs
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
  • Sensitive-skin cautionbroken or dry skin

A simple sulfur spring carrying the unmistakable rotten-egg note of H₂S, weakly acidic and hypotonic. It is unusually rich in metasilicic acid at 173 mg/kg, which leaves a thin silica film that makes skin feel noticeably smoother afterwards. A moderate 264 mg/kg of free CO₂ adds a faint freshness to the feel of the water.

Sampled at wellhead·Analyzed Aug 23, 2024·株式会社 再春館安心安全研究所·Cert no. 第K2400040-001

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Sergey M
1 year ago· edited

420. Kokichi Hot Spring, Kurokawa Onsen ★ Onsen for 700 yen. Operating hours are from 10:00 to 19:00 (except Wednesdays). Located far from the center of Kurokawa - about a 35-minute walk (between Waraku and Hozantei). Not included in the Kurokawa tegata (pass). There are private baths for 2500 yen (did not use them). Inside, there are two baths with clear water, with white lime deposits on the burdock leaves. One bath is at 42.5°C, the other at 43.5°C. Large wooden beams are very comfortable - you can hang on one side and rest the back of your head on the other. The air inside is excellent to breathe - almost like being outside. A good place, recommended to visit for a deeper immersion in a day trip in the village. 14.01.2025

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