Shiratori Onsen Shimo Yu

Day Use

Yes

07:00–20:00

except the third Tuesday

¥500

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Garden-style outdoor bath.

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

SaunaYes

Sauna room of any kind

Cold BathYes

Cold water plunge bath, typically used after sauna

Bathing Arrangements

Private BathYes

A private bath you can reserve for yourself or your group

Two reservable private baths; open to any visitor, not only those needing assistance.

Room OnsenNo

Private onsen bath in guest rooms, for overnight guests only

Guest rooms have no bath; guests use the communal bath.

Policies & Services

KidsYes

Welcomes children and families

A published elementary-school child bathing rate confirms children are welcome.

DiningYes

A restaurant or dining room open to visitors, not only meals for overnight guests

A day-trip (non-lodging) visitor ate at the on-site dining hall, confirming it is open to day-use guests; the site's own 食事 section shows the same high-ceilinged hall.

WashingYes

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

Body soap is provided at the wash area; this same review notes shampoo was not provided, which is a limitation worth flagging.

白鳥温泉下湯

Shiratori Onsen Shimo-yu

Operated by · えびの市

湯

Simple

Color: colorless and transparent
Taste: tasteless
Odor: faint hydrogen sulfide

Calcium-Magnesium-Ammonium Sulfate spring

pH 4.4Weakly acidicHot source · 71°C

Composition fingerprint0.1 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic

Ca²⁺27

NH₄⁺20

Mg²⁺20

SO₄²⁻81

HCO₃⁻13

◀ CationsAnions ▶

Calcium Ca²⁺: settling and calming; can leave a white mineral bloom.
Sulfate SO₄²⁻: "gypsum / Glauber's salt" — vessels and wound healing.

Known good for

Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
Recoveryfatigue, stress

A simple thermal spring at Shiratori Onsen Shimo-yu in Ebino, Miyazaki. Total dissolved solids are light at 97 mg/kg, classified as a simple thermal water (hypotonic, weakly acidic, hot). Weakly acidic at pH 4.4 and remarkably hot at 70.9 °C — among Japan's hottest natural sources — it carries a faint hydrogen sulfide note and a modest dose of metasilicic acid at 38 mg/kg.

Sampled at mixing tank·Analyzed Aug 21, 2017·株式会社東洋環境分析センター·Cert no. dZ170508-001

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