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Soutarouan

草太郎庵くさたろうあん

Lodging
Kyushu & Okinawa·Kumamoto

Day Use

Yes
11:00–15:00
¥500

1000 for private baths

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

Capabilities

Private BathYes

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

小田温泉(草太郎庵)

Oda Onsen (Soutarouan)

Operated by · 草太郎庵

Bicarbonate
+ Chloride · Sulfate
Color
very faintly yellow and clear
Taste
salty
Odor
hydrogen sulfide with a metallic iron note

Sodium Bicarbonate-Chloride-Sulfate spring

Hot source · 66°CHigh silica
Composition fingerprint2.1 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺63
Mg²⁺14
HCO₃⁻47
Cl⁻31
SO₄²⁻22
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 sodium-led blend of bicarbonate, chloride and sulfate water rising at 66.1 °C — among the hotter sources in the country, cooled before bathing. The water carries a faint yellow tint at the source, a salty tang and an unmistakable rotten-egg note of hydrogen sulfide layered with a metallic iron edge. Weakly alkaline and gentle on the skin, with a generous 313 mg/kg of metasilicic acid that leaves a thin silica film for noticeably smoother skin.

Sampled at wellhead·Analyzed Jul 14, 2006·株式会社 同仁グローカル·Cert no. 第S0602446号

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Sergey M
1 year ago· edited

423. Soutarouan, Minamioguni, Kumamoto (Oda Onsen) I visited for a day trip for 500 yen, located about a 30-minute walk from the center of Kurokawa. There are private baths for day trips available for 1000 yen. The day trip hours are stated as 11:00 to 15:00, and they strictly observe the start time. After using the public bath, I returned to use the private bath for 1000 yen. The owner was impressed that I came all the way from Russia for a day trip and said I didn't need to pay for the private bath, then personally showed me around. After the onsen, I walked back to my car and returned with a matryoshka doll as a gift for the owner. The public outdoor stone bath has clear water, slightly cloudy. Temperature around 42°C. The private medium-sized outdoor stone bath has clear water, slightly cloudy. Temperature around 43°C. It's impossible not to recommend this place after such warm hospitality. 15.01.2025

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