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Hirayu-no-Yu

平湯の湯ひらゆのゆ

Bare-bones outdoor communal bath at a folk museum in Hirayu

Public Bathhouse

Day Use

Yes
07:00–21:00
¥300

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathNo

Enclosed indoor bathing area

Bathing Arrangements

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

Policies & Services

WashingNo

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

TowelsNo

Towels to rent or borrow at the desk

Rest AreaYes

Relaxation space for after bathing

ParkingYes

On-site or nearby parking available

Water treatment

Treated and recirculated(partial disclosure)
from Article 18 disclosure
  • Added water
    Yes
  • Reheated
    Not disclosed
  • Recirculated
    Not disclosed
  • Disinfected
    Not disclosed
  • Bath additives
    Not disclosed

あぼうの湯

Abo-no-Yu

Operated by · 株式会社ひらゆの森

Simple
Color
colorless and transparent
Taste
weakly salty
Odor
faint hydrogen sulfide

Sodium-Calcium Bicarbonate-Chloride spring

pH 6.2NeutralHot source · 47°CHigh silica
Composition fingerprint1.0 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺54
Ca²⁺22
HCO₃⁻69
Cl⁻31
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
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
  • Smooth skindry, rough skin
  • Recoveryfatigue, stress

A simple thermal spring, classified hypotonic, neutral and hot. Total dissolved solids sit at a light 952 mg/kg — under the threshold that would earn the water a mineral class name — yet bicarbonate carries roughly seven-tenths of the anion balance and a real load of free carbon dioxide stays in solution. Metasilicic acid at 148 mg/kg is the standout figure: the kind of silica film that puts a water in Japan's beauty-water family. Worth knowing what the certificate actually measured — not the wellhead, but the open-air bath inlet, after the source had been cut with mountain water. Weakly salty on the tongue, a faint rotten-egg note of hydrogen sulfide, delivered at 47.3 °C.

Sampled at bath inlet·Analyzed Mar 15, 2023·株式会社神岡衛生社·Cert no. No.23-P-02102

Explore the water

Views

Forest

About

Hirayu-no-Yu (平湯の湯) is about as stripped-down as an onsen gets: one outdoor pool, no shower area, just a couple of basins and a donation box at the entrance. The water runs brown from iron and flows fresh without recirculation. After soaking, a gassho-style building next door serves as a rest area. A free foot bath sits nearby. It belongs to the Hirayu Folk Museum complex in Okuhida, one of Japan's denser onsen areas, and the setting feels appropriately unhurried.

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Sergey M
6 months ago

847. Hirayu-no-Yu, Hirayu Onsen, Okuhida Onsen, Gifu ★★ Onsen for ¥300 (payment in the box). Hours are listed as 07:00 to 21:00. No staff, no shower. The rotenburo is made of stone. Through the fence, there is a view of the forest and mountains. The water is cloudy green, and the temperature is 43. A very nice place, recommended for a visit. 09.03.2026

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Last updated September 19, 2026