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Shiratori Onsen Ue Yu

白鳥温泉 上湯しらとりおんせん うえゆ

A volcanic steam bath and hillside onsen where Saigo Takamori recuperated

Lodging
Kyushu & Okinawa·Miyazaki

Day Use

Yes
07:00–20:00

except the third Tuesday

¥500

The 500 yen rate above is the standard walk-in price for visitors from outside Ebino City (adult is junior-high age and up). Residents of Ebino City pay a discounted rate: 310 yen for an adult, 220 yen for an elementary-school child. Visitors with a physical, rehabilitation, or mental health disability certificate get half off the bathing fee only; lodging isn't discounted.

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

Indoor BathYes

Enclosed indoor bathing area

SaunaYes

Sauna room of any kind

Natural steam sauna (jigoku mushi style) in a separate building from the main bathhouse, powered by volcanic steam.

Cold BathYes

Cold water plunge bath, typically used after sauna

A cold-water tub sits beside the natural steam sauna, used to cool down between rounds.

Bathing Arrangements

Mixed BathingNo

Shared bathing area for all genders

Site lists an outdoor view bath and an indoor bath as the facility's regular baths with no mention of mixed bathing; ordinary gender-separated bathing assumed.

Policies & Services

KidsYes

Welcomes children and families

DiningYes

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

Shiratori Chaya serves udon, soba and set meals for walk-in visitors; a separate steamed-food dinner course requires reservation.

WashingYes

Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided

白鳥温泉 上湯

Shiratori Onsen Ue-yu

Operated by · えびの市

Simple
Color
slightly milky white, turbid
Taste
faintly metallic with a slight sourness
Odor
faint hydrogen sulfide

Calcium Sulfate spring

pH 3.8Weakly acidicHot source · 50°CHigh silica
Composition fingerprint0.2 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Ca²⁺22
NH₄⁺16
Mg²⁺15
SO₄²⁻97
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
  • Smooth skindry, rough skin
  • Recoveryfatigue, stress

A hot (50.2 °C) simple thermal spring in Ebino, Miyazaki, served from a mixing tank on the city-run Shiratori upper-bath line. Weakly acidic in cert terms — pH 3.8 at the wellhead, falling to pH 3.43 in the lab — the water shows a faint milky turbidity, a slight metallic-and-sour edge on the tongue, and a soft hydrogen-sulfide note. Total dissolved solids are light at 170 mg/kg, but a modest 64 mg/kg of metasilicic acid leaves the skin feeling noticeably smoother on emerge.

Sampled at mixing tank·Analyzed Aug 21, 2017·株式会社 東洋環境分析センター·Cert no. dZ170507-001

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About

Shiratori Onsen Ue Yu is a small onsen inn on the hillside above Ebino, one of two separately run bath houses that share the Shiratori Onsen name. The main building holds an indoor bath and a view rotenburo overlooking the Kakuto basin, with a wide washing area; the water is light and mildly acidic. In a separate building, a wood-lined natural steam bath runs on volcanic steam straight from the ground, with a cold tub alongside it for cooling down between rounds. A five-minute walk up a trail from the grounds leads to the steaming vent that feeds the spring. The inn's teahouse, Shiratori Chaya, serves udon, soba and set meals to day visitors, with a steamed-food dinner available by reservation. Saigo Takamori stayed here for three months in 1874 after his political defeat, and a stone inscribed with poems from his stay still stands at the lookout.

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Sergey M
1 year ago· edited

364. Shiratori Onsen Kamiyu, Ebino, Miyazaki ★★ An onsen for ¥500 in Ebino. The stated hours are 07:00 to 20:00, except on the third Tuesday. They stamp the Kyushu 88 Onsen stamp rally. The rotenburo has a nice view. But if you sink into the bath, the view disappears. The water is clear brown, a little cloudy, and the temperature is 36. Inside, there is a bath with brown, slightly cloudy water, and the temperature is 42. It is comfortable to breathe. The bath photo online matches only partly, in person the water was a little clearer. A nice, cozy place, recommended for a visit. 08.01.2025

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Last updated September 19, 2026