Gensenya

源泉屋げんせんや

Other
Kyushu & Okinawa·Oita

Day Use

Yes

Bathing & Water

Natural onsen water

Uses natural hot spring water

夜明薬湯温泉

Yoake Yakutō Onsen
Bicarbonate
+ Chloride
Color
faintly yellow
Taste
faintly metallic (iron)
Odor
odorless

Sodium Bicarbonate-Chloride spring

pH 7.9Weakly alkalineHot source · 45°C
Composition fingerprint2.2 g/kg dissolved · Hypotonic
Na⁺97
HCO₃⁻71
Cl⁻27
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
  • Aches & jointsstiff shoulders
  • Warmingcold sensitivity

A sodium-led bicarbonate-chloride spring — the classic jūsō-sen (soda-water) style with a salty edge layered in. Weakly alkaline and soft on the skin, it sits in the Japanese beauty-water family valued for leaving skin smooth. The water carries a faint yellow tint and a slight iron taste, with moderate mineralization (about 2,205 mg/kg dissolved solids) giving it noticeable body.

Sampled at wellhead·Analyzed Sep 18, 2018·一般財団法人 九州環境管理協会·Cert no. 第18B-2-0385号

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Sergey M
1 year ago

400. Yoake Yakuto Onsen, Hita, Oita Onsen for 650. Operating hours stated as 10:00 to 20:00 (closed Tuesdays). They stamp the 88 Onsen of Kyushu book. The onsen has a collaboration with Attack on Titan — they released a towel with artwork showing a titan emerging from behind this onsen's bath. At the time of my visit in January, the towels were still in stock. Bath photos from the internet match reality. Baths are indoors, breathing is fine. The main stone bath has clear water with very fine mineral deposits, temperature 40. There's one utaseyu (waterfall shower). The second bath is herbal, with clear murky-yellow water, temperature 41-42. Considering such a unique collaboration, a very interesting place — especially for fans.

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Last updated July 19, 2026