Nakamura-ya
答志島温泉 波音の宿 中村屋とうしじまおんせん なみねのやど なかむらや
Day Use
Yes1,000 yen per person, reservation required.
Bathing & Water
Uses natural hot spring water
Only the indoor bath uses the natural onsen water; the outdoor bath and the private bath are not onsen.
Open-air outdoor bath
Not onsen water; closed roughly early January to mid-March.
Enclosed indoor bathing area
Capabilities
Private bath available for day-use visitors or hotel guests to reserve
Shared bathing area for all genders
Policies & Services
Allows entry with visible tattoos
Unverified
Restaurant or dining open to visitors (not just hotel meal plans)
Lunch is offered to day-use bathing guests.
Shower, wash stations, soap and shampoo provided
Towels available to rent or borrow
Relaxation space for after bathing
On-site or nearby parking available
No vehicle access to the island itself; the inn validates free parking at a designated mainland lot near Toba station.
Views
SeaPrograms
About
Nakamura-ya is a small ryokan on Toshijima, a fishing island in Toba Bay you can only reach by ferry, no cars cross over. The indoor bath draws on the island's own cold mineral spring, called Mizugami-no-yu (水神の湯) after the local water deity; it's clear and kept warmed, split into separate rooms for men and women, both looking straight out over the bay. Up behind it, on a bluff about 30 meters above the water, sits an open-air tub (not the spring itself, and closed through the winter) where you can watch fishing boats work the channel between the islands. There's also a hinoki-lined private bath you can book by the hour, with its own sea view. Day-use bathing comes with a fresh seafood lunch, and the inn has been taking guests on the island since 1924.
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Last updated July 22, 2026