Onsen OniOnsen Oni

Tae no yu

妙乃湯みょう乃ゆ

Lodging
Nyūtō Onsen-kyo
Tohoku·Akita
0187-46-2740taenoyu.com

Day Use

Yes

Bathing & Water

Outdoor BathYes

Open-air outdoor bath

OnsenYes

Uses natural hot spring water

Capabilities

Mixed BathingYes

Shared bathing area for all genders

Mixed bathing isn't available during women-only hours.

Policies & Services

TowelsYes

Towels available to rent or borrow

Water treatment

from Article 18 disclosure
  • Added water
    Yes
  • Reheated
    No
  • Recirculated
    No
  • Disinfected
    No
  • Bath additives
    No

金の湯

Kin-no-yu Spring

Operated by · 妙乃湯

Mixed source

硫
Sulfate
+ 含芒硝泉

Kin-no-yu, the posted source at Tae-no-yu, is a calcium-magnesium sulfate spring of the gansho (mirabilite-bearing) sub-family — one of Japan's hottest sources at 85.6 degrees C at the wellhead, cooled to 42 degrees C before reaching the bath. Weakly alkaline at pH 7.9, the sulfate body sits quietly on the skin while the Ca-Mg load adds weight and a layer of sodium-sulfate mirabilite gives the water its settled, full feel.

Source temperature
85.6°C
Hot
Highlights
  • Top-decile hot

Analyzed Sep 27, 2012·財団法人 秋田県総合保健事業団·Cert no. 秋田第3号

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Irina

2 years ago

This happened completely unplanned. I was planning to go to Ganiba (the next stop after Taenoyu), but I had a bout of social anxiety - a huge group of Chinese tourists hinted that maybe I didn't want to walk naked 50 meters through the forest and sit in the onsen shoulder to shoulder with that crowd. In the end, Taenoyu turned out to be a super cute place (later I read that it's especially popular with women) - a small ryokan, everything wooden, day-use from 10:30 to 15:00 for 1,000 yen.