Nagato Yumoto Onsen

This hot spring district is the oldest in Yamaguchi Prefecture and during the Edo period countless samurai lords came here seeking its healing waters. According to legend, the area's hot springs were discovered in 1427 after a priest meditating at the Tainei-ji Temple received a revelation from the god Sumiyoshi Daimyojin. In ancient times, the bathhouses making use of these miraculous waters were divided into two areas (reito and onto), reito for priests and samurai, and onto for commoners. The area's highly alkaline simple springs are colorless. Their waters are gentle on the skin and said to grant beauty to women in addition to treating nerve pain and muscle soreness and aiding recovery from fatigue. There is a garden-style footbath area with an arbor located in Otozuregawa Kasen Park, as well as a high temperature footbath along the park's walking path following the Otozure River.

Spot details

Address: Yamaguchi Nagato-shi Fukawayumoto Map
Area: Nagato Area
Phone: 0837253611
Water type: alkaline simple springs
Temperature of spring: 39℃etc
property: nerve pain, muscle soreness, joint pain, aid recovery from fatigue, promote health , sensitivity to cold, Bruises, chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoids, skin beautifying propertiesetc
Number of source springs: 3
Amount of water flow: About1000l/min
Number of day trip bathhouses: 1