Yunohira Onsen

This hot spring district, one of Japan's most famous, is said to have first been developed some 800 years ago during the Kamakura period. The district's current town area took shape in the late Edo period and is even recorded in the Bungo kokushi, a history of the region. In 1959, the district was designated a National Hot Spring . The waters of the area's sodium chloride sulfate springs have a pH of 9.1 and are said to treat such ailments as gastrointestinal disorders, nerve pain, muscle soreness, joint pain, frozen shoulders, motor paralysis, chronic digestive diseases, chronic constipation, and stress. The district encompasses 21 hot spring lodging facilities and five public bathhouses, ensuring that both those staying overnight here and those just passing through for the day can enjoy the area's healing hot spring waters. Yunohira is also full of sightseeing destinations, such as the area's hilly, stone-paved streets, built some 300 years ago; and firefly watching, which can be enjoyed around the Kagonogawa River from 20:00 to 21:00 from late May to early June.

Spot details

Address: Oita Yufu-shi Yufuincho Yunohira Map
Area: Yufuin / Kuju Area
Phone: 0977862367
Water type: hydrogen carbonate springs, sodium-chloride springetc
Temperature of spring: 60℃etc
property: nerve pain, muscle soreness, joint pain, aid recovery from fatigue, frozen shoulders, sensitivity to cold, Bruises, gastrointestinal disorders, cuts, burns, chronic skin diseases, Hemorrhoids, women's diseases, skin beautifying propertiesetc
Number of source springs: 5
Number of public baths: 5
Number of day trip bathhouses: 1