Special feature of Nagato City’s winter-warming hot springs

Introducing 5 famous hot springs in Nagato, Yamaguchi

In Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, there are five famous hot springs (Nagato Yumoto Onsen, Tawarayama Onsen, Aburaya Bay Onsen, Yumen Onsen, and Kohado Onsen). Each hot spring has a different quality of spring water, and each has a different feel and effect when you bathe in it. All of the hot springs offer natural scenery of the sea and mountains, as well as the townscape of the hot spring resort area, making a tour of the hot springs recommended for those who love hot springs! This feature introduces the hot springs of Nagato City.

Nagato Yumoto Onsen

The beautiful hot spring resort town of Nagato Yumoto is lined with inns surrounding the Otosoregawa River. In the center of the hot spring resort area, there is an "ontou" (drop-in bath), and each inn in Nagato Yumoto offers an indoor bath as well.
There are many ways to relax, such as stepping stones across the river, riverbeds, and benches from which to gaze at the scenery.

Nagato Yumoto Onsen

Tawarayama Onsen

It is a hot spring resort that has long been popular as a therapeutic spring and is visited by many bathers. Two bathhouses, "Machinoyu" and "Shirasaru no Yu", are located in the center of the ryokan area and are crowded from early morning to late at night with visitors for hot spring cures. The onsen has excellent spring water quality and has been proven effective in maintaining and restoring health.

Hot water of a town
・ Hot water of a white monkey

Aburaya Bay Hot Spring

At Hotel Yanggikan, where the Aburaya Bay Hot Springs are located, visitors can enjoy a bath with a view of the sunset over Aburaya Bay. The thick water is also known for its beauty and has won first place in the "moist skin" category in the general election for hot spring baths.

Aburaya Bay Hot Spring Hotel Yanggikan

Kohado Onsen

Kohado Onsen Koryu Center is where you can enjoy Kohado Onsen. It is a day-trip bathing facility located on a hill overlooking Fukagawa Bay, with "Aomi Island" visible on the opposite shore along the bay. The view from the open-air bath is spectacular, and at night you can relax while watching the fishing fires. The alkaline spring water is gentle on the skin.

Kohado Fureai Koryu Center

Yumen Onsen

This famous hot spring is said to have been found by Kobo Daishi in a dream, and legend has it that a rabbit healed its wounds. The hot spring is said to be one of the best in western Japan in terms of radium content, and is effective for beautiful skin, neuralgia, and skin diseases.

Yumen Kanko Hotel Yume no Sato
Yumen Fureai Center

When you visit Yamaguchi, please enjoy the hot springs of Nagato City.