Day-Trip Hot Spring Baths in Saga: 8 Places, Takeo Onsen ¥500 and Ureshino ¥450, with Private and Family Bath Prices (2026)

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For day-trip bathing in Saga Prefecture, the Motoyu and Horai-yu baths at Takeo Onsen are ¥500 for adults, and Siebold-no-Yu at Ureshino Onsen is ¥450. This page lists, for 8 places in Ureshino Onsen, Takeo Onsen, Furuyu Onsen and Kumanokawa Onsen, the reception hours, adult and child prices, closed days, water type, towels, private baths and family baths, and parking. Kakureisen, an inn that opens its bath to day visitors, takes day-use bathing from 11:00 to 15:00 (last entry 14:00).

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1. Day-trip bath hours, prices and closed days in one table

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2. Ureshino Onsen (Ureshino)

Ureshino Onsen Public Bath “Siebold-no-Yu” is a public bath that Ureshino City describes on its official page. It is open from 6:00 to 22:00, with an entry limit at 21:30. It is closed on the 3rd Wednesday of every month (the next day if that is a holiday). The water type is, in Ureshino City’s wording, a sodium hydrogen carbonate-chloride spring.

As of April 1, 2023, the bathing fee is ¥450 for general adults (junior high school and above, under 70), ¥340 for 70 and over and ¥220 for elementary school children. Children under elementary school age are free with a guardian, and there are discounts for people with disabilities. At Siebold-no-Yu you bring your own towel. The private bath is ¥2,500 for 50 minutes (or 5 adult coupons), and a bathing tax of ¥100 per adult is charged separately (from October 1, 2025). If you bathe with someone who needs care or assistance, it is 75 minutes. Parking is free for the first 90 minutes, then ¥100 per 30 minutes, with a maximum of ¥500 per 24 hours.

Facility information: Siebold-no-Yu page on the Ureshino City official site (Japanese)

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3. Takeo Onsen and Kitagata Onsen (Takeo)

At Takeo Onsen, the baths are gathered behind the Romon gate. The water type, in the Takeo Tourist Association’s wording, is a weakly alkaline simple spring containing a moderate amount of various components. All the baths are at 7425 Takeomachi-Takeo, Takeo City, phone 0954-23-2001. Every bath has body soap and rinse-in shampoo.

Motoyu is in a building from 1876 (Meiji 9), open 6:30–23:45 (last entry 23:00), adults ¥500 and children (age 3 to elementary school) ¥250. Horai-yu is open 6:30–21:30 (entry until 1 hour before), at the same price as Motoyu: adults ¥500, children ¥250. Sagi-no-Yu also serves as the bath of the inn Romontei, with an open-air bath and a sauna besides the indoor bath. It is open 6:30–23:45 (last entry 23:00), adults ¥740 and children (age 3 to elementary school) ¥370.

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There are also 2 private baths. Tonosama-yu is an all-marble bath built in the middle of the Edo period as the private bath of the local lord, for up to 5 adults, with 2 waiting rooms (4.5 tatami and 3 tatami). Karo-yu is next to it, for up to 2 adults, with a 4.5 tatami waiting room. Both are open 10:00–23:00 (reception ends at 22:00, with the last reception 1 hour before closing). The price per room for 1 hour is ¥4,300 on weekends and holidays and ¥3,800 on weekdays for Tonosama-yu, and ¥3,500 and ¥3,000 for Karo-yu. There is also Karasakitei, a private bath looking onto a garden (3 rooms: Tenpyo-no-Yu, Oka-no-Yu and Basho-no-Yu, each for 2 adults), at ¥3,900 per room per hour, ¥3,500 with the weekday discount. The private baths at Takeo Onsen are not by reservation; you take your turn on site.

Kitagata Onsen Shiki-no-Sato Nanairo-no-Yu in Kitagata, Takeo, is a day-use facility with its own spring, with open-air baths, a bubble bath, a falling-water bath and a sauna. Day-use bathing is 10:00–22:00 (last entry 21:30), adults (junior high school and above) ¥800 and children (age 3 to elementary school) ¥400. Towels (¥200) and bath towels (¥800) cost extra. The family bath is open only on weekends and holidays, 16:00–20:00 (last entry 19:45), at a room fee of ¥2,000–¥2,500 for 1 hour plus the bathing fee per person. It cannot be reserved.

Facility information (Takeo Tourist Association official site): Motoyu / Horai-yu / Sagi-no-Yu / Tonosama-yu / Karo-yu / Karasakitei / Kitagata Onsen Nanairo-no-Yu (all Japanese)

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4. Furuyu Onsen (Fuji, Saga City)

Furuyu Gensen Eiryu Onsen (835 Furuyu, Fuji-machi, Saga City) is an inn that uses 2 springs of different temperatures, “Eiryu-sen” and “Jofuku-sen”, and also takes day visitors. It is open 9:00–20:30 and closed on the 3rd Tuesday (open every day in August). Parking for 30 cars is free.

Day-use prices depend on the time. From 9:00 to 17:00, a half-day ticket (up to 4 hours) is ¥480 for adults and ¥250 for elementary school children, and a full-day ticket (up to 8 hours) is ¥650 and ¥420. From 17:00 to 20:30 it is ¥420 for adults and ¥250 for elementary school children. Furuyu residents pay ¥180 all day (¥110 for elementary school children). The private baths are “Ryu-no-Yu” (large) at ¥1,200 per room per hour and “Fuku-no-Yu” (small) at ¥600, and both need the admission fee separately. On the 3rd floor there are 7 private rest rooms at ¥2,000 for 3 hours (¥500 per extra hour). These prices were revised on July 20, 2025.

Tsuru-no-Ongaeshi Yomigaeri-no-Yado Kakureisen (875 Furuyu, Fuji-machi, Saga City) is an inn with a “natural sand bath” with sand laid on the bottom of the tub. According to the official explanation, sand is laid to protect the water that wells up from the rock, and the water comes up through the sand. The water type, in the official wording, is alkaline simple ionic.

Day-use bathing at Kakureisen is 11:00–15:00 (last entry 14:00), at ¥1,000 for adults and ¥500 for children (tax included) in the large bath. Reservations for day-use bathing are not accepted. It closes irregularly on maintenance days, and lunch plans need a reservation.

Facility information: Furuyu Gensen Eiryu Onsen official site (Japanese) / Kakureisen official page on day-use bathing (Japanese)

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5. Kumanokawa Onsen (Fuji, Saga City)

Kumanokawa Onsen Chidori-no-Yu (204-8 Kumakawa, Fuji-machi, Saga City) is a day-use facility with indoor baths (a lukewarm bath and a hotter finishing bath side by side), an open-air bath, a barrier-free family bath, a sauna, a restaurant and a rest room. Bathing hours are 10:00–21:00, and it is closed on the 3rd Thursday of every month (the next Friday if that is a holiday).

The price is ¥600 for adults (high school and above) and ¥350 for children (age 6 to junior high school). From 17:00 there is a city resident discount: show a driver’s license or other document with your address, and it is ¥400 for adults and ¥300 for children. The family bath at Chidori-no-Yu needs a reservation and is ¥1,500 for 55 minutes, plus the bathing fee for each person. The official site says there is a family bath that can be used in a wheelchair. Body soap, shampoo and hair dryers are free, and bath towels, towels and razors can be bought. Cashless payment such as credit cards and PayPay is accepted. Parking for 50 cars is free. It is 15 minutes by car from Saga-Yamato IC toward Fuji-machi.

Facility information: Kumanokawa Onsen Chidori-no-Yu official page on the baths (Japanese)

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6. How to choose a day-trip bath in Saga (towels, private baths, time of day)

• Going without a towel: Chidori-no-Yu (you can buy towels at the shop) and Nanairo-no-Yu (towel ¥200). At Siebold-no-Yu you bring your own.
• A private bath for a family or 2 people: with no reservation (wait for your turn), Tonosama-yu, Karo-yu and Karasakitei at Takeo Onsen and the family bath at Nanairo-no-Yu (weekends and holidays only); with a reservation, the family bath at Chidori-no-Yu (¥1,500 for 55 minutes).
• Early morning or late at night: Motoyu and Sagi-no-Yu at Takeo Onsen (6:30–23:45, last entry 23:00) and Siebold-no-Yu (6:00–22:00).
• Cheaper from the evening: Eiryu Onsen is ¥420 for adults from 17:00, and Chidori-no-Yu is ¥400 from 17:00 with the city resident discount (show a document with your address).

Checked with official pages on October 23, 2026 (Japan time). Details may change.

Sources

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• Siebold-no-Yu page on the Ureshino City official site (Japanese)
• Motoyu
• Horai-yu
• Sagi-no-Yu
• Tonosama-yu
• Karo-yu
• Karasakitei
• Kitagata Onsen Nanairo-no-Yu
• Furuyu Gensen Eiryu Onsen official site (Japanese)
• Kakureisen official page on day-use bathing (Japanese)
• Kumanokawa Onsen Chidori-no-Yu official page on the baths (Japanese)
• Japanese version of this page (日本語版)

Checked with official pages on October 23, 2026 (Japan time).