New Year at day-trip hot springs in Fukuoka
- New Year details for 10 day-trip hot springs in and near Fukuoka City reflect 2025–26 records; 2026–27 remains unannounced.
- Of the 10 facilities, Gozenyu in Chikushino is the sole bath known to close on January 1.
- Many facilities raise prices over New Year; Namiha-no-Yu charged weekend and holiday rates from December 29 to January 7.
The New Year information for these 10 day-trip hot springs in and near Fukuoka City is last year’s record (winter 2025 to 26). Hours for 2026 to 27 have not been announced yet (last year each facility posted its notice between December 15 and 31). Of the 10, the only one known to close on New Year’s Day is Gozenyu in Chikushino. Last year Hakatayu opened at 9:00 from January 1 to 3, and Nakagawa Seiryu opened at 12:00 on January 1. Many facilities raise their prices over New Year, and Namiha-no-Yu charged weekend and holiday prices from December 29 to January 7.
In short
- Bathing early on New Year’s morning: Chikushi-no-Yu (from 7:00 on Sundays and holidays) and Fukunoyu Hanahata (from 6:00 every day).
- Normally open late: Fukunoyu Sawara (until 3:00 the next morning), Chikushi-no-Yu and Fukunoyu Hanahata (until 1:00). Last year Nakagawa Seiryu closed at 21:00 on December 31.
- Lower prices: Gozenyu (adult ¥450) or Hakatayu (¥450 even at the holiday price). Both are public baths in Futsukaichi Onsen.
Checked with official pages on October 19, 2026 (Japan time).
Note: In Japan, public baths are normally separated by gender and you bathe without a swimsuit. This page does not say whether tattoos are allowed at these facilities, so ask each one before you go.
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1. New Year opening and prices at 10 hot springs in and near Fukuoka City (last year’s record, 2025 to 26)
The table shows last year’s record and each facility’s fixed closed days. New Year opening for 2026 to 27 has not been announced yet. “Open all year” is as stated in each facility’s business information.
| Facility | Area | Dec 31 and Jan 1 | New Year price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakatayu | Chikushino (Futsukaichi Onsen) | Open both days last year; opened at 9:00 from Jan 1 to 3 | Last year, Dec 27 to Jan 4 at the holiday price (adult ¥450) |
| Gozenyu | Chikushino (Futsukaichi Onsen) | Closed on Jan 1 every year | – |
| Tenpai-no-Sato | Chikushino | Closed on the 2nd Tuesday (Dec 8, Jan 12) | Special price over New Year |
| Chikushi-no-Yu | Chikushino | Open all year | – |
| Nakagawa Seiryu | Nakagawa City | Last year closed at 21:00 on Dec 31 and opened at 12:00 on Jan 1 | Last year, Dec 28 to Jan 4 at the high-season price (adult ¥1,900) |
| Namiha-no-Yu | Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City | Last year 10:00 to 23:00 on both days | Last year, Dec 29 to Jan 7 at the weekend and holiday price (adult ¥1,250) |
| Yaoji-no-Yu | Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City | Closed Dec 30, 10:30 to 16:00 (this year) | – |
| Fukunoyu Hanahata | Minami Ward, Fukuoka City | Open all year | – |
| Fukunoyu Sawara | Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City | Open all year | – |
| Hinata-no-Mori Odo-no-Yudokoro | Nishi Ward, Fukuoka City | Open all year | Special-day price over New Year (adult ¥1,300) |
A “–” means no New Year price notice was found officially. Prices are for bathing only, for adults (general).
Sources: each facility’s official business and price pages and the December 2025 notices (checked on October 19, 2026).
2. Futsukaichi Onsen and Mt. Tenpai: New Year at 4 day-trip hot springs
Gozenyu in Futsukaichi Onsen is closed every January 1, while Hakatayu, also in Futsukaichi Onsen, opened at 9:00 from January 1 to 3 last year. Tenpai-no-Sato and Chikushi-no-Yu are large day-trip hot springs at the foot of Mt. Tenpai.
Hakatayu
Its notice of December 15, 2025 set the holiday price (adult ¥450; weekdays ¥350) from December 27 to January 4, and opened from 9:00 to 21:30 (reception until 21:00) only from January 1 to 3. On January 1 it gave towels to the first 50 people. The weekday coupon book could be used only from December 29 to 31, not on December 27 and 28 or January 1 to 4 (Hakatayu official notice of December 15, 2025, Japanese).
| Name | Hakatayu |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-14-5 Yumachi, Chikushino City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–21:30 (reception until 21:00). Open all year |
| Phone | 092-922-2119 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Gozenyu
This public bath in Chikushino is closed on the 3rd Wednesday of every month (and the day before in April and September) and on January 1. In December 2026 the closed day is Wednesday the 16th, so it is open on December 31 and on January 2 and 3. It was closed for renovation from October 1 to 24, 2026 and reopened on October 25. Admission from the reopening is ¥450 for adults (junior high school and over), ¥230 for children (age 3 to elementary school) and free under 3, and ¥250 for people aged 65 and over living in Chikushino. It is open 10:00 to 21:30 (last entry 21:00, 2nd floor until 20:00). There is no car park of its own; the city’s Daimon Koukashita car park, a 5-minute walk away, is free for the first 4 hours (Chikushino City notice on the Gozenyu reopening, Japanese).
| Name | Gozenyu |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-4-12 Yumachi, Chikushino City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–21:30 (reception until 21:00, 2nd floor until 20:00). Closed 3rd Wednesday of every month (also the day before in April and September) and January 1 |
| Phone | 092-928-1126 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Tenpai-no-Sato
It is closed on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, which falls on December 8, 2026 and January 12, 2027, so the New Year period is not a closed day. The usual bathing fee is ¥1,090 for adults (ages 18 to 64) every day, but the official page says there is a “special price over the New Year period” (Tenpai-no-Sato official page on the Tenpai bath, Japanese).
| Name | Tenpai-no-Sato |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-4-3 Tenpaizaka, Chikushino City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | 10:30–24:00 (reception until 23:00). Closed 2nd Tuesday of every month |
| Phone | 092-918-5111 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Chikushi-no-Yu
It is open all year. It opens at 10:00 on weekdays, 9:00 on Saturdays and 7:00 on Sundays and holidays, and closes at 1:00 the next morning (last entry 24:00). Bathing is ¥980 for adults and ¥580 for children (elementary school and under) on weekends and holidays, and ¥880 for adults and ¥480 for children on weekdays (Chikushi-no-Sato official page on Chikushi-no-Yu, Japanese).
| Name | Chikushi-no-Yu (Chikushi-no-Sato) |
|---|---|
| Address | 973 Chikushi, Chikushino City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | Weekdays 10:00–1:00 next day, Saturdays from 9:00, Sundays and holidays from 7:00 (reception until 24:00). Open all year |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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3. Nakagawa City: New Year at Nakagawa Seiryu
Last year Nakagawa Seiryu closed at 21:00 on December 31 and opened at 12:00 on January 1. Its regular closed day is Thursday, and in 2026 December 31 falls on a Thursday.
Gensen Noten-buro Nakagawa Seiryu
Its notice of December 31, 2025 said it closed at 21:00 on Wednesday, December 31 (last order at the restaurant 20:30) and opened at 12:00 on Thursday, January 1, when the first shuttle bus ran at 11:45. From December 28 to January 4 it used the high-season price: ¥1,900 for adults (general) (weekdays ¥1,400, weekends and holidays ¥1,600), and ¥4,200 for a family bath for 50 minutes (Nakagawa Seiryu official notice on New Year hours and high-season prices, price page, both Japanese). It has its own article in Japanese: Nakagawa Seiryu.
| Name | Gensen Noten-buro Nakagawa Seiryu |
|---|---|
| Address | 326 Nanmenri, Nakagawa City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–23:00. Closed Thursdays |
| Phone | 092-952-8848 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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4. Fukuoka City: New Year at 5 day-trip hot springs
The 5 in Fukuoka City are open all year or have no fixed New Year closure, and Namiha-no-Yu and Hinata-no-Mori raise their prices over New Year. Only Yaoji-no-Yu closes, at midday on December 30, 2026, for a power outage inspection.
Minato Onsen Namiha-no-Yu
This hot spring in Bayside Place Hakata, in its notice of December 28, 2025, used the weekend and holiday price (adult ¥1,250; weekdays ¥1,100) from December 29 to January 7, and was open its usual 10:00 to 23:00 on December 31 and January 1 (Namiha-no-Yu official notice on New Year hours, business information and prices, both Japanese). It has its own article in Japanese: Namiha-no-Yu.
| Name | Minato Onsen Namiha-no-Yu |
|---|---|
| Address | 13-1 Chikkohonmachi, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | Bathing 10:00–23:00 (reception until 22:15). Open all year (closed several times a year for facility inspections) |
| Phone | 092-271-4126 |
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Hakata Tennen Onsen Yaoji-no-Yu
This hot spring on the 1st floor of a hotel in front of Hakata Station closes its 1st-floor bath facilities from 10:30 to 16:00 on Wednesday, December 30, 2026, because the whole building loses power for a legally required electrical inspection (Yaoji Hakata Hotel official site, top page, “Power outage inspection notice”). It has its own article in Japanese: Yaoji-no-Yu.
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| Name | Hakata Tennen Onsen Yaoji-no-Yu |
|---|---|
| Address | 4-9-2 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | Two sessions: morning 6:30–9:30 (reception until 9:00), afternoon 12:00–24:00 (reception until 23:30) |
| Phone | 092-413-8881 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Fukunoyu Hanahata
Open all year, every day from 6:00 to 1:00 the next morning (last entry 0:30). It has its own article in Japanese: Fukunoyu Hanahata.
| Name | Fukunoyu Hanahata |
|---|---|
| Address | 4-12-3 Hanahata, Minami Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | 6:00–1:00 next day (reception until 0:30). Open all year |
| Phone | 092-564-2626 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
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Fukunoyu Sawara
Open all year, from 9:00 to 3:00 the next morning (last entry 2:30 the next morning). It has its own article in Japanese: Fukunoyu Sawara.
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| Name | Fukunoyu Sawara |
|---|---|
| Address | 5-22-16 Odabe, Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–3:00 next day (reception until 2:30 next day). Open all year |
| Phone | 092-833-1126 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Hinata-no-Mori Odo-no-Yudokoro
Open all year (with a few maintenance closures a year). Golden Week, Obon, New Year and the middle day of 3-day weekends and similar days use a special-day price, which for bathing only is ¥1,300 for adults (general) (weekdays ¥1,150, weekends and holidays ¥1,250) (Hinata-no-Mori official page on hours and prices, Japanese). It has its own article in Japanese: Odo-no-Yudokoro.
Prices and hours may change.
| Name | Hinata-no-Mori Odo-no-Yudokoro |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-1-87 Odo, Nishi Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–24:00 (last entry 23:00). Open all year (closed several times a year for maintenance) |
| Phone | 092-688-9269 |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Sources
14 pages we checked
Checked with official pages on October 19, 2026 (Japan time).
