10 day-trip hot springs in Okayama
- Adult bathing fees range from free at Yubara Onsen Sunayu to ¥1,700 (¥2,000 on weekends and holidays) at Setouchi Onsen Tamanoyu.
- Notoro Onsen Tenku-no-Yu shortens its winter hours from December to March to 11:00–17:00.
- Okayama Miyabi Onsen (7:00–23:00) and Setogawa Onsen (10:00–23:00) have no closing days.
Day-trip hot springs in Okayama range from the free Yubara Onsen Sunayu to Setouchi Onsen Tamanoyu at ¥1,700 on weekdays. Notoro Onsen Tenku-no-Yu shortens its hours to 11:00–17:00 in winter (December to March), and Okayama Miyabi Onsen, which opens at 7:00, has no closing days. This page lines up the bathing fee, hours, closing days and parking of 10 of them.
In short
- Lowest bathing fee: Yubara Onsen Sunayu (free), Setogawa Onsen (adult ¥700), Unkai, Tenku-no-Yu and Ichiyukan (adult ¥800).
- Morning baths: Okayama Miyabi Onsen Okazoku-no-Yu (from 7:00), Yunogo Sagi Onsenkan (from 8:00), Yubara Onsen Sunayu (24 hours).
- Evening baths: Setogawa Onsen (until 23:00, last entry 21:30) and Okayama Miyabi Onsen (until 23:00, entry until 22:00).
- Private family baths: Hanabijin-no-Sato (bathing fee plus ¥1,500 per hour), Yubara Motoyu Onsenkan (¥4,000 per hour, up to 3 people), Yunogo Sagi Onsenkan (from ¥4,800 per hour).
- Largest car parks: Unkai (280 cars), Tamanoyu (200), Yunogo Sagi Onsenkan (150).
Checked with official pages on November 3, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours may change.
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1. How to choose a day-trip hot spring in Okayama
Use the bullet points above as a quick guide. In Japan, public baths are separated by gender and you bathe without a swimsuit. A “family bath” is a private room you rent for your own group.
2. Bathing fee, hours and closing days of 10 hot springs
Click a name to jump to that hot spring’s section. Fees are adult prices including tax, checked on November 3, 2026 on each hot spring’s official website and on Okayama Kanko Web (Okayama Prefecture Tourism Federation).
| Hot spring | Adult bathing fee | Hours | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yubara Onsen Sunayu | Free | 24 hours | Wednesday mornings (cleaning) |
| Yubara Motoyu Onsenkan | ¥800 | 10:00–21:00 | Wednesday |
| Yunogo Sagi Onsenkan | ¥960 | 8:00–21:00 | 2nd Wednesday |
| Hanabijin-no-Sato | ¥940 | 10:00–19:00 | Thursday |
| Tenku-no-Yu | ¥800 | 11:00–17:00 in winter | Monday |
| Setogawa Onsen | ¥700 | 10:00–23:00 | None |
| Unkai | ¥800 | 12:00–21:00 | Wednesday |
| Ichiyukan | ¥800 | Weekdays 14:00–22:00 | 2nd Wednesday |
| Miyabi Onsen | ¥820 on weekdays | 7:00–23:00 | None |
| Tamanoyu | ¥1,700 on weekdays | 10:00–22:00 | 3rd Tuesday |
Sources: the Okayama Kanko Web pages for the 10 hot springs (for example Yunogo Sagi Onsenkan, Japanese) and each official website, checked on November 3, 2026. Where the two differ, the official website’s value is used. For Tamanoyu, whose official site was under maintenance, and Miyabi Onsen, whose fees could not be read on its official site, the values are from Okayama Kanko Web. Okayama Miyabi Onsen and Tamanoyu cost more on weekends and holidays.
3. Things to know about hot springs in Okayama
The northern hot springs are gathered around the “Mimasaka Three Springs” of Yubara, Okutsu and Yunogo and in Kagamino Town, while the facilities in Okayama City and Tamano City are reached from urban areas.
- Easiest by train or bus: Tamanoyu (3 minutes on foot from Uno Station) and Yunogo Sagi Onsenkan (about 10 minutes by bus from JR Hayashino Station to “Yunogo Onsen Shita”, then about 3 minutes on foot). Hanabijin-no-Sato is about 40 minutes by bus from JR Innosho Station to “Okutsu Kyokumae”, right in front of the stop.
- Many close on Wednesdays. Yubara Motoyu Onsenkan and Unkai close on Wednesdays, Yunogo Sagi Onsenkan and Ichiyukan on the 2nd Wednesday, and Sunayu is closed on Wednesday mornings for cleaning. If you are going on a Wednesday, Setogawa Onsen and Miyabi Onsen have no closing days.
- Some fees change by day of the week. Miyabi Onsen is ¥820 on weekdays and ¥870 on weekends and holidays. Tamanoyu is ¥1,700 on weekdays and ¥2,000 on weekends and holidays, and includes house clothes and a towel.
4. Yubara Onsen Sunayu (Maniwa City)
It is free and open 24 hours. The car park is the city-run lot with 50 cars. It cannot be used on Wednesday mornings because of cleaning (Okayama Kanko Web page for Yubara Onsen Sunayu, Japanese).
Photo sources: Okayama Prefecture press releases of December 11, 2025, October 27, 2025 and June 20, 2025 (Japanese).
For women, bath-wear is available to rent. Day visitors pay ¥2,000 and get ¥1,000 back when they return it. You can borrow it at the Yubara Tourist Information Center (until 18:00, closed Tuesdays) and at Yubara Motoyu Onsenkan (until 21:00, closed Wednesdays).
| Name | Yubara Onsen Sunayu |
|---|---|
| Address | Yubaraonsen, Maniwa City, Okayama |
| Hours / Closed | 24 hours (unavailable Wednesday mornings for cleaning) |
| Phone | 0867-62-2526 |
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5. Yubara Motoyu Onsenkan (Yubara, Maniwa City)
The regular bath (large bath) is ¥800 for junior high school students and older and ¥400 for elementary school students. The family bath is ¥4,000 per hour for up to 3 people. The fees are from the website of Maniwa City, which runs the facility.
Photo source: Okayama Prefecture press release, June 20, 2025 (Japanese).
The facility’s own car park holds only 3 cars, so use the nearby city car park (50 cars).
| Name | Yubara Motoyu Onsenkan |
|---|---|
| Address | 23-2 Yubaraonsen, Maniwa City, Okayama |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30) (Closed Wednesdays) |
| Phone | 0867-62-2039 |
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6. Yunogo Sagi Onsenkan (Yunogo, Mimasaka City)
The large bath opens at 8:00. The bathing fee is ¥960 for adults and ¥500 for children (age 3 to elementary school). A family bath is ¥4,800 per hour, or ¥5,800 with an open-air bath. A day-use rest room is ¥2,400 for adults and ¥1,500 for children (Okayama Kanko Web page for Yunogo Sagi Onsenkan, Japanese).
Photo source: Okayama Prefecture press release, December 11, 2025 (Japanese).
It is about 10 minutes from the Mimasaka IC on the Chugoku Expressway, and the car park holds 150 cars.
| Name | Yunogo Sagi Onsenkan |
|---|---|
| Address | 595-1 Yunogo, Mimasaka City, Okayama |
| Hours / Closed | Large bath 8:00–21:00 (last entry 20:20), family bath 9:00–20:45 (Closed 2nd Wednesday; following day if a holiday, 1st Wednesday in August only) |
| Phone | 0868-72-0279 |
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7. Okutsu Onsen Hanabijin-no-Sato (Kagamino Town)
The bathing fee is ¥940 for adults and ¥470 for children, and it is closed on Thursdays. It is in the middle of the Okutsu hot spring town, with a jet bath, an open-air bath and a sauna in the large bath (Okayama Kanko Web page for Hanabijin-no-Sato, Japanese).
Photo source: Okayama Prefecture press release, December 11, 2025 (Japanese).
The family bath costs the bathing fee plus ¥1,500 per hour (fee page on the official website, Japanese). On the 4th Sunday of every month, the women’s open-air bath has flowers floating in it (the “Angel Flower Bath”). A small towel is sold for ¥230 and a bath towel can be rented for ¥150.
| Name | Okutsu Onsen Hanabijin-no-Sato |
|---|---|
| Address | 261 Okutsukawanishi, Kagamino Town, Tomata District, Okayama |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–19:00 (last entry 18:00) (Closed Thursdays) |
| Phone | 0868-52-0788 |
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8. Notoro Onsen Tenku-no-Yu (Kagamino Town)
From December to March the hours are shortened to 11:00–17:00, 4 hours shorter than the usual 10:00–20:00. The fee is ¥800 for adults (junior high school and older) and ¥400 for children (age 4 and over), and it is closed on Mondays (Okayama Kanko Web page for Tenku-no-Yu, Japanese).
Last entry is 30 minutes before closing. The car park holds 50 cars and has accessible parking, an accessible toilet and a diaper-changing table.
| Name | Notoro Onsen Tenku-no-Yu |
|---|---|
| Address | 2091-10 Tominishidani, Kagamino Town, Tomata District, Okayama |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–20:00 (winter Dec–Mar: 11:00–17:00), last entry 30 minutes before closing (Closed Mondays; following day if a holiday) |
| Phone | 0867-57-2006 |
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9. Yunosato Setogawa Onsen (Kagamino Town)
The fee is ¥700 for adults, and it is open until 23:00 with no closing days (last entry 21:30). Children (elementary school and under) pay ¥300, and the fees are the same on weekends and holidays (hours and fees page on the official website, Japanese).
The pet hot spring is open 11:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30). The car park holds 120 cars. It is about 10 minutes from the Innosho IC on the Chugoku Expressway.
| Name | Yunosato Setogawa Onsen |
|---|---|
| Address | 425-9 Teramoto, Kagamino Town, Tomata District, Okayama |
| Hours / Closed | Day-trip hot spring 10:00–23:00 (last entry 21:30), pet hot spring 11:00–18:00 (Open year-round) |
| Phone | 0868-54-4118 |
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10. Oashi Kogen Onsen Unkai (Mimasaka City)
Day-use bathing is 12:00–21:00. The fee is ¥800 for adults and ¥400 for elementary school students, and free for preschool children. It is closed on Wednesdays, but open if the Wednesday is a national holiday (Okayama Kanko Web page for Unkai, Japanese).
The car park holds 280 cars and also takes large vehicles. Bungalows, cottages and tennis courts are on the same grounds.
| Name | Oashi Kogen Onsen Unkai |
|---|---|
| Address | 1735 Kamiyama, Mimasaka City, Okayama |
| Hours / Closed | Day-use bathing 12:00–21:00 (last entry 20:20) (Closed Wednesdays; open if a holiday) |
| Phone | 0868-74-2585 |
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11. Momotaro Onsen Ichiyukan (Kita Ward, Okayama City)
It opens at 14:00 on weekdays and 10:00 on weekends and holidays. The fee is ¥800 for adults and ¥500 for children. There are a large bath, an open-air bath, a jacuzzi, a sauna, a cold plunge and an observation terrace, and body soap, shampoo and hair dryers are provided (Okayama Kanko Web page for Ichiyukan, Japanese).
From JR Okayama Station, take the Menkyo Center line bus for about 30 minutes to “Yoshimune”, then walk about 15 minutes. The car park holds 100 cars.
| Name | Momotaro Onsen Ichiyukan |
|---|---|
| Address | 2640-8 Sugano, Kita Ward, Okayama City, Okayama |
| Hours / Closed | Weekdays 14:00–22:00, weekends and holidays 10:00–22:00 (last entry 21:30) (Closed 2nd Wednesday; 3rd Wednesday if a holiday) |
| Phone | 086-294-6888 |
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12. Okayama Miyabi Onsen Okazoku-no-Yu (Kita Ward, Okayama City)
It is open 7:00–23:00 with no closing days. For bathing only, adults pay ¥820 on weekdays and ¥870 on weekends and holidays, elementary school students ¥500 and ¥520, and children aged 0–5 ¥300 and ¥320 (Okayama Kanko Web page for Okayama Miyabi Onsen, Japanese).
A pool (adults ¥1,100 on weekdays and ¥1,130 on weekends and holidays, bathing included) and a fitness area are in the same building. From JR Okayama Station, take the bus bound for Nakasho Station for about 30 minutes to “Tekko Center-mae”, then walk about 5 minutes.
| Name | Okayama Miyabi Onsen Okazoku-no-Yu |
|---|---|
| Address | 197-1 Kume, Kita Ward, Okayama City, Okayama |
| Hours / Closed | 7:00–23:00 (last entry 22:00) (Open daily; occasional temporary closures for maintenance) |
| Phone | 086-805-4126 |
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13. Setouchi Onsen Tamanoyu (Tamano City)
The fee for junior high school students and older is ¥1,700 on weekdays and ¥2,000 on weekends and holidays, and it includes house clothes and a towel. For ages 3 to elementary school, it is ¥700 on weekdays and ¥800 on weekends and holidays (Okayama Kanko Web page for Tamanoyu, Japanese).
It is 3 minutes on foot from Uno Station, and the car park holds 200 cars. It is closed on the 3rd Tuesday (the next day if that Tuesday is a holiday).
Common questions
Which hot spring is free?
Yubara Onsen Sunayu is free and open 24 hours, but it cannot be used on Wednesday mornings because of cleaning.
Which ones are open on Wednesdays?
Setogawa Onsen and Okayama Miyabi Onsen have no closing days. Unkai is open if the Wednesday is a national holiday.
How are the winter hours different?
Notoro Onsen Tenku-no-Yu is open 11:00–17:00 from December to March instead of the usual 10:00–20:00.
| Name | Setouchi Onsen Tamanoyu |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-1-11 Chikko, Tamano City, Okayama |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–22:00 (last entry 21:00) (Closed 3rd Tuesday; following day if a holiday) |
| Phone | 0863-31-1526 |
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Sources
11 pages we checked
- Yubara Onsen Sunayu: Okayama Kanko Web page
- Yubara Motoyu Onsenkan: Okayama Kanko Web page
- Yunogo Sagi Onsenkan: Okayama Kanko Web page
- Okutsu Onsen Hanabijin-no-Sato: Okayama Kanko Web page
- Notoro Onsen Tenku-no-Yu: Okayama Kanko Web page
- Yunosato Setogawa Onsen: Okayama Kanko Web page
- Oashi Kogen Onsen Unkai: Okayama Kanko Web page
- Momotaro Onsen Ichiyukan: Okayama Kanko Web page
- Okayama Miyabi Onsen Okazoku-no-Yu: Okayama Kanko Web page
- Setouchi Onsen Tamanoyu: Okayama Kanko Web page
- Japanese version of this page (日本語版)
Checked with official pages on November 3, 2026 (Japan time).
