Yakushiyu Bathhouse
薬師湯
Yunotsu's landmark public bath, with a Taisho-era Western-style building and tea-brown hot spring water fed straight from the source. Upstairs, you can have a coffee and look out over the street.
Yakushi-yu is one of the two public baths in Yunotsu. Legend says a new spring gushed forth after the 1872 Hamada earthquake. The old building is a Western-style wooden structure from 1919, and its upper floor has been converted into a lounge and café overlooking the hot spring street. The bathing area is in the new building. The spring water is used directly, without dilution, heating or recirculation, and it contains iron and salts. After bathing, a brown deposit called yuhana may float on the surface. Admission is about 700 yen, and the bath is open roughly 8:00–21:00. Bring a towel or buy one on site. Nearby Moto-yu is an older spring with higher temperatures, and you can try both.
Opening hours
08:00–21:00
Nearby sights
- Yunotsu Onsen Town
- Tatsu-Gozen Shrine & Iwami Kagura
- Okidomari Port
- Tomogaura Port & Old Silver Road
- Kotogahama Singing Sand Beach
- Nima Sand Museum
- Ryugenji Mabu Mine Shaft
- Okubo Mabu Mine Shaft