Ajidokoro Yudokoro Kichō
味処湯処 よしちょう
A dining spot that began as a sushi shop on Obama Onsen's main street. Guests can eat Obama champon and nigiri sushi, then use the hot spring bath downstairs for free.
The first floor is a public bathhouse and the second floor is the restaurant. Dining here allows free bathing; bathing alone costs about ¥400–500 for adults. Originally a sushi shop, it is best known for its set meals of Obama champon and nigiri sushi. Other options include champon with an onsen egg, salt-flavored champon and a set of whitebait, green onion and tuna rice bowl. Obama champon, along with Nagasaki and Amakusa champon, is considered one of Japan's three great champon. The average cost is about ¥1,000–1,700 per person. The restaurant sits along the national highway opposite Obama Ocean Park, about a five-minute walk from the Shimatetsu Bus Obama terminal, with about 15 parking spaces. Closing days vary by source, so please check ahead.
Opening hours
Restaurant 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:30; some sources say 21:00); bathhouse 9:00–22:30; closed the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month and on New Year's Day (check the official website)
Nearby sights
- Obama Onsen
- Unzen Jigoku & Unzen Onsen
- Nita Pass & Unzen Ropeway
- Mount Fugen
- Hara Castle Ruins
- Shimabara Samurai Residences
- Mt. Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall
- Shimabara Castle