Ureshino Onsen & Toyotamahime Shrine
嬉野温泉・豊玉姫神社
One of Japan's “three great beautifying hot springs,” whose water feels as silky as lotion. The spa town is home to the Siebold-no-yu bathhouse, the white catfish at Toyotamahime Shrine, and onsen yudofu.
Ureshino Onsen is a sodium bicarbonate spring, and bathing leaves the skin smooth and soft. Together with Hinanoue in Shimane and Kigawa in Tochigi, it is known as one of Japan's three great beautifying hot springs. The public bath Siebold-no-yu, in the center of the spa town, is housed in a building modeled on a Western-style house from the Taisho era. Day use costs about 450 yen, and private bath rentals are available. Nearby, Toyotamahime Shrine enshrines the deity of beauty. In its grounds, a white catfish statue can be splashed with water as a prayer for healthy skin. You must try “onsen yudofu,” tofu simmered in hot spring water until it melts, and you can also sample Ureshino green tea, a local specialty. It's a 15-minute walk from Ureshino Onsen Station on the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen.
Opening hours
Street open all day; Siebold Bath approx. 06:00–22:00, closed third Wednesday of each month
Nearby sights
- Todoroki Falls Park
- Hasami Ware (Nakaoyama & Nishinohara)
- Mifuneyama Rakuen
- Takeo Shrine & Great Camphor Tree
- Takeo City Library
- Takeo Onsen Romon Gate
- Yutoku Inari Shrine
- Arita Uchiyama & Tozan Shrine