Casual day-trip hot springs to enjoy in Miyazaki

The viscous water that rises up from 750 meters underground is said to be effective for nerve pain, muscular pain, joint pain, bruising, and fatigue. The facility includes a bath featuring the unadulterated spring water at its natural temperature of 32.7°C, the main bath with heated spring water, and a sauna. There is also a restaurant and accommodations.

This natural alkaline hot spring located on Aoshima features an abundance of water and is highly effective for beautifying your skin. The hot spring offers an outdoor bath, sauna, and private baths in addition to their main indoor bath. The facility also includes a restaurant and accommodations, and the baths open from 6:00 in the morning.

This hot spring featuring only private baths is a rare find in Miyazaki City. The private spaces feature outdoor baths accented with ceramics and indoor baths redolent of the natural cedar they are made of. Visitors can relax in the constantly flowing natural milky-white spring water that offers a slight viscosity. There are two other branches, including the second branch located near Miyazaki Airport, and the third located in Ibii, Nichinan City.

The boast of this hotel is their outdoor bath where you can experience excellent water quality while gazing on the Pacific Ocean. Featuring tatami-jiki mats of woven rush that are even uncommon in Japan, the bath is open from 16:00. Why not spend a relaxing moment enjoying the view while lounging on the tatami mats after sightseeing on Aoshima?

This hot spring located in a resort hotel offers a view toward Aoshima Beach. There are several types of baths, including the stone outdoor bath, the large indoor bath, and a sauna, which are open from 11:00 in the morning. You can also enjoy activities here such as standup paddleboarding and surfing, so we recommended using the hot springs after trying those.

This hot spring is popular for its beautifying effects. There are outdoor baths made of both stone and cypress wood, and the cypress walls of the indoor main bath offer a refreshing cypress fragrance. There are also private family baths with their own outdoor bath. All baths also feature a sauna. Finally, there is a deck where you can bathe in fresh forest air, and a cafeteria as well.

This natural hot spring is located just 10 minutes by car from the Saitobaru Burial Mounds, the largest collection of burial mounds in Japan. The facility offers an outdoor bath with a view of the wide open sky, and several types of indoor baths. The outdoor Japanese style bath, and western style bath that evokes a mood of an overseas resort, are segregated between men and women, but are swapped every week. Accommodations are also available here.

This natural constantly flowing hot spring is located just 10 minutes by car from the Saitobaru Burial Mounds, the largest collection of burial mounds in Japan. The facility offers indoor baths with a view of a beautiful inner garden through the large window, and an outdoor stone bath where you can enjoy nature as you relax. There is also a comfortable sauna with the soothing fragrance of cypress, a refreshment corner where you can relax after your bath, and a restaurant.

The natural constantly flowing spring water at this hot spring is a type of reddish brown water containing both natural radium and iodine, a combination rare in Kyushu. There is both a large indoor bath and an outdoor stone bath, where you can warm your body to the core. There is also a footbath you can use for free, so it’s worth stopping by here to ease your fatigue from driving.

This natural hot spring and inn occupies the renovated former Hinokage Station building on the now defunct Takachiho Railway. Visitors enter from the train platform to find the hot spring on the 2nd floor, including a large bath, outdoor bath, super-jet bath, and sauna. If you try the outdoor bath, you will be greeted by spectacular views including the pure flowing waters of Gokase River, and the surrounding mountains and valleys. The first floor also features a shop selling local goods and a restaurant which is famous for its Chicken Nanban and Special Chanpon. Diners can also try local wild boar, venison, and Ayu sweetfish depending on the season.
But the best part of this inn is the rooms occupying train cars which still retain the original conductor’s chair and control panel. The inn has refurbished old train cars from the former Takachiho Railway to use as the guest rooms, something not found elsewhere, and it is worth staying here if you like railways.

This hot spring is located at the foot of the famous Mount Okueyama in Nobeoka City. Named Bijin no Yu (hot water of beauty) for promoting beautiful skin, the wide open outdoor bath provides a breathtaking view of the mountains, and is a great place to come to relax after climbing them.

This is one of the best examples of a natural hot spring, featuring constantly flowing spring water that bubbles up from 1,500 meters underground. It is said to be highly effective for beautifying your skin, and the outdoor bath lets you relax while enjoying views of the surrounding mountains. The facility includes a restaurant, and there are cottages nearby where you can spend the night.

The Kyomachi hot spring resort is famous for its pure, weak alkaline hot spring water that is said to help beautify the skin. The Kyomachi Kanko Hotel offers a large indoor bath and an outdoor bath featuring a wooden frame and a roof built using the Japanese wood joinery technique. Day-trip visitors can use the baths from 7:00 in the morning, while overnight guests can use them 24 hours. The hot spring water flows constantly and is sourced right here at the hotel.

This hot spring resort area is located far from human occupation on the slope of Mt. Shiratori. The hot spring offers an atmosphere that some might find nostalgic, with it’s scenic outdoor bath that looks down on views of Ebino City right below, and the wooden steam bath that uses natural steam. You can even use that steam to make steamed eggs if you bring your own raw ones with you, something not uncommon amongst Japanese bathers. The hot spring also includes a cafeteria, and guests can spend the night as well.

This hot spring is located approximately one kilometer downslope from the Shiratori Hot Spring Ueyu. It features a garden-style outdoor bath where you can enjoy bathing in a gentle breeze blowing through the forest, a main indoor bath that lets in the sunlight through a large window, and private baths. There are also six cabins where you can spend the night that offer a comforting warmth with their wood construction.

This hot spring is located within the Ebino Kogen Hotel, itself situated on the Ebino Plateau at an altitude of 1,200 meters above sea level spreading out below the Kirishima mountain range. Facilities here include an outdoor bath of ample constantly flowing spring water, a large indoor bath, private family baths, and a sauna. Day-trip users can use the baths between 11:00 and 17:00. The outdoor bath with its view of the vast Kirishima mountain range will sooth the fatigue of your trip.

This hot spring is located within the Sukimu Land recreational complex. The hot spring features a “wet sauna”, a type of sauna popular in Finland, a cold water bath using hot spring water, and a terrace with a view of the verdant forests and Kirishima mountains, letting you relax surrounded in vast nature. 

This hot spring inn features high concentrated carbonic acid spring water at 100% purity, something rare in Japan. Bathers will find an outdoor bath featuring constantly flowing spring water, and a large indoor bath featuring both clear cold water and a hot spring bath where the water turns golden yellow while being heated. If you use both baths alternately, the temperature difference will promote blood circulation and improve the function of your parasympathetic nervous system. The baths are open to day-trip visitors from 10:00 in the morning.

This hot spring inn is located surrounded by vast nature at the foot of Mt. Takachihonomine. The hot spring features slightly clouded spring water rich in iron that is golden yellow in color. The indoor baths include a rock bath made from a single massive stone weighing approximately 20 tons, and there is also an outdoor bath, a carbonic acid mineral spring, a sauna, and a cold water bath, together which provide a relaxing atmosphere for bathing that some will find nostalgic. Day-trip bathing is available from 7:00 in the morning.

This hot spring is located in a town considered to have the most beautiful starry sky at night in Japan. The hot spring is popular for its location, with a panoramic view of the Kirishima mountains, and the silky smooth and soft spring water. There is an outdoor bath, a foam or bubble bath, a denkiburo (also known as electric or pulse bath), and both dry and steam saunas. There are also private and family baths, so this hot spring is recommended for families with children. There is also a restaurant and accommodations.

This hot spring is located at the foot of the Kirishima mountains. In addition to the outdoor bath with a view of those mountains, this hot spring offers a total of 26 different types of bath, both eastern and western style, including a denkiburo, also known as an electric bath or pulse bath, and a bubble or foam bath. The spring water is said to be highly effective at beautifying the skin, and is popular for leaving your skin silky smooth after bathing. The facility also includes a shop selling fresh local vegetables, a restaurant, and accommodations.

This hot spring is located within Kannonike Park. The water is a simple alkaline spring that is gentle on the skin. The spacious interior features 13 different types of baths, including a denkiburo, also known as electric or pulse bath, a walking bath, a sauna, and even an outdoor bath. We recommend stopping by to refresh after enjoying a day at Kannonike Park.

Visitors can enjoy a variety of different baths at this hot spring that features 100% natural constantly flowing spring water, including an outdoor bath that lets you enjoy the beautiful natural scenery of the vast Aoidake mountain, a particularly hot bath at 43 degrees Celsius, and a sauna. Said to be effective for moisturizing the skin, the water quality here is quite good, featuring a certain viscosity and a touch almost like lotion.

This resort hotel features an outdoor bath offering a 360 degree uninterrupted panorama of the big blue sky, the green mountains, and the star filled sky at night, as well as a large indoor bath, a sauna, and four types of ganban-yoku rock baths. The facilities open from 10:00 in the morning for day-trip visitors, and they even offer day plans combining lunch with hot spring use.

This hot spring inn is located amidst the abundant nature of the Kitago Hot Spring resort area. The spring water contains numerous components that are effective for beautifying and moisturizing your skin. You can also drink the spring water here, and it is said to be effective for gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes, and gynecological disorders. Day-trip use is available from 11:00 in the morning.

The boast of this hotel is the hot spring water that contains a high content of metasilicic acid and is said to be effective for beautifying and moisturizing your skin. Visitors can enjoy more than 10 different types of baths for both men and women, including an outdoor bath, jet bath, and sauna. There are also private family baths, while day-trip use is allowed from 6:00 to 9:00 in the morning and 12:00 to 22:00 in the afternoon and evening.

The Kushima Hot Spring is one of the most effective hot springs in Japan for beautifying your skin. The water contains a high content of bicarbonate ions, and will make your skin feel silky smooth after bathing. The facility also includes a shop selling fresh local vegetables and products, a restaurant that offers local cuisine such as the Buri-puri-don rice bowl, and accommodations.