Inasayama and Nagasaki City Baths: Day-Use Hot Spring

Rising above the port city of Nagasaki, Mount Inasa is known as one of the worlds finest spots for a night view. Around its base and across the city, hot springs and view baths make easy stops between sights, gently soothing the tiredness of walking these exotic streets. Bathing while gazing at the sparkling cityscape is an experience unique to this town.

Highlights

From the 333 meter summit observation deck of Mount Inasa, the lights of Nagasaki spread across its bowl shaped valley. Nagasakis night view is famed for being chosen as one of the New Three Great Night Views of the World, alongside Monaco and Shanghai. Riding up by ropeway is an easy pleasure. In the city, sights like Glover Garden, Oura Church, and Dejima cluster together, so you can combine strolls through the hilly streets with a soak.

Enjoying the Seasons

Beautiful night views can be enjoyed all year, but from autumn into winter, when the air is clear, they shine even brighter. Summer brings lively harbor events, and a cooling walk after a bath feels pleasant. Whatever the season, the city lights color your journey.

Access and Basic Information

From Nagasaki Station you can reach the area by tram or bus, and a ropeway or shuttle bus is handy for Mount Inasa. Admission to the observation deck is free. Some city hotels have large view baths, and a number of them allow day use.

Practical Travel Notes

Under the fares revised on April 1, 2026, the Nagasaki Ropeway up Mount Inasa costs 1,900 yen round trip for ages 12 and over and 950 yen for elementary school children, while one way is 1,040 yen and 520 yen respectively. The observation deck itself is free, and the best time for the night view is after sunset. The tram is the main way to get around Nagasaki, and a one day pass lets you tour hotel baths and sights around the city efficiently. Whether a hotel view bath allows day use and at what hours varies by facility, so confirming ahead is safest. To combine the night view with a bath, warming up in the water in the early evening before heading to the summit works well.

A Quick Tip

If the night view is your goal, ride up before sunset and watch the sky darken. Head to the deck after a bath, and your warmed body will make the evening breeze feel just right. Since the city has many slopes, comfortable walking shoes make for a pleasant outing.

Practical Information for Your Visit

• Spring quality: Simple thermal spring. Natural hot spring water drawn up from 1,500 m underground, with soft, gentle water that is easy on the skin
• How the water is used: This is not free-flowing (kakenagashi) spring water. The carbonated bath is a high-concentration artificial carbonated spring
• Day-trip bathing (Inasayama Onsen Fukunoyu): Monday to Thursday and Sunday 9:30-1:00 the following morning (last admission 0:30), Friday, Saturday and the day before a public holiday 9:30-2:00 the following morning (last admission 1:30). Open year-round (except maintenance days)
• Bathing fee: Adults 850 yen on weekdays / 900 yen on weekends and public holidays, children (age 3 to elementary school) 450 yen. A separate bathing tax of 30 yen applies (ages 12 to 64)
• Payment: Cash only. Credit cards and electronic money cannot be used. The facility is up in the hills, so bring cash with you
• Private baths (family baths): Six private semi-open-air baths with an attached rest room. Up to 4 adults, 3,000 yen for 60 minutes, or 4,300 yen for 90 minutes on weekdays only. Telephone reservations can be made from the day before
• Towels: Face towels can be rented for 100 yen and bath towels for 200 yen. The family bath rooms come equipped with towels, a hairdryer, a hairbrush, facial cleanser and so on
• Tattoos: People with tattoos (including stick-on ones) may not use the facility. This applies to both the large public baths and the family baths
• Mixed bathing: Mixed bathing is not permitted for children of elementary school age and above
• Open-air bath: Yes (lying-down bath and jar bath). It looks out over the city of Nagasaki
• Parking: Free, 300 spaces. Large vehicles (buses, trucks, etc.) cannot park here
• Access (Fukunoyu): 451-23 Iwami-machi, Nagasaki City. A free shuttle bus runs from JR Nagasaki Station and the Sumiyoshi area; the first bus from Nagasaki Station is at 8:45 and the last arrival is at 22:30. By local bus, it is about a 7-minute walk from the "Iwamibashi" bus stop
• Access (Mount Inasa summit): About 5 minutes from Fuchi Jinja Station to Inasadake Station on the Nagasaki Ropeway. It operates from 9:00 to 22:00 (last ascent 21:00, suspended in bad weather). A free shuttle bus serving hotels in the city center and JR Nagasaki Station runs to Fuchi Jinja Station
• Ropeway fares: Revised on April 1, 2026. A round trip costs 1,900 yen for general passengers (age 12 and over), 950 yen for elementary school students, and is free for children below elementary school age. One-way fares are 1,040 yen for general passengers and 520 yen for elementary school students
• Mount Inasa Slope Car: Between the mid-slope station and the summit station. A round trip costs 1,000 yen for adults (age 12 and over) and 500 yen for children (ages 6 to under 12)
• Parking at Mount Inasa: The mid-slope parking lot has 400 spaces for ordinary vehicles and 20 for large buses, and is free of charge (9:00-22:00). The summit parking lot has 40 spaces at 1,000 yen per 24 hours, and large vehicles cannot enter. On weekends, public holidays and designated restricted days, private vehicles cannot enter the summit parking lot between 18:00 and 22:00
• Footwear and slopes: Nagasaki is a city of hills and stone steps. If you are combining this with sightseeing in the city center, wear comfortable walking shoes. If you are heading up to the summit for the night view, you can reach the observation deck via paved paths and the elevators inside the facility
• How long to allow: 1-2 hours for bathing. If you are combining it with the night view, allow half a day to be comfortable
• To avoid the crowds: From late afternoon into the evening on weekends, both bathers and night-view visitors increase. Daytime hours are more relaxed. For the night view, we recommend going up before sunset and watching the sky gradually darken

Sources of Information

The day-trip bathing hours, bathing fees, family bath prices, towel rentals, parking, cash-only payment and free shuttle bus timetable were confirmed on the official website of Inasayama Onsen Fukunoyu (the price list, transport access and visitor guide pages for the Nagasaki branch). The policy on tattoos and the restriction on mixed bathing also come from the visitor guide on the same site. The spring quality, the depth of the source, the bath layout and the fact that it is not free-flowing spring water are based on the same establishment's introduction page and hot spring facility information. The free admission and opening hours of the Mount Inasa observation deck, the ropeway and slope car fares revised on April 1, 2026, and the parking fees for each lot were confirmed on the official website of Inasayama Park. The first designation as one of the "World's New Three Great Night Views" in 2012 and the re-designation on November 19, 2021 come from the Night View Tourism Convention Bureau and press reports. Prices, opening hours and closing days are subject to change, so please check the official information before you set out.