Kusu Komorebi Onsen: Day-Use Hot Spring Baths & Prices

Rising in the foothills of the Kusunoki area of Ube City, this hot spring is loved as "Kusukusu no Yu," a source-flow bath. It sits within the complex "Kusu Komorebi no Sato," which also houses a farmers' market, restaurant, cafe, and bakery, so you can enjoy the region's bounty together with the baths. Opened in 2009, it has become a beloved local gathering spot.

Highlights

True to its name of dappled sunlight, the bright, greenery-wrapped bathing area feels pleasant, and in the open-air bath you can soak while sensing the air of the foothills. Choosing fresh local produce at the market or stopping by the adjoining cafe and bakery adds pleasures beyond the bath itself.

Seasonal Enjoyment

Wildflowers in spring, green rice paddies in summer, a market full of harvest in autumn, and a warm open-air bath in winter let you enjoy the four seasons of the foothills up close.

Access and Basic Information

Located in the Kusunoki area of Ube City, it is convenient to reach by car. As it lies within a complex, you can spend a relaxed day trip combining meals and shopping.

A Word of Advice

After bathing, try dishes made with local ingredients at the adjoining restaurant. Enjoying the hot spring and village flavors at once is its charm.

Practical Travel Notes

• Water quality: The source-flow hot spring "Kusukusu no Yu." It has an open-air bath surrounded by greenery.
• Day-use bathing: This is a day-use-only facility. Hours, closing days, and fees may change, so it is best to confirm with the facility before visiting.
• Adjoining facilities: It lies within the complex "Kusu Komorebi no Sato," which includes a farmers' market, a farmhouse restaurant, a cafe, and a bakery (opened in 2009).
• Access: Located in the Kusunoki area of Ube City. Public transport is limited, so a car is convenient.
• Parking: Available.

Practical Information for Your Visit

• Spring quality: Alkaline simple spring. Source temperature 34.6 degrees, with a yield of 500 liters per minute
• Indications: Neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, frozen shoulder, motor paralysis, stiff joints, bruises, sprains, chronic digestive complaints, hemorrhoids, sensitivity to cold, recovery from illness, relief of fatigue and general health promotion
• How the water is used: Free-flowing water from the 34.6 degree source, heated directly. The facility clearly states that it heats the water and disinfects it with a bromine-based disinfectant
• Opening hours: 10:00-21:00 (reception until 20:00)
• Closed: Every Wednesday. It stays open when Wednesday falls on a public holiday
• Bathing fee: 830 yen for adults (junior high school students and older), 410 yen for children (elementary school students), free for children below elementary school age. A book of 10 tickets costs 7,500 yen
• Family bath: Reservation required, 1,900 yen per hour (the fee for the large communal bath is separate). With a disability certificate or rehabilitation certificate, the first hour is 1,000 yen
• Barrier-free features: The family bath has a spacious, barrier-free bath and changing room. Those who need nursing care can use it together with a carer
• Open-air bath: Yes (with a sunshade roof)
• Bathhouses: Two kinds, a rock bath and a stone bath. The pillars, walls and ceilings are all made of Japanese cypress, and the men's and women's baths are swapped each month
• Sauna: A Japanese cypress sauna and a cold-water bath
• Facilities: The dresser room has a hairdryer at every mirror. There is a lobby for relaxing after your bath and a kids' space
• Parking: About 175 spaces (including 5 for people with disabilities), free of charge
• Address: 1662-1 Aza Okita, Oaza Nishimagura, Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 757-0214 (Kusukusu no Yu, tel. 0836-67-2617)
• Access: Coming by car is the norm. By public transport, take the Sentetsu bus "Ube Station - Funaki" from JR Ube Station and change at Funaki to the "Funaki - Kusunoki Komorebi no Sato" service
• Hours of the adjoining facilities: The farm produce shop "Kusunoki Shikisai Ichi" is open 9:00-18:00, and the farmers' restaurant "Tsutsuji" is open 11:00-15:00 (last orders 14:30) and 17:00-20:00 (last orders 19:30)
• Time needed: About an hour if you are just bathing, or 2 to 3 hours if you combine it with the produce shop and a meal
• Avoiding the crowds: Because it closes on Wednesdays, Thursdays and weekends tend to be busy. Weekday mornings are the most relaxed
• Nearby: Freshly picked vegetables at Kusunoki Shikisai Ichi, the country bakery Couleur, Tokiwa Park, Jiseiji Onsen and central Ube

Information Sources

The spring quality, the source temperature of 34.6 degrees and the indications, the treatment of the water including heating and disinfection with a bromine-based disinfectant, the opening hours, closing days, bathing fees, ticket books, the family bath fees and disability discount, the description of the baths, sauna, open-air bath and the barrier-free family bath, and the address and history from the drilling of the source to the opening of the facility were all confirmed on the official website of Kusunoki Komorebi no Sato (the hot spring page and the company guide). The number of parking spaces (about 175, including 5 for people with disabilities, free of charge), the opening hours of the produce shop and restaurant, and the layout of the facility are from the facility guide on the official website of Ube City. Prices and opening hours are subject to change, so please check the official information before you set out.