Fukui · Awara Onsen
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Awara
大江戸温泉物語あわら
A large hot-spring resort at Awara Onsen, where day bathing needs no reservation. It opens from 7:00 to 10:00 in the morning and from 15:00 to midnight, with last entry at 22:00. Prices are 900 yen on weekdays, 1,300 yen at weekends and holidays and 1,500 yen on busy days; elementary pupils pay 500 yen except 580 yen on busy days, and infants and children under three are free. Towels can be rented for 330 yen, and consumption tax and bathing tax are included. There is also a plan combining a dinner buffet with bathing, which must be booked in advance. Entry may be refused when it is crowded.
- Price (adult)
- ¥900
- Hours
- 7:00–10:00 & 15:00–24:00(last entry 22:00)
- Closed
- Open daily (busy-day rates, entry limits when crowded)
- Access
- About 1.5 kilometres from Awara-Yunomachi Station on the Echizen Railway, roughly five minutes by taxi. By car it is about ten minutes from Kanazu IC on the Hokuriku Expressway, and there is free parking.
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- OK if covered
- Admission
- 900 yen on weekdays, 1,300 yen at weekends and holidays, 1,500 yen on busy days. Elementary pupils pay 500 yen except 580 yen on busy days, and infants and children under three are free. Consumption tax and bathing tax are included.
- Baths
- It opens from 7:00 to 10:00 and from 15:00 to midnight, with last entry at 22:00. The plan pairing a dinner buffet with bathing must be booked in advance.
- Spring water
- It draws the sodium-calcium chloride spring of Awara Onsen. With large baths and an open-air bath, it is a place where a whole day can be spent.
- Access & parking
- About 1.5 kilometres from Awara-Yunomachi Station on the Echizen Railway, roughly five minutes by taxi. By car it is about ten minutes from Kanazu IC on the Hokuriku Expressway, with free parking.
- Day bathing
- It can be used without a reservation, but entry may be refused when it is crowded. Dates designated as busy days are listed in the official guidance.
- Tattoos
- The official guidance states that those with tattoos may not use the main bath. It is permitted only where a cover seal supplied by the hotel, which costs extra, is applied and covers the tattoo completely.
- Official site
- ooedoonsen.jp ↗
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Why go
- Long hours, open until midnight
- 900 yen on weekdays
- An evening plan pairing a buffet with bathing
A large bath you can enter late, without booking
Most inns at Awara Onsen take day bathers only in the late afternoon. Among them this one opens at 7:00 in the morning and receives visitors until midnight, which makes it easy to spend a whole day at the spa. Towels can be rented for 330 yen, so it is a light stop, and choosing the plan that pairs bathing with a dinner buffet covers the evening meal. The inn is large, so busy days can be crowded, and going in early in the evening leaves more room.
Options if you have a tattoo
The official guidance here restricts use of the main bath by those with tattoos. Entry is allowed if a cover seal supplied by the hotel, which costs extra, is applied and covers them completely. If you have a tattoo, it is worth first judging whether it is small enough for the seal, and asking by phone if that is unclear. Many other inns at Awara Onsen do not publish a tattoo policy, so a place that states its conditions plainly helps with planning.
Before you go
- Tattoos are fine if covered with a sticker sold at reception (size limits apply).
- Ryokan day-use hours are limited and may be suspended in peak season — phone the same morning.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-10 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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