Fukui · Awara Onsen
Awara Onsen Seifuso
あわら温泉 清風荘
A large inn built around a garden open-air bath among the widest in the Hokuriku region, known as the ten pleasures of a wind-swept spa. Water from its own source fills baths of several shapes, including a porcelain tub and a silk bath. Day bathing is received from 16:00 to 20:00 at 1,500 yen for adults and 700 yen for children of elementary age and under, with a small towel and a bath towel included. No reservation is needed and you can register at the front desk on the day; payment is cash only.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,500
- Hours
- 16:00–20:00(last entry 19:00)
- Closed
- Irregular closing (closed on set days over New Year, Golden Week and Obon)
- Access
- About 15 minutes by taxi from Awara-Onsen Station on the JR line, and a free shuttle bus runs with a reservation, pickups at 14:30, 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00, returns at 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00. By car it is about 20 minutes from Kanazu IC on the Hokuriku Expressway, with free parking for 300.
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- 1,500 yen for adults and 700 yen for children of elementary age and under, with a small towel and a bath towel included. Payment is cash only.
- Baths
- Only the ground-floor main bath and the garden open-air bath of the guest wing are available. There is a porcelain tub, a silk bath and others, while the Komorebi bath, for overnight guests only, cannot be used by day visitors.
- Spring water
- A chloride spring. Awara Onsen has 74 sources, and the character of the water differs slightly from one facility to another.
- Access & parking
- About 15 minutes by taxi from Awara-Onsen Station, and a free shuttle bus runs with a reservation. Parking is free for 300 cars, and it is about 20 minutes from Kanazu IC.
- Day bathing
- Reception is from 16:00 to 20:00, last entry 19:00. It is not accepted on set days over the New Year, Golden Week and Obon. Overnight guests come first, so a call ahead is safer in busy periods.
- Tattoos
- No tattoo policy is published. Checking by phone beforehand is the safe course.
- Phone
- 0776-77-2500
- Official site
- seifuso.com ↗
- Open in Google Maps
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Why go
- A garden open-air bath among the largest in Hokuriku
- Towels included in the price
- Same-day registration, no reservation
A garden open-air bath among the largest in Hokuriku
Seifuso is a large inn of Awara Onsen, opened in 1883, filling a set of baths called the ten pleasures of a wind-swept spa with water overflowing from its own source. The garden open-air bath is among the widest in the Hokuriku region, and baths of different shapes, such as the porcelain tub and the silk bath, can be taken in turn. Day bathing starts at 4:00 in the afternoon, so it fits a visit before evening.
A round of day baths at Awara Onsen
More than ten inns of Awara Onsen take day bathers. Prices range from 650 to 1,500 yen, and reception hours cluster between 3:00 in the afternoon and 8:00 or 9:00 at night. The town's shared bath, Saintpia Awara, runs from 10:00 to 23:00, so a good plan is to use it in the daytime and add an inn's bath from the evening. Inn baths give priority to overnight guests, though, so a call ahead is advised.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- 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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