Fukui · Echizen Coast
Naminohana Onsen (Echizen Suisen-no-sato)
越前水仙の里 波の華温泉
A day-use hot spring in Fukui city's Koshino district on the Echizen coast, famous for its wild daffodil fields. The mildly alkaline water is soft on the skin, and there is an indoor bath facing the Sea of Japan, a sauna and a small open-air tub. Adults pay just ¥640 and shampoo/body soap are provided. Open 10:30–20:30 on weekdays and 09:30–21:30 on weekends; closed 1st/3rd/5th Tuesdays (next day if a holiday). Winter (Dec–Feb) brings the daffodils and Echizen crab season, and many visitors stop here to finish a coastal drive. About 40 minutes by car from central Fukui; buses are infrequent, so a car is realistic.
- Price (adult)
- ¥640
- Hours
- 09:30–21:30 (entry until 21:00)
- Closed
- 1st, 3rd & 5th Tue (next day if holiday)
- Access
- About 70 min by Keifuku bus (Koshino line) from JR Fukui Station to 'Naminohana', then 5 min on foot; about 50 min by car from Fukui-Kita IC
- Water type
- Alkaline simple
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Adults (junior high+) ¥640 / Fukui City residents 65+ ¥500 / elementary ¥260 / age 3+ ¥210 / under 3 free (revised April 2025). Ticket books available; JAF discount reported. Restaurant weekdays 11:00–14:00, weekends 11:00–19:30
- Baths
- A public onsen run by Fukui City (formerly Koshino village). Gender-separated indoor baths with a cool (40°C) and a hot (42°C) tub, a rotenburo (42°C) overlooking the sun setting into the Sea of Japan and the fishing lights at night, sauna (about 94°C), cold plunge (about 20°C) and outdoor cooling area. Free rest room with manga and Wi-Fi
- Water
- Alkaline simple hot spring (hypotonic, alkaline, cool). Piped from a source on Garagara-yama about 3 km away. The alkalinity gives a slippery softness 'like applying lotion' — recirculated and heated
- Parking & access
- Free parking for 70 cars. About 50–60 min from JR Fukui Station on the Keifuku 'Echizen Coast Blue Line' bus (formerly route 78) to 'Naminohana' or 'Gamo', 5 min on foot. About 45 min by car from central Fukui via Route 305; about 1 h from Fukui IC on the Hokuriku Expressway
- Phone
- 0776-89-7387
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Why go
- Sea-view bath for ¥640
- Open until 21:30 on weekends
- Daffodils and crab season in winter
A hidden municipal onsen on the daffodil cape — alkaline 'lotion water' with a Sea of Japan sunset and fishing lights for ¥640
Echizen Suisen-no-Sato Onsen Naminohana is a municipal day-use onsen run by Fukui City in Gamo, on the Echizen coast (the former village of Koshino), where wild daffodils blanket the cliffs each winter — a hidden gem that offers natural hot-spring water at bathhouse prices rather than resort glamour. The water is an alkaline simple spring piped from a source on Garagara-yama about 3 km away; the alkalinity makes it slippery-soft 'like lotion', and the staff say it once healed sword wounds. The gender-separated indoor baths have a cool 40°C and a hot 42°C tub, and from the 42°C rotenburo the Sea of Japan fills your view — the sun sinking to the horizon at dusk, the lights of squid boats after dark, the signature scene of the Fukui coast. A sauna at around 94°C, a 20°C cold plunge and an outdoor cooling area win praise from sauna fans too, and the free rest room with manga and Wi-Fi makes waiting for the bus painless. Adults ¥640 (revised April 2025), closed on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays — best visited at sunset on a December–January coastal drive to the Echizen daffodil park and Tojinbo.
Tips & notes
① Price, hours and closures changed in April 2025 (¥640, 9:30–21:30, closed 1st/3rd/5th Tuesdays) — '¥520, every Tuesday' on old sites is outdated. ② The rotenburo faces west: arrive 30 min before sunset (around 17:00 in winter, 19:00 in summer). ③ Piped 3 km from the source and recirculated — don't expect free-flowing water; the strengths are the feel and the view. ④ The restaurant closes at 14:00 on weekdays (19:30 weekends) — dine in Fukui city. ⑤ Weekends in daffodil season (late Dec–Jan) mean traffic on Route 305 and packed buses. ⑥ Check whether shampoo and soap are provided (municipal facility); bring a towel. ⑦ On rough winter days spray can reach the rotenburo.
Getting there
From the west exit of JR Fukui Station, the Keifuku 'Echizen Coast Blue Line' bus (formerly the Gumizaki route) takes about 50–60 min to the 'Naminohana' stop (or 'Gamo'), 5 min on foot — buses are few, so fix your return time first. By car, about 45 min from central Fukui via Route 305 (or Prefectural Road 6); about 1 h from Fukui or Fukui-Kita IC on the Hokuriku Expressway; free parking for 70. A coastal drive combining the Cape Echizen daffodil park (10 min), Mt. Kunimi and Tojinbo (40 min north); base in Fukui city (Hokuriku Shinkansen Fukui Station).
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Payment is usually by ticket machine in cash — bring coins.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
Sauna & wellness
Mood & scenery
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 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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