Fukuoka · Fukuoka City
Yaoji-no-Yu Natural Hot Spring (Yaoji Hakata Hotel)
天然温泉 八百治の湯（八百治博多ホテル）
A natural hot spring, Yaoji-no-Yu, on the 1st floor of the Yaoji Hakata Hotel in front of Hakata Station. Drilled to 1,257m in 1998, it is said to be the first spring put to practical use within Fukuoka City; a calcium-sodium chloride spring, heated and recirculated, with separate large and medium baths, a cold bath and a sauna for men and women.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,200
- Hours
- 6:30-9:30 and 12:00-24:00 (last entry 9:00 / 23:30)
- Closed
- Open daily (a few inspection closures a year)
- Access
- 1st floor, Yaoji Hakata Hotel, 4-9-2 Hakataekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City; about a 6-minute walk from JR Hakata Station, or 15 minutes from the Fukuoka interchange. Contract parking is available; bathwear is permitted (ask at reception) and the sauna is also open to overnight guests.
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Not allowed
- Phone
- 092-413-8881
- Official site
- yaoji.co.jp ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
Essentials
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Why go
- A spring drilled to 1,257m right by Hakata Station (calcium-sodium chloride)
- Large and medium baths, a cold bath and a sauna
- Day use 1,200 yen weekdays / 1,400 yen weekends, 6:30-9:30 & 12:00-24:00
Before you go
- Tattoos are explicitly not allowed, even if covered.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
Baths
Sauna & wellness
Who with
Amenities
✔ 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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