Fukuoka · Harazuru Onsen
Harazuru Onsen Kosen
原鶴温泉 光泉
An hour by car from Fukuoka city, a day-bathing facility in Harazuru Onsen, where ryokan line the Chikugo River. The water is both alkaline and sulfurous — a 'double beauty bath' — for ¥600, 10:00–19:00. Day packages with a rest room are also offered. Combine with summer cormorant fishing on the river or the triple waterwheels of Asakura in spring. Registered with the Fukuoka onsen association. Closed Wednesdays.
- Price (adult)
- ¥600
- Hours
- 10:00-19:00
- Closed
- Wed
- Access
- 10 min by taxi from JR Chikugo-Yoshii Station, or 5 min by taxi from Haki highway-bus stop
- Water type
- Alkaline simple
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Adults ¥600 / children ¥300 (from age 0). Day rest with room use (10:00–16:00) ¥1,500. The former ryokan Kosenso, now a day-bathing house. Soap and shampoo provided; bring a towel
- Baths
- A small day bath at Harazuru Onsen on the Chikugo River. One indoor tub per gender plus a small rotenburo; no sauna. Private family baths available (confirm). Quiet and local — a place for the water itself
- Water
- Alkaline simple sulphur spring (pH about 8.5–9.0) — Harazuru is called a “double beauty bath” for combining alkaline slipperiness with sulphur’s skin-brightening effect. Clear, faintly sulphurous, free-flowing
- Parking
- Free parking (call for capacity). ~10 min by car from JR Chikugo-Yoshii or Ukiha Station (Kyudai Line); within walking distance of the Nishitetsu “Harazuru Onsen” bus stop. ~10 min from Asakura IC on the Oita Expressway
- Phone
- 0946-62-0715
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Why go
- Alkaline + sulfur 'double beauty' water
- ¥600, 10:00–19:00
- Pair the visit with river cormorant fishing
Harazuru’s “double beauty” source for ¥600 — a quiet day bath on the Chikugo River
Harazuru Onsen in Asakura, Fukuoka, is the prefecture’s largest spa town, its ryokan lining the north bank of the Chikugo, Kyushu’s biggest river. The water is an alkaline simple sulphur spring of pH 8.5–9 — slippery from the alkalinity and skin-brightening from the sulphur, hence “double beauty bath” — and being an hour’s drive from Fukuoka city it has long been Hakata’s weekend spa. Kosen is a small facility in that town: the former ryokan Kosenso, converted to day bathing only. With just one indoor tub per gender and a small rotenburo it is modest, but it offers free-flowing sulphur water for ¥600 — the cheapest and simplest option in the town. From 10:00 to 16:00 you can also rent a room for a ¥1,500 “day rest”, and many local elders bring a lunchbox for a bath and a nap. Harazuru is also known for cormorant-fishing (ukai) cruises on the Chikugo from May to October, and neighbouring Ukiha is popular for fruit picking (strawberries, grapes, persimmons, peaches) and the old merchant street of Yoshii — a bath at Kosen rounds off such a drive nicely. Closed Wednesdays, 10:00–19:00. If you have a spare day in Fukuoka on a Kyushu onsen trip and would rather meet a genuine source quietly than queue at a big bathing complex, this is the place.
Tips & cautions
- Closed Wednesdays, 10:00–19:00 (some listings say until 17:00 — phone before a late visit).
- Bring a towel. A small facility with minimal lockers and rest space.
- Sulphur water — remove silver jewellery. Alkaline, so moisturise afterwards.
- The ¥1,500 day rest (room use) runs 10:00–16:00; packed lunches are generally allowed (confirm).
- Tattoos: small local facility with no confirmed policy — phone ahead.
- Nishitetsu buses are infrequent — a rental car is best (1 h from Fukuoka city, 10 min from Asakura IC).
- Pairs well with an evening cormorant-fishing cruise, May–October (reservation).
- Combine with the nearby Harazuru roadside station (farm produce) and fruit picking in Ukiha.
Getting there
~10 min by car from JR Chikugo-Yoshii or Ukiha Station (Kyudai Line), Haki-Kugumiya 1870-3, Asakura, Fukuoka. From Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) ~1 h 30 min by highway bus with a Nishitetsu bus connection to “Harazuru Onsen”. By car ~10 min from Asakura IC on the Oita Expressway, ~1 h from central Fukuoka; free parking. Tel. 0946-62-0715.
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.
- Payment is usually by ticket machine in cash — bring coins.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-06 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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