Kagoshima · Hinatayama Onsen, Kirishima
Hinatayama Onsen Segodon-yu
日当山温泉 西郷どん湯
The oldest naturally rising spring of Hinatayama Onsen, the spa district along the Amori River in Hayato, Kirishima, about 15 minutes by car from Kagoshima Airport. Saigō Takamori is said to have favoured it between hunts, and locals call it 'Segodon's bath'. It is unstaffed — you drop your fee in the box at the entrance — and the price is frozen in the Shōwa era: ¥250 for adults, ¥100 for children. Inside is a simple indoor bathroom with two tubs, hot and moderate, filled free-flowing with clear, slippery bicarbonate water; there is a drinking fountain of the spring too. No open-air bath or restaurant, but it opens 06:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30) and a room-only lodge next door costs ¥1,800 including the bath — a boon for travellers. Closed the fourth Monday. About 5 minutes on foot from JR Hinatayama Station; 10 parking spaces. For anyone wanting an unadorned everyday Kagoshima bath before or after Kirishima Shrine or the airport.
- Price (adult)
- ¥250
- Hours
- 06:00–21:00
- Closed
- 4th Mon
- Access
- About 5 min on foot from Hinatayama Station (JR Hisatsu Line); about 15 min by car from Mizobe-Kagoshima-Kūkō IC via Routes 504 and 223; about 15 min from Kagoshima Airport
- Water type
- Bicarbonate spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 0995-43-3870
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Why go
- Hinatayama's oldest spring, loved by Saigō
- Unstaffed; ¥250 honesty box
- From 6 am; ¥1,800 lodge next door
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- As a communal bath there is no soap or shampoo — bring your own or buy at the shop.
- Payment is usually by ticket machine in cash — bring coins.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 るるぶ 2026（大人250円 小学生100円・6–21時 受付20:30・第4月曜休）
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