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Jindaiji Onsen Yumori-no-Sato
深大寺天然温泉 湯守の里
A hideaway day spa in a copse of trees near Jindaiji, Tokyo's second-oldest temple, and its soba-shop village. The blackish-brown 'kuroyu' sodium-chloride water from 1,500 m carries compounds from ancient plant matter, feels viscous on the skin and keeps you warm long after. The wooden bathhouse holds an indoor bath, a rock open-air bath, sauna and cold plunge, and an outdoor rest deck among seasonal greenery — more like a country inn than a big spa complex. Adults ¥1,080 on weekdays, ¥1,180 on weekends and holidays, with cheaper 30-minute and one-hour tickets. Open 10:00–22:00 (last entry 21:00), every day apart from inspection closures. A soba restaurant and rest room are on site — a fine finish to Jindaiji temple and the Jindai Botanical Garden. Free shuttle buses from Chōfu and Tsutsujigaoka stations.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,080
- Hours
- 10:00–22:00 (last entry 21:00)
- Closed
- Open daily (closes for maintenance)
- Access
- Free shuttle bus (about 15 min) from Chōfu or Tsutsujigaoka Station (Keiō Line); or Keiō bus for Jindaiji from Chōfu north exit to 'Jindaiji', then 5 min on foot; about 10 min by car from Chōfu IC
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Not allowed
- Admission
- Unlimited-time ticket adults ¥1,080 weekdays / ¥1,180 weekends, holidays & peak; children ¥650 / ¥750. Discounted 60-minute and after-21:00 night tickets. Weekday “sunset discount” after 17:00. Bedrock bath extra. Towel sets and lounge wear for hire
- Baths
- Storehouse-style timber building on an old-inn theme. Indoor main tub and sauna; outdoors a feng-shui rotenburo, cave bath, cast-iron goemon tub, waterfall-view bath, pot baths and hinoki tub — five or six kinds, laid out differently for men and women. Every night all tubs are drained and scrubbed and refilled with fresh spring water in the morning — hence no 24-hour opening
- Water
- Sodium chloride-bicarbonate spring (isotonic, mildly alkaline), 40.4 °C, pH 7.8, 180 L/min, ~9,000 mg/kg dissolved solids. Humic acid from 1,500 m down makes it jet-black — “one of Kanto’s finest kuroyu”, dark enough to stain a towel. Chlorine kept to a minimum
- Parking
- ~50 free spaces. Free shuttle from Chofu Station north exit and JR Musashi-sakai south exit (15-seat minibus, roughly every 30–60 min, first come first served)
- Phone
- 042-499-7777
- Official site
- yumorinosato.com ↗
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Why go
- Hidden 'black water' bath by Jindaiji temple
- Wooden bathhouse, rock open-air, rest deck
- Free shuttle from Chōfu; open daily
A hidden-spring-style bath of “Kanto’s finest black water” after visiting Jindaiji temple
Yumori-no-sato is a day spa in a residential corner of Chofu, western Tokyo, near the soba-famous old temple Jindaiji and the Jindai Botanical Garden. Built as a storehouse-style timber lodge on an old-inn theme, with feng-shui principles in its design, it scatters a cave bath, a cast-iron goemon tub, a waterfall bath and a hinoki tub among dense trees — more mountain hideaway than Tokyo. The water, a sodium chloride-bicarbonate spring rising at 180 L/min from 1,500 m, is so darkened by humic acid that it stains towels — “one of Kanto’s finest kuroyu”. Because every tub is drained nightly and refilled fresh each morning, it closes at 22:00. Eight minutes on foot after soba and a temple visit at Jindaiji, with free shuttles from Chofu and Musashi-sakai stations, it makes a fine half-day trip from Shibuya or Shinjuku.
Tips & cautions
- The free shuttle is a 15-seat minibus and fills up at weekends; the regular bus (route Cho-34 etc.) to “Jindaiji” then 6–8 min on foot is more reliable.
- Weekend mornings are quieter; crowds build in the afternoon. Weekday discount after 17:00.
- 60-minute and night tickets suit a short visit.
- Kuroyu stains towels — rent one.
- No tattoos (super-sento rules).
- Men’s and women’s baths differ (men’s centres on a large feng-shui rotenburo).
Getting there
Free shuttle ~10 min from the north exit of Chofu Station (Keio line), or Keio bus Cho-34 to “Jindaiji” then 6 min on foot — Jindaiji-motomachi 2-12-2, Chofu. Free shuttle ~15 min from the south exit of JR Musashi-sakai (Chuo line). Keio limited express Shinjuku→Chofu ~15 min. By car ~15 min from Chofu IC; 50 free spaces.
Before you go
- Tattoos are explicitly not allowed, even if covered.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
Sauna & wellness
Mood & scenery
Price
Amenities
✔ 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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