Nara · Gose & Mt. Katsuragi
Kamokimi-no-Yu Natural Hot Spring
天然温泉 かもきみの湯
A large day spa in Gose, Nara, at the foot of Mt. Katsuragi on the Osaka border. Attached to a local farm park and set among rice fields, it is calm in mood yet packed with baths: a cypress stage bath, crystal bath, lie-down bath, herbal and medicinal tubs, a rotating daily bath, a salt sauna, a dry sauna around 85°C, a 16°C cold plunge and an outdoor cooling deck, with the men's and women's sides swapping daily. Adults pay ¥700 (¥800 on weekends and holidays) and children from age 3 to elementary school ¥350; a family-friendly private bath costs ¥2,500 for 90 minutes plus admission and can be booked a month ahead. Open 10:00–23:00 (last entry 22:00), daily except maintenance closures. Restaurant, shop, tatami hall, body-care salon and free parking for 220 cars. From Kintetsu Gose Station take the Nara Kotsu bus bound for Gojō Bus Center about 15 minutes to the Kamokimi-no-Yu stop. Ideal after the Katsuragi ropeway, Takakamo Shrine or a hike on Mt. Kongō.
- Price (adult)
- ¥700
- Hours
- 10:00–23:00
- Closed
- Open daily (maintenance closures)
- Access
- Nara Kotsu bus (for Gojō Bus Center) from Kintetsu Gose Station about 15 min to 'Kamokimi-no-Yu'; about 15 min by car from Katsuragi IC (Minami-Hanna Road) or 10 min from Gose IC (Keinawa Expressway)
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 0745-66-2641
- Official site
- kamokiminoyu.net ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
Essentials
Stay in this onsen town
Compare and book stays in Gose & Mt. Katsuragi. Day bathing itself needs no booking.
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Why go
- Many baths in the fields below Mt. Katsuragi
- Salt sauna, 16°C plunge and outdoor cooling deck
- ¥700, open till 23:00 daily; 220 parking spaces
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
Rules & private
Price
Who with
Amenities
✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 るるぶ&more／旅色／サウナイキタイ（大人700円 土日祝800円・10–23時 受付22:00・無休 メンテ休・貸切90分2,500円）
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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