Fukuoka · Kurume & Tanushimaru (Minou)
Minou Sansō natural hot spring (Kurume)
天然温泉 みのう山荘（久留米・田主丸）
A day-use-only onsen on the slopes of the Minou range above Tanushimaru in Kurume, fruit-picking country an hour by car from Fukuoka city. The panoramic open-air bath looks over the Chikugo plain and river, most popular at dusk and after dark for the lights. The water is a skin-smoothing alkaline simple spring. Besides the indoor and open-air baths there are family baths (indoor ¥2,500 per hour, with open-air tub ¥3,600), and the attached café is loved for weekday lunches and desserts. ¥880; open 10:00–20:00 (main bath last entry 19:30), closed Thursdays and the 1st and 3rd Wednesday (open on holidays). Ten minutes by car from JR Tanushimaru Station, 15 from Asakura IC. A fine finish to a Fukuoka-area drive with Harazuru Onsen or Yanagawa.
- Price (adult)
- ¥880
- Hours
- 10:00–20:00
- Closed
- Thu & 1st/3rd Wed (open on holidays)
- Access
- 10 min by taxi from JR Tanushimaru Station (Kyūdai Line); 15 min by car from Asakura IC; about 60 min by car from Fukuoka city
- Water type
- Alkaline simple
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 0943-74-1268
- Official site
- www.minou-sansou.com ↗
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Why go
- Panoramic open-air bath over the Chikugo plain
- Family baths and café, ¥880
- Day-use onsen an hour from Fukuoka
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 公式サイト（10–20時 大風呂受付19:30・木曜／第1・3水曜休）・Yahoo!トラベル（大人880円）
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