Fukui · Kuzuryū Onsen, Ōno
Hatogayu Onsen
鳩ヶ湯温泉
A century-old secret hot spring founded in 1903 in Kamiuchinami, Ono, Fukui, deep in the upper Kuzuryu River gorge. Mobile phones lose signal 10 km short of the inn and no houses lie nearby, yet every room has a shower toilet - a well-equipped retreat in the Okuetsu mountains. The spring is a sodium chloride-bicarbonate water; cups by the tub invite you to drink it, savouring a faint saltiness and sulfur scent. Day bathing runs 10:00-17:00 (weekends and holidays too from 10:00) at 600 yen for adults, and the restaurant serves a genuinely good curry. Renowned as a base for autumn foliage hikes to Kari-ike Pond, Sanno-mine and Akagusagi-yama; closed in winter (mid-November to late April) because of snow.
- Price (adult)
- ¥600
- Hours
- 10:00-17:00
- Closed
- Closed in winter (mid-November to late April)
- Access
- 6-2 Kamiuchinami, Ono, Fukui (postal code 912-0151). About 40 minutes on the city bus to Hatogayu from Echizen-Ono Station on the JR Etsumi-Hoku Line (roughly 2 buses a day), a 1-minute walk from the Hatogayu stop. About 1 hour 10 minutes from Fukui IC via Route 158. Parking available.
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 0779-65-6808
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Why go
- Founded 1903 - a century-old secret spa beyond mobile coverage; sodium chloride-bicarbonate spring, drinkable
- Day bathing 10:00-17:00, 600 yen adults / 500 yen for 60+; the restaurant's curry is praised
- Closed in winter (mid-November to late April); a base for foliage hikes to Kari-ike, Sanno-mine and Akagusagi-yama
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: 2026-10 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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