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Kyoto Arashiyama Onsen Fufu-no-yu
京都嵐山温泉 湯浴み処 風風の湯
Four minutes from Hankyu Arashiyama Station and a short walk from Togetsukyo Bridge, Arashiyama's only dedicated day-use onsen. Mildly alkaline simple spring water in indoor, open-air, silky and sauna baths. Easy to slot between sights, with towel rental so you can come empty-handed. The changing room is small, so avoid peak hours. ¥1,200 weekdays, ¥1,400 weekends and holidays.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,200
- Hours
- 12:00–22:00 (last entry 21:30)
- Closed
- Open daily (occasional maintenance)
- Access
- 4 min walk from Hankyu Arashiyama Station
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Adults (junior-high+) ¥1,200 weekdays / ¥1,400 weekends & holidays (revised 1 Jan 2026); children (3 to elementary) ¥600, infants ¥300. New Year surcharge. Towels not included (hire/purchase). Free for guests of the adjoining hotel Kadensho
- Baths
- Compact: gender-separated indoor bath (including a silky bath), rotenburo, dry sauna and cold plunge. The rotenburo is wrapped in greenery but has no view. Small rest area. Being small it gets crowded on weekend afternoons
- Water
- Arashiyama Onsen source — simple spring (hypotonic, mildly alkaline). Clear, gentle water with a slightly slippery feel, billed as a “beauty bath”. A genuine natural spring, rare in Kyoto city, though mild in mineral content
- Parking
- No own car park (partner lot free for 1 h). Bicycle parking for 26. One minute from Hankyu Arashiyama Station — use public transport
- Phone
- 075-863-1126
- Official site
- hotespa.net ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
Essentials
Stay in this onsen town
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Why go
- Steps from Togetsukyo Bridge
- Arashiyama's only day onsen
- Towel rental, come empty-handed
Arashiyama’s natural hot spring, a step from the Togetsu Bridge walk
Fufu-no-yu is a day spa right beside Hankyu Arashiyama Station in Kyoto’s busiest sightseeing district, on the lane leading to Nakanoshima Park and the Togetsu Bridge. Many Kyoto “onsen” are artificial mineral baths, but this one draws on the genuine Arashiyama Onsen source — a simple spring, mild in content yet pleasantly slippery, just right for legs tired from walking. The baths are modest — indoor tub, rotenburo, sauna, cold plunge — and the rotenburo is enclosed by greenery with no view, but the real value is being here, open until 22:00: tour the bamboo grove and Tenryu-ji, soak at dusk, and be back in Kawaramachi in 15 minutes on the Hankyu line. Prices rose to ¥1,200 (¥1,400 weekends) in January 2026 with towels extra, and some find it small for the money — think of it as paying a premium for an onsen in Arashiyama.
Tips & cautions
- Towels not included — bring or hire. Shampoo and body soap provided.
- New Year holidays carry a surcharge (e.g. ¥1,500).
- Small, so weekend afternoons and foliage season can mean waits; go at opening (12:00) or after 19:00.
- Tattoo policy not stated — check on site.
- Opens at noon; no morning bathing.
- The rotenburo has no view — don’t expect scenery.
Getting there
1 min on foot from Arashiyama Station (Hankyu Arashiyama line) — Arashiyama Kamikawara-cho 1, Nishikyo-ku. ~10 min from Randen Arashiyama, ~15 min from JR Saga-Arashiyama. City bus 28 from Kyoto Station to “Hankyu Arashiyama-eki-mae”, 4 min walk. ~15 min from Kawaramachi via Hankyu (change at Katsura).
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
Sauna & wellness
Who with
Price
Mood & scenery
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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