Kyoto · Rurikei Onsen, Nantan
ASOBIYUKU Kyoto Rurikei Onsen
ASOBIYUKU 京都るり渓温泉
A hot-spring resort on the Rurikei plateau in Nantan at about 500 m, roughly an hour by car from Kyoto city, at the entrance to the scenic Rurikei gorge trail. Formerly 'Kyoto Rurikei Onsen for REST RESORT', it was renovated and renamed in 2025. The water is a mildly radioactive radon spring; besides the gender-separated 'Ruri-yu' halls, open-air baths and single-person ceramic pot baths, there is a swimwear zone where couples and families bathe together, along with a pool and saunas. Day admission (including the pool and swimwear area) is ¥800 for adults and ¥400 for children on weekdays, ¥950 and ¥500 on weekends and holidays; towel set ¥300, swimwear rental ¥400. Bedrock baths and the lantern terrace cost extra. Open 11:00–20:00 on weekdays and 10:00–21:00 on weekends and holidays, every day. Barbecue, a kids' area, the GRAX glamping site and a hotel share the grounds, and at night the 'Synesthesia Hills' illumination is a draw. Keihan Kyoto Kōtsū bus to 'Rurikei Onsen', or about 30 minutes by car from Kameoka IC.
- Price (adult)
- ¥800
- Hours
- Weekdays 11:00–20:00 / Sat, Sun & hol 10:00–21:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Access
- About 30 min by car from Kameoka IC (Kyoto Jūkan Expressway); Keihan Kyoto Kōtsū bus from JR Sonobe Station (direct services from Kyoto and Katsura stations run on some days — check) to 'Rurikei Onsen'; about 1 h 15 min by car from Osaka
- Water type
- Radon spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 0771-65-5001
- Official site
- rurikei.jp ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
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Why go
- Plateau resort with a swimwear bathing zone
- Radon-spring halls and ceramic pot baths
- ¥800 weekdays; open daily; night illuminations
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.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 公式サイト 2026-06／はりまっぷ 2026-07確認（平日大人800円 土日祝950円・平日11–20時 土日祝10–21時・年中無休）
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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