Aichi · Minami-Chita Onsen
Minami-Chita Onsen Ume-no-yu
南知多温泉郷 うめ乃湯
The only communal bath in the Minami-Chita hot-spring area, near Toyohama fishing port at the tip of the Chita Peninsula. Salty chloride water from the most abundant springs in Aichi for just ¥700. While the ryokan charge ¥1,000–1,650 for limited midday hours, this one is open straight through 10:00–21:00. Handy after the Toyohama fish market or a day's fishing. 25 minutes by bus from Meitetsu Kowa Station.
- Price (adult)
- ¥700
- Hours
- 10:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30)
- Closed
- Open daily
- Access
- 25 min by bus from Meitetsu Kowa Station to Toyohama, then 5 min walk
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Adults ¥700 / children ¥500. Ticket machine at the entrance (cashless such as PayPay accepted). ¥100 off with a receipt from the attached Maruha restaurant. No towels (sold); shampoo, body soap and dryers provided
- Baths
- A day bath attached to Maruha Shokudo Ryokan, famous for its jumbo fried prawns. Gender-separated indoor baths (main tub, jets, waterfall) plus sauna, with Ise Bay views through the windows (screened, as the beach is directly below). No rotenburo. The best sea view is from the 2F lounge
- Water
- Minamichita Onsen-kyo — strong sodium chloride brine, dead-leaf brown and cloudy with a salty taste, visibility about 50 cm. The spa area with Aichi’s largest flow; very warming and moisturising, said to help cuts and poor circulation
- Parking
- Free, 200 cars (under the building). ~25 min by Chita Bus toward Toyohama from Meitetsu Kowa or Utsumi Station to “Toyohama”, then 10 min on foot. ~15 min by car from Minamichita IC, ~1 h 10 min from Nagoya
- Phone
- 0569-65-1126
- Official site
- minamichita-kk.com ↗
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Why go
- Only communal bath in the area
- ¥700, open 10:00–21:00
- Next to Toyohama fishing port
Jumbo fried prawns and brown brine — a ¥700 bath overlooking Ise Bay at the tip of the Chita Peninsula
Umenoyu is a day bath on Route 247 in Toyohama, Minamichita, at the southern tip of Aichi’s Chita Peninsula, attached to Maruha Shokudo Ryokan — the “jumbo fried prawn” institution every Nagoya resident knows. Minamichita Onsen-kyo has the largest hot-spring flow in Aichi, and its water is a strong sodium chloride brine: dead-leaf brown, cloudy and salty, so dense that visibility is barely 50 cm. It warms you ferociously and leaves the skin moist for hours. The bathrooms are gender-separated indoor baths (main tub, jets, waterfall) plus sauna — no rotenburo — but Ise Bay shows through the windows, and the sea view from the second-floor lounge draws comments of “all this for ¥700”. Bear in mind that the bathroom windows are screened since the beach is directly below. Admission is ¥700, but show a receipt from Maruha Shokudo and it drops by ¥100 — so the classic plan is a freshly fried giant-prawn set (landed at Toyohama port) followed by a bath; the ticket machine takes cashless payments such as PayPay. Open 10:00–21:00 daily. By public transport it is a 25-minute bus ride plus a 10-minute walk from Meitetsu Kowa or Utsumi Station, so realistically it belongs on a driving day 1 h 10 min from Nagoya, with Minamichita Beach Land, the Ebisenbei-no-sato cracker factory and ferries to Shinojima and Himakajima islands. Other inns in the area charge around ¥1,650 for day bathing, making this the cheapest place to sample the “real brine” of Minamichita.
Tips & cautions
- 10:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30), open daily. The tourist association advises phoning ahead (restaurant peak times etc.).
- ¥100 off with a Maruha Shokudo receipt — eat first.
- No towels — bring or buy; the brine stains them brown.
- Salty water stings cuts and feels sticky unless rinsed (but keeps you warm for ages).
- No rotenburo and screened windows — the view is from the 2F lounge.
- Tattoos: attached to a ryokan, policy unconfirmed — ask.
- Weekend lunch queues at the restaurant often exceed an hour — arrive before 11:00.
- Make a day of it with the Himakajima/Shinojima ferries from Morozaki port.
Getting there
~25 min by Chita Bus toward Toyohama/Morozaki from Meitetsu Kowa Station (Kowa Line) or Utsumi Station (Chita New Line) to “Toyohama”, then ~10 min on foot (Toyohama Toge 8, Minamichita, Chita-gun, Aichi, on Route 247). By car ~15 min from Minamichita IC on the Chita Peninsula Road, ~1 h 10 min from central Nagoya; free parking, 200 cars. Tel. 0569-65-1126 (bath) / 0569-65-1315 (Maruha Shokudo).
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- As a communal bath there is no soap or shampoo — bring your own or buy at the shop.
- Payment is usually by ticket machine in cash — bring coins.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
Baths
Mood & scenery
Price
Convenience
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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