Fukui · Tōjinbō Mikuni Onsen
Qkamura Echizen-Mikuni – Araiso-no-yu
休暇村越前三国 東尋坊三国温泉「荒磯の湯」
A public resort inn in the pine woods of the Echizen-Kaga Coast park, five minutes by car from the Tōjinbō cliffs. The glass-walled indoor bath and open-air Araiso-no-yu face the Sea of Japan and its sunsets, with cherry blossom in spring. Day use 11:30–15:00 (last entry), ¥900; closed to day visitors on Tuesdays for maintenance. Well stocked with shampoo and conditioner; towels are rented (¥310) or bring your own. Eight minutes by car from Mikuni-Minato Station — an easy stop between Tōjinbō and an Echizen crab lunch (Nov–Mar).
- Price (adult)
- ¥900
- Hours
- 11:30–15:00 (last entry 15:00; last order 13:00)
- Closed
- Tue (day bathing only, maintenance; since Apr 2025)
- Access
- 8 min by car from Mikuni-Minato Station (shuttle for overnight guests only); 25 min from Kanazu IC; 5 min from Tōjinbō
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Day bathing: adults ¥900 / age 4 to elementary ¥600 / 3 and under free. The free-drink lounge outside the bath costs day visitors ¥200. Overnight guests pay ¥150 bathing tax
- Baths
- Gender-separated bathhouses (40 bathers each, glass-walled indoor pool full of daylight) plus the garden rotenburo 'Ariso-no-Yu' with the sea right in front — surf sound, sunsets, cherry blossom in spring, snow in winter. Sauna. Well stocked with shampoo, conditioner and body soap
- Water
- Tojinbo Mikuni Onsen 'Ariso-no-Yu' — sodium-calcium chloride spring. Clings moistly to the skin and retains heat well, a classic 'warming bath'. Colourless. Indicated for neuralgia, joint pain, frozen shoulder, poor circulation and convalescence
- Parking & access
- Free parking. From Awara-Onsen Station (JR / Hapi-Line Fukui) bus stop 2, Keifuku Bus Tojinbo Line (for Ryusho Museum) about 30 min to 'Qkamura Echizen-Mikuni' (¥660). About 25 min by bus from Mikuni Station on the Echizen Railway. By car 30 min from Kanazu IC, 5 min from Tojinbo, about 60 min from Komatsu Airport
- Phone
- 0776-82-7400
- Official site
- qkamura.or.jp ↗
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Why go
- 5 min from Tōjinbō, Sea of Japan sunsets
- ¥900 with full amenities
- No day use on Tuesdays
Five minutes from Tojinbo, facing the Sea of Japan
Qkamura Echizen-Mikuni is a public resort hotel on a coastal rise in Sakai, Fukui, five minutes by car from Tojinbo, the Hokuriku region's signature cliffs. In front lies the calm Ninohama beach, and beyond the lawn the deep-blue Sea of Japan fills the view; every guest room faces the water. It has its own spring — Tojinbo Mikuni Onsen 'Ariso-no-Yu' — and non-guests can bathe during the day (11:30–15:00), making it an easy add-on to Tojinbo, the Echizen Matsushima Aquarium and the old port of Mikuni.
A garden rotenburo of surf and sunsets
The bathhouse pairs a glass-walled indoor pool flooded with daylight (40 bathers per side) with a garden rotenburo. Outside, the sea comes right up to the bath and you soak to the sound of the surf — cherry blossom in spring, the sun setting into the Sea of Japan in the evening, snow in winter. The water is a sodium-calcium chloride spring that clings moistly to the skin and keeps you warm long after, a textbook 'warming bath' ideal after a chilly sea breeze. There is a sauna, and shampoo, conditioner and body soap are provided, so you can drop in empty-handed.
Tips
Day bathing is a short window, 11:30–15:00 (last entry 15:00), and since April 2025 Tuesdays are a maintenance closure (previously Fridays). Overnight guests bathe 11:30–24:00 and 5:00–9:30. Adults ¥900, ages 4 to elementary ¥600; the free-drink lounge outside the bath costs day visitors ¥200 extra. About 30 minutes from Awara-Onsen Station on the Keifuku Tojinbo Line bus, which stops right outside — the same route continues to Tojinbo, so it fits easily after the cliffs. Stays are known for Echizen seafood such as crab, and day-trip lunch plans are offered.
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.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
Mood & scenery
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✔ 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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