Mie · Sakakibara Onsen
Sakakibara Onsen Jinnokan
榊原温泉 神湯館
An inn at Sakakibara Onsen, which carries a legend beloved of Sei Shonagon. Day bathing is received from 3:00 to 7:00 in the afternoon, last entry 6:00, at 1,000 yen for adults and 500 yen for children. The water is an alkaline simple spring that leaves the skin smooth, long known as a beauty bath. The hours are short, so checking before a visit is needed.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,000
- Hours
- 15:00–19:00(last entry 18:00)
- Closed
- Irregular closures (check ahead)
- Access
- About 15 minutes by Mie Kotsu bus from Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line, or about 15 minutes by car from the station.
- Water type
- Alkaline simple
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- 1,000 yen for adults and 500 yen for children aged three to sixth grade. It is received from 3:00 to 7:00 in the afternoon, last entry 6:00.
- Baths
- An alkaline simple spring that leaves the skin smooth, long known as a beauty bath.
- Access & parking
- About 15 minutes by bus or car from Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station on the Kintetsu Osaka Line.
- Day bathing
- The hours are a short afternoon span, so confirming by phone before a visit is the safe course.
- Tattoos
- No tattoo policy is posted. Checking by phone beforehand is the safe course.
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
Essentials
Find a stay on Trip.com
Search and book accommodation across Japan on Trip.com. Day-use bathing needs no booking.
Opens partner booking site (affiliate)
Why go
- A spring with a Sei Shonagon legend
- An alkaline simple spring for smooth skin
- A quiet day bath received only in the afternoon
A legend of Sei Shonagon
Sakakibara Onsen carries a legend that Sei Shonagon, who wrote the Pillow Book, loved it, and it has been called a beauty bath. Jinnokan is an old inn of the spa, receiving day bathers only in a short afternoon span. The water is a soft alkaline simple spring, leaving the skin smooth afterwards.
A short afternoon day bath
Day bathing here runs only from 3:00 to 7:00 in the afternoon. Since the last entry is at 6:00, moving early in the afternoon leaves more room. The short span means the bath is often uncrowded, which suits those who want quiet. The closing days are not fixed, though, so checking before setting out is the safe course.
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
Baths
Price
Who with
Amenities
✔ 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.
More in this area
Aqua Ignis Kataoka Onsen
Seven minutes from Yunoyama-Onsen Station at the foot of Mt. Gozaisho, the bath inside the 'healing and food' resort Aqua Ignis. Free-flowing alkaline water in a bamboo-view rotenburo, lie-down bath and cypress barrel tubs. Luxurious in feel yet only ¥600 weekdays / ¥800 weekends, open 6 am to midnight. Patisserie, Italian restaurant and strawberry picking on site.
Yumoto Sakakibarakan — Yu-no-sho Day Spa
Sakakibara Onsen was praised in the 11th-century Pillow Book as one of Japan's three finest baths. Tucked in the hills of Tsu, it flourished as a purification stop for pilgrims to Ise Shrine and is known as a 'beauty bath'. The day-use wing of this old ryokan lets you feel the silky pH 9.6 house spring unheated in the dedicated 'gensen' tub. ¥1,000 (face towel included, 2-hour limit). Shuttle from Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station.
Nagashima Onsen Yuami no Shima
One of Japan's largest day-spa complexes, sharing a resort with Nagashima Spa Land and Nabana no Sato. Roughly 33,000 m² of open-air baths landscaped after the Oirase stream and Kurobe gorge, with 17 natural-spring baths for men and women plus six rock-bath rooms. A 50-minute direct bus from Nagoya's Meitetsu Bus Center makes it popular with families and overseas visitors combining it with the amusement park or outlet mall. Admission ¥2,100; open until 23:00 on weekends.
