Shimane · Tamatsukuri Onsen
Tamatsukuri Onsen Kyokusui no Niwa Hotel Gyokusen
玉造温泉 曲水の庭 ホテル玉泉
An inn with Tamatsukuri's largest great bath, Kobe-yudono, open to day visitors. It has two halls, Hinoki-no-yu and Iwa-no-yu, each big enough for 200 bathers and totalling 1,050 square metres, with an open-air bath, jacuzzi and sauna, and the halls switch between men and women evening and morning. Day bathing runs 12:00 to 14:30 (last entry 14:00) at 1,600 yen for adults and 800 yen for elementary pupils, and 18:00 to 21:00 (last entry 20:30) at 2,000 yen and 1,000 yen; pre-school children are free. Bath towels and face towels are lent without charge, and in the evening soft drinks are unlimited in the lounge. The spring is Tamatsukuri's own, brought to 42 degrees with added water, heating and recirculation filtration.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,600
- Hours
- 12:00–14:30 / 18:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30)
- Closed
- Irregular
- Access
- About 12 minutes on foot from Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station on the JR line (a free shuttle is available with advance notice); about 10 minutes from Matsue-Tamatsukuri IC on the San'in Expressway, with free parking.
- Water type
- Sulfate spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- In the daytime it is 1,600 yen for adults and 800 yen for elementary pupils (tax included); in the evening, 2,000 yen and 1,000 yen. Pre-school children are free, and bath towels and face towels are lent without charge.
- Spring water
- The spring is Tamatsukuri, a sodium-calcium sulphate chloride water, weakly alkaline and hot, rising at 66.8 °C. In the baths it is brought to 42.0 °C with added water, heating and recirculation filtration. It is rich in metasilicic acid, which leaves a smooth feel on the skin.
- Baths
- The great bath, Kobe-yudono, has two halls, Hinoki-no-yu and Iwa-no-yu, each taking 200 bathers and totalling 1,050 square metres. Both have an open-air bath, a jacuzzi and a sauna, and they switch between men and women evening and morning. Iwa-no-yu has tubs built of natural rock, while Hinoki-no-yu carries the scent of newly laid cypress.
- Rules of use
- The daytime window is 12:00 to 14:30 with last entry at 14:00, and the evening window is 18:00 to 21:00 with last entry at 20:30. An evening visit includes unlimited soft drinks in the lounge. The private baths are for overnight guests only, so they cannot be used on a day ticket.
- Access & parking
- About 12 minutes on foot from Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station on the JR line, and a free shuttle can be arranged with advance notice. By car, about 10 minutes from Matsue-Tamatsukuri IC on the Sanin Expressway, with free parking.
- Phone
- 0852-62-0021
- Official site
- hotel-gyokusen.co.jp ↗
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Why go
- Hinoki and Iwa halls, each for 200 bathers
- Free towels; unlimited soft drinks at night
- 1,050 sq m of bathing, the largest in Tamatsukuri
1,050 square metres of bathing, on a day ticket
Tamatsukuri holds the oldest written record of a hot spring in Japan, and a document from 1,300 years ago already speaks of its good effect on the skin. This inn uses that water in the largest bathing hall in the area. Two halls, Hinoki-no-yu and Iwa-no-yu, each hold 200 bathers and together cover 1,050 square metres. Day bathing runs in two windows, 12:00 to 14:30 and 18:00 to 21:00, at 1,600 yen in the daytime and 2,000 yen in the evening. An evening visit brings unlimited soft drinks in the lounge, which makes it the better choice for travellers arriving late.
How the price differs by day and night
Day bathing here changes price by time of day. The daytime window of 12:00 to 14:30 costs 1,600 yen for adults, and the evening window of 18:00 to 21:00 costs 2,000 yen. The evening is 400 yen more, but in exchange soft drinks are unlimited in the lounge and the sauna is available in that window too. Last entry is 14:00 in the daytime and 20:30 in the evening, so arriving at the last hour leaves little room. Both a bath towel and a face towel are free, which lightens the load, and pre-school children pay nothing.
Combining it with a walk through the spa street
The Tamatsukuri spa street is a small spa town with shops and footbaths along the Tamayu river. There is a spring-drawing spot where water can be bottled to take away, and workshops where comma-shaped jade beads are carved, which makes the walk pleasant before or after bathing. The inn is 12 minutes on foot from Tamatsukuri-Onsen Station on the JR line, so it works for rail travel, and arranging the free shuttle in advance saves carrying luggage. By car, the lanes inside the spa street are narrow, so using the hotel car park is the better plan. Bathing in the evening and then walking the lit street is a comfortable order.
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.
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✔ 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.
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