Saga · Ureshino Onsen
Ureshino Gensen Hyakunen-no-yu
うれしの源泉 百年の湯
One minute from the Ureshino bus centre, the only day-spa in town with its own source (formerly Motoyu Onsen). Silky bicarbonate water — one of Japan's 'three great beauty baths' — in a large indoor bath, open-air pool and sauna. Many family baths (from ¥1,800/50 min + entry). Open 9 am–10 pm.
- Price (adult)
- ¥690
- Hours
- 09:00–22:00 (last entry 21:30; family baths 21:00)
- Closed
- 4th Wednesday (varies some months)
- Access
- 1 min walk from Ureshino Onsen bus centre
- Water type
- Bicarbonate spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Weekdays adults ¥690 / children (3 to elementary) ¥300; weekends & holidays ¥840 / ¥350; peak days (11–16 Aug, 28 Dec–4 Jan) ¥890 / ¥400. 10-ticket book ¥5,800. Family baths per 50 min: Fuji & Shirasagi ¥1,800, Hinoki & Roten ¥2,500, Kohaku ¥3,000 (plus admission; no reservations). Private rest room ¥2,400 / 2 h. Towels ¥220, bath towels ¥660
- Baths
- Large gender-separated main baths (free-flowing), rotenburo and sauna; eight family baths (two open-air); the Hyakunen-tei restaurant (onsen yudofu set meals), Yubian massage, private rooms, big lounge and shop. Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, dryers and lockers free
- Water
- Sodium bicarbonate-chloride spring from its own source, the “Motoyu Onsen” opened in 1915 and used for over a century — the only public bath in Ureshino with a private source. The old building, which survived the 1922 fire, was replaced by the current facility in 2016
- Parking
- Free, ~50 cars. 1–2 min from the Ureshino Onsen bus centre
- Phone
- 0954-20-2525
- Official site
- 100nen-spa.co.jp ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
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Why go
- Ureshino's only self-sourced day spa
- Silky beauty water from 9 am
- Plenty of private family baths
A century-old private source and eight family baths: Ureshino’s all-in-one day spa
Hyakunen-no-yu (“hundred-year bath”) is Ureshino’s only public bath with its own source — the Motoyu spring opened in 1915 and used ever since — and its ageing building was replaced with a modern one in 2016. It showcases Kyushu’s “family bath” culture with eight private rooms, two of them open-air, letting couples and families have the beauty water to themselves in 50-minute slots; add the main baths, rotenburo, sauna, a restaurant serving onsen yudofu set meals, massage and private rest rooms and you can easily spend half a day. At ¥690 on weekdays it is about half the price of ryokan day bathing (¥1,100–1,500). If Siebold’s Bath is the nostalgic public bathhouse, this is the convenient spa — right in front of the bus centre, easy even with luggage.
Tips & cautions
- Family baths are first-come, no booking; weekend afternoons can mean an hour’s wait — arrive in the morning. Online prepaid tickets (e.g. ¥630 weekdays) and JAF discounts exist.
- Surcharges on weekends, holidays, Obon and New Year.
- The restaurant closes 14:00–16:30 on weekdays; yudofu set plans need booking.
- Closed 4th Wednesday, but this shifts some months — check ahead.
- 19:00–20:00 is relatively quiet.
- Ureshino-Onsen Shinkansen station is over 2 km from the town — take a bus or taxi.
Getting there
1 min from the JR Kyushu bus centre (Shimojuku-otsu 2202-8). ~7 min by bus or 5 min by taxi from Ureshino-Onsen Shinkansen station; 30 min by bus from Takeo-Onsen. ~2 km / 5 min from Ureshino IC. Free parking for ~50.
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.
Features
Rules & private
Sauna & wellness
Price
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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Takeo Onsen Motoyu
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Ureshino Siebold-no-yu public bath
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Furuyu Onsen ONCRI
A cure-style resort in the Furuyu hot-spring hamlet up the Kase River, 30 minutes by car from Saga city. The signature is 'lukewarm' water at around 38 °C — the longer you soak, the more you unwind — long prized as a beautifying bath. The SHIORI bath complex has 15 kinds of baths including an open-air tub facing Mt Tenzan, lying and standing baths, a box steam bath, cypress tub and natural hot-sand bath, all from a private source yielding 43 tonnes a day. Day use 10:00–20:00, ¥1,300 with free face towel; Wednesdays from 15:00 only for maintenance. About 60 minutes by bus from Saga Station to Furuyu Onsen.
