Okayama
Mimasaka / Tsuyama
Hot Springs

Yubara Onsen Sand Bath

Japan, 717-0402 Yubara Onsen, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture

A popular hot spring located downstream of Yubara Dam and spreading along the Asahi River. There is a large amount of hot water, and the quality of the spring water is highly alkaline, making it smooth on the skin. The symbol of the hot spring town is Sunayu, a large natural open-air bath made from hot springs gushing out from the river bed. Thanks to the cooperation of local people, it is open 24 hours a day for free, so you can enjoy the natural hot springs in the middle of nature anytime. It has been rated as the ``Yokozuna of the West'' in the national open-air bath ranking, and you can enjoy baths with different temperatures: Bijin-no-yu, Kotara-no-yu, and Choshu-no-yu. ・As it is a mixed bathing area, women are recommended to wear bathing clothes (rental). There is a simple changing room

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Business Time

Business hours: 24 hours No regular holiday

Telephone number 0867-62-2526
Website https://www.maniwa.or.jp/web/index.cgi?c=spot-2&pk=8
Access
  • Approximately 5 minutes from Yubara IC on the Yonago Expressway About 35 minutes by bus bound for Yubara Onsen/Hiruzen Kogen from JR Chugoku Katsuyama Station, get off at "Yubara Onsen" and walk about 15 minutes. Parking lot: 50 regular cars (use municipal parking lot)
Language 日本語

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