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Sagano Onsen Tenzan no Yu
A famous hot spring to savor in Arashiyama and Sagano
- Natural Hot Spring
- Aufguss available
- Aroma löyly available
- Sauna Available
- Natural water cold bath
- Cold Bath Available
About Sagano Onsen Tenzan no Yu
"Sagano Onsen Tenzan no Yu" is a day-use natural hot spring facility in Sagano, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City. The spring water gushes from 1,200 meters underground in Sagano, just a short distance from Kyoto Arashiyama, and is the first sodium-calcium chloride spring in the Kyoto Basin. With a chloride ion concentration nine times the standard level for a therapeutic spring, it is a highly concentrated famed bath. In addition to enjoying the reddish-brown "Kinkaku no Yu," known for its rich iron content, the large tower löyly sauna regularly hosts aufguss sessions. It is one of Kyoto's leading bathing facilities.
Hot SpringONSEN
Kinkaku no Yu (open-air bath)
The spring water gushing from 1,200 meters underground in Sagano has a high iron content, and its oxidized brown color, caused by contact with oxygen, is one of its defining features. Its blood-forming effects are drawing attention, and it is considered suitable for people with anemia. Soaking in this famous bath under the blue sky of Sagano is a special experience unlike any other tub.
Ginkaku no Yu (open-air bath)
An open-air hot spring made clearer by removing iron from the same source spring. It is characterized by its clean appearance and soft texture. On Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, it turns into a high-concentration carbonated spring, and is hugely popular as the "heart bath," where carbon dioxide expands capillaries and promotes circulation.
SaunaSAUNA
Tower löyly sauna
A large dry sauna for 50 people, using heaters designed to recreate a Finnish smoke sauna. The spacious layout and the intense heat generated by the double iki heaters are overwhelming, and regular aufguss sessions send waves of heat through the room with hand fans, while the scent of daily rotating aroma water fills the air.
Rocky sauna
The main dry sauna in the women’s bath area. This authentic high-temperature sauna is expected to improve metabolism and refresh the body, and at every hour an aufguss is performed with a large fan, spraying aroma water onto the stove. With a TV inside, it is easy to stay for long periods, and the design is user-friendly for everyone from beginners to advanced sauna users.
Radium salt sauna
A low-temperature salt sauna made with ceramic plates fired using natural radium ore mixed into the glaze. Far-infrared heat warms the body from deep within, and effects similar to a radium mineral bath can be expected. Salt may be used according to your preference, leaving your skin moist and smooth. Rinsing off the salt inside the sauna is a local rule, and two buckets for pouring water are provided.
Cold BathCOLD BATH
Cold Bath
A cold plunge bath next to the sauna. It is deep enough to fully submerge your body and is ideal for cooling down after a high-temperature sauna. Access to the outdoor air bath area is also close by, making it easy to enjoy a comfortable hot-and-cold contrast bathing cycle.
Where to stay near Sagano Onsen Tenzan no Yu
Hotels and ryokan we feature, within 10 km in a straight line.
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Facility Information
- Address
- 55-4-7 Miyanomoto-cho, Sagano, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
- Business Hours
- 10:00〜00:00
Last admission: 23:00
- Closed Days
- The third Monday of every month If that day falls on a public holiday, the facility is closed the following day instead.
- Gender Access
- Gender Separated
- Tattoo Policy (Communal Bath)
- No Tattoos
Guests with tattoos are not permitted to enter.
- Official Website
- View official site
Access
By train and bus
- From Kyoto Station, about 45 minutes via Kyoto Bus routes 73, 75, 76, and others.
- About a 25-minute walk from Arashiyama Station on the Randen line.
3 minutes on foot from Arisugawa Station on Randen (Keifuku Electric Railroad). 3 minutes on foot from Ikuta-guchi on Kyoto Bus. Parking for about 150 cars.
Visited by the Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief visited in person in January 2026
Enjoying the sauna near Arashiyama
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