Fukuoka Chikushino City
Located in Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 'Chikushino Tenpai no Sato' is a day-use hot spring facility featuring a natural hot spring sourced from 1,500 meters underground, along with authentic saunas and open-air baths. Situated on the hillside of Mount Tenpai, it offers a liberating view from the open-air bath, overlooking Dazaifu and Mount Homan, and emphasizes the 'hot → cold → outdoor air' cycle with a cold plunge bath fed by spring water.
Using the self-sourced hot spring 'Tenpai no Yu' from 1,500 meters underground. The spring quality is a simple hot spring (neutral, hypotonic), enveloping you softly from the moment it touches your skin, leaving you with smooth skin and deep warmth after bathing. In the open-air bath, you can enjoy views towards Mount Tenpai and Dazaifu, with the combination of natural openness and high-quality water quickly relieving everyday fatigue.
A tiered, stadium-style sauna. A high-temperature stove rapidly warms you to the core, and the balance of humidity and heat draws out deep perspiration. The wooden textures fill the view, allowing you to focus and spend time immersed in the heat. Built with red cedar.
A löyly sauna that changes perceived temperature with the steam it releases. The moment water is poured, hot air surges up, creating an environment where you can push yourself in a short time. Temperatures run high, making it satisfying for those who enjoy intense heat. Built with red cedar.
A cold plunge bath using natural underground water from Mount Tenpai. It has a soft and clear texture that instantly tightens your heat-soaked body. The shortest path from the sauna exit leads to an outdoor air bath, making the 'warm → cold → breeze' cycle comfortably complete.
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The Editor-in-Chief visited in person in March 2026
A First in My Life! A Torii Gate Standing Inside the Sauna Room
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JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
The Finest Onsen & Sauna in Japan
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Most of what we surveyed never even made it onto this site. This book is a further cut from what did. Our editor bathed in every onsen and sauna in it, and wrote only what they confirmed on the ground.
