Fukuoka Kurume City
Free-flowing spring water and löyly sauna that free your body and mind
"Yushin no Yu, Kurume's Natural Free-Flowing Hot Spring" is a day-use hot spring facility in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Its natural hot spring, drawn directly from the source, carries a gentle scent of sulfur and has a smooth, silky feel that softly envelops the skin, leading both body and mind into deep relaxation. The sauna lineup includes a Finnish-style sauna for men and women, as well as a meditation sauna with self löyly, where you can adjust the humidity at your own pace. The daily aufguss sessions with aromatic scents are also popular, offering blissful moments wrapped in heat and fragrance. In the spacious outdoor air-bathing area, you can feel the seasonal breeze and fully savor the contrast of high-quality hot water and heat.

A natural hot spring drawn directly from the source as it continuously rises from underground. It is characterized by a faint sulfur scent and a smooth texture the moment it touches your skin, leaving you with soft, radiant skin after bathing. With a variety of baths, including an open-air bath where you can feel the colors of the seasons and a sitting bath, you can spend a luxurious time forgetting the noise of everyday life and freeing both body and mind.

A high-concentration carbonated spring in which fine bubbles gently envelop your entire body. By soaking slowly in the lukewarm water, the carbon dioxide gradually permeates the body, letting you feel warmth spreading from deep within. When used together with the sauna and natural hot spring, it provides an even greater sense of comfort and relaxation.

An open, airy sauna space where sunlight streams in through the windows and you can enjoy the view. Here, you can fully experience the warmth of Finnish-style sauna heat. Periodic bursts of steam help maintain the humidity inside, gently wrapping your skin while promoting a solid sweat. Daily aromatic aufguss sessions are also held, letting you experience a refined moment filled with soothing heat and fragrance all over your body.

A self löyly sauna where you can pour water onto the sauna stones at your own pace and create your preferred level of heat and steam. In this calm, quiet space enveloped in silence, you can deeply immerse yourself and savor a sense of introspection and relaxation as you feel the rising steam and spreading heat with all five senses.

A cold plunge bath that gently cools down your body after you've warmed up deeply in the sauna. The crisp, cold water instantly tightens overheated skin and brings a refreshing sensation. An outdoor air-bathing space is located nearby, with a smooth flow from the cold bath to the rest area, guiding you toward an exceptional totonou experience while feeling the seasonal breeze.
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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.