A natural hot spring in satoyama where you can enjoy a panorama of great nature and alternating saunas
Kyoto Ayabe City
"Ayabe Onsen Nio-no-Yu" is a day-use bathing facility surrounded by the natural beauty of satoyama in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture. The men’s and women’s baths alternate daily, and each is equipped with a dry sauna and a mist sauna, where you can work up a good sweat while feeling close to rich nature. After the sauna, cool down comfortably in the gentle cold plunge bath filled with groundwater. If you take a breath of the clear air while enjoying outdoor bathing on the open-air reclining space, you can forget the bustle of the city and refresh both body and mind deeply.
TypeNatural Hot Spring
A natural hot spring that bubbles up from underground in the satoyama of Ayabe. It has a gentle warmth that wraps around the body, and after bathing your skin is said to become smooth and silky. In the open-air bath connected to the spacious indoor bath, you can stretch out comfortably while gazing at the panorama of nature and wash away everyday fatigue along with the benefits of the hot spring.
Sauna TypeDry Sauna
Stove TypeConvection Stove (Sauna Stone)
Capacity12people
A stone-style dry sauna available on alternating days for men and women. The mild temperature setting makes it easy to breathe, and you can enjoy sweating at your own pace while watching TV. It is a relaxing space for everyone from sauna beginners to those who simply want to warm up thoroughly.
Sauna TypeMist Sauna
Capacity6people
A mist sauna available on alternating days with the dry sauna. Because it is low-temperature and highly humid, it is gentle on the skin and throat and warms the body softly and gradually. Surrounded by moisture-rich steam, you can spend a quiet moment and loosen both body and mind.
Water QualityNatural Water (Groundwater, Spring, etc.)
Capacity2people
A cold plunge bath filled with groundwater and kept at a mild temperature. Its well water gives it a smooth, soft quality without any sharp edges, so even people who do not like very cold cold plunge baths can soak comfortably and cool down. It gently tightens a body warmed in the sauna and provides a pleasant transition into outdoor bathing.
Closed Days: Monday
623-1131 Kyoto Prefecture, Ayabe City, Mutsuyori Town, Zainomukai 10
Gender Access
Gender Separated
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A natural hot spring in satoyama where you can enjoy a panorama of great nature and alternating saunas
Kyoto Ayabe City
"Ayabe Onsen Nio-no-Yu" is a day-use bathing facility surrounded by the natural beauty of satoyama in Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture. The men’s and women’s baths alternate daily, and each is equipped with a dry sauna and a mist sauna, where you can work up a good sweat while feeling close to rich nature. After the sauna, cool down comfortably in the gentle cold plunge bath filled with groundwater. If you take a breath of the clear air while enjoying outdoor bathing on the open-air reclining space, you can forget the bustle of the city and refresh both body and mind deeply.
TypeNatural Hot Spring
A natural hot spring that bubbles up from underground in the satoyama of Ayabe. It has a gentle warmth that wraps around the body, and after bathing your skin is said to become smooth and silky. In the open-air bath connected to the spacious indoor bath, you can stretch out comfortably while gazing at the panorama of nature and wash away everyday fatigue along with the benefits of the hot spring.
Sauna TypeDry Sauna
Stove TypeConvection Stove (Sauna Stone)
Capacity12people
A stone-style dry sauna available on alternating days for men and women. The mild temperature setting makes it easy to breathe, and you can enjoy sweating at your own pace while watching TV. It is a relaxing space for everyone from sauna beginners to those who simply want to warm up thoroughly.
Sauna TypeMist Sauna
Capacity6people
A mist sauna available on alternating days with the dry sauna. Because it is low-temperature and highly humid, it is gentle on the skin and throat and warms the body softly and gradually. Surrounded by moisture-rich steam, you can spend a quiet moment and loosen both body and mind.
Water QualityNatural Water (Groundwater, Spring, etc.)
Capacity2people
A cold plunge bath filled with groundwater and kept at a mild temperature. Its well water gives it a smooth, soft quality without any sharp edges, so even people who do not like very cold cold plunge baths can soak comfortably and cool down. It gently tightens a body warmed in the sauna and provides a pleasant transition into outdoor bathing.
Closed Days: Monday
623-1131 Kyoto Prefecture, Ayabe City, Mutsuyori Town, Zainomukai 10
Gender Access
Gender Separated
Curated by an expert who visits onsen and sauna facilities every day and has explored 300+ locations — only facilities confirmed to be truly exceptional are featured.
Learn more