A beauty hot spring with 100% source flow, even in the showers, and a tucked-away sauna
Kagoshima Satsuma Town
Shibiyu no Yado Kusunoki is a hot spring inn tucked away in the Shibio Onsen area of Satsuma Town, Kagoshima Prefecture. Day-trip bathing is available, and guests can enjoy the inn's own source spring called Kami no Yu, located within the grounds of Shibio Shrine. The luxurious alkaline simple sulfur hot spring is provided 100% free-flowing from the source with no added water or reheating, even for the showers, and is known for its silky, lotion-like texture. The bathing facilities include a compact far-infrared sauna where you can work up a solid sweat in a quiet setting. After cooling down in the single-person cold plunge bath beside the sauna, you can relax and enjoy outdoor air bathing while seated on a bench in the open-air bath.
TypeNatural Hot Spring
The inn uses its own source spring that wells up within the grounds of Shibio Shrine, offered as 100% free-flowing source water with no added water or reheating. The spring quality is an alkaline simple sulfur hot spring with a faint sulfur scent. Its lotion-like, silky texture leaves the skin smooth after bathing, making it an exquisite "beauty hot spring."
Sauna TypeDry Sauna
Stove TypeInfrared Heater
Capacity4people
A compact sauna room with a private feel. A small far-infrared gas heater provides dry, penetrating heat that promotes steady sweating. There is no TV or background music, so you can quietly focus on yourself while watching the hourglass timer.
Water QualityTap Water
Capacity1people
A discreet, single-person, narrow cold plunge bath located right next to the sauna. The water temperature is mild and gentle, allowing you to cool down slowly after the sauna. It is bottom-fed, so water pours in from the floor and you can savor the luxury of having the calm surface all to yourself.
Closed Days: None
2162-1 Shibi, Satsuma, Satsuma District, Kagoshima 895-2103, Japan
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
A beauty hot spring with 100% source flow, even in the showers, and a tucked-away sauna
Kagoshima Satsuma Town
Shibiyu no Yado Kusunoki is a hot spring inn tucked away in the Shibio Onsen area of Satsuma Town, Kagoshima Prefecture. Day-trip bathing is available, and guests can enjoy the inn's own source spring called Kami no Yu, located within the grounds of Shibio Shrine. The luxurious alkaline simple sulfur hot spring is provided 100% free-flowing from the source with no added water or reheating, even for the showers, and is known for its silky, lotion-like texture. The bathing facilities include a compact far-infrared sauna where you can work up a solid sweat in a quiet setting. After cooling down in the single-person cold plunge bath beside the sauna, you can relax and enjoy outdoor air bathing while seated on a bench in the open-air bath.
TypeNatural Hot Spring
The inn uses its own source spring that wells up within the grounds of Shibio Shrine, offered as 100% free-flowing source water with no added water or reheating. The spring quality is an alkaline simple sulfur hot spring with a faint sulfur scent. Its lotion-like, silky texture leaves the skin smooth after bathing, making it an exquisite "beauty hot spring."
Sauna TypeDry Sauna
Stove TypeInfrared Heater
Capacity4people
A compact sauna room with a private feel. A small far-infrared gas heater provides dry, penetrating heat that promotes steady sweating. There is no TV or background music, so you can quietly focus on yourself while watching the hourglass timer.
Water QualityTap Water
Capacity1people
A discreet, single-person, narrow cold plunge bath located right next to the sauna. The water temperature is mild and gentle, allowing you to cool down slowly after the sauna. It is bottom-fed, so water pours in from the floor and you can savor the luxury of having the calm surface all to yourself.
Closed Days: None
2162-1 Shibi, Satsuma, Satsuma District, Kagoshima 895-2103, Japan
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