Nichinan Onsen
- Location
- Nichinan, Miyazaki (Kyushu), Japan
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 41 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
Nichinan Onsen is located in Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, along the Nichinan Coast — a stretch of subtropical Pacific shoreline known for the dramatic Udo Shrine, built into a sea cave on the clifftops and dedicated to the god of safe childbirth, fishing, and maritime safety. The siliceous thermal waters here provide a warm contrast to the rugged Pacific coastline scenery of rocky sea cliffs, tidal caves, and crashing surf that defines this southern Miyazaki landscape. This onsen serves both local residents of the Nichinan sugarcane farming region and visitors drawn to the extraordinary coastal shrine landscape, offering mineral spring relaxation amid one of Kyushu's most dramatically beautiful Pacific coastal settings.