Joyo Onsen Kyoto

Joyo, in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture between Uji and the Kyoto Prefecture border with Nara, is a growing suburban city on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line whose position between the UNESCO Uji tea and temple heritage and the northern Nara Yamato landscape creates an appealing corridor spa setting amid some of the Kinki region's most significant cultural geography. Joyo Onsen Kyoto draws on sodium and bicarbonate thermal waters from the geological resources of the southern Kyoto basin, providing restorative baths in a suburban community whose access to Uji's world-famous tea culture, the traditional Joyo City Museum of Historical Materials, and the Kizu River cycling trail create an accessibly positioned spa destination on the Kyoto-Nara transit corridor. The easy Kintetsu access to Uji's Byodo-in Temple — whose Phoenix Hall image appears on the Japanese ten-yen coin — and the extraordinary Uji tea ceremony culture, the Kizu River cycling trail toward Nara, and the historical materials of southern Kyoto Prefecture preserved in Joyo's local museum make this a pleasantly situated spa gateway to the cultural riches of southern Kyoto and northern Nara.