Yunotsuri Onsen

Yufu, Oita, Japan

Location: Yufu, Oita, Japan
Water type: calcium-rich
Temperature: 42 °C
pH: 7.3

Water profile

Thermicity

Sedative

42 °C

LowHigh

Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.

Mineralisation

Restorative

LowHigh

Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).

Buoyancy

Standard buoyancy

LowHigh

Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.

CalciumSulfatesMagnésium

Yunotsuri Onsen in Oita Prefecture flows with sulfate-rich thermal waters in a prefecture celebrated throughout Japan as the most thermally abundant in the country, where the concentrated geothermal energy of the Beppu-Shimabara graben zone produces an extraordinary volume and variety of thermal spring types that have made Oita the undisputed capital of Japanese hot spring culture. The spring's sulfate mineral composition is traditionally associated in Japanese balneology with relaxation and bodily comfort in a prefecture whose thermal heritage is embedded in daily community life in a way that is unique even within Japan's extraordinarily onsen-rich culture. Yunotsuri Onsen's sulfate waters and its Oita setting connect visitors to the most concentrated expression of volcanic geothermal diversity in the Japanese archipelago, a prefecture where the abundance and quality of thermal spring water have shaped everything from local cuisine and architecture to the seasonal rhythms of daily life.

Insider tip — Yunotsuri Onsen in the Oita highlands lies near Yufuin and the dramatic twin peaks of Mount Yufu, in Japan's hot-spring capital — the prefecture that has more thermal springs and greater hot-water output than anywhere else in the country. The calcium-sulfate springs draw on the abundant geothermal energy of central Kyushu, serving a landscape of forested mountains and steaming valleys where hot-spring bathing is the defining cultural feature of a region home to the famous Beppu and Yufuin onsen resorts.

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