Tatsunokuchi Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring area rediscovered by Haiya Gensuke in 1836.
• The site features three Japanese-style inns and a municipal public bath.
• The main spring source consists of simple thermal water.
• Satoyama no Yu public bath provides sodium chloride weak alkaline spring water.

What to see

• The Satoyama no Yu public bath which opened in 2009.
• A free footbath located at the base of the hill.
• The municipal public bath situated inside the Tatsunokuchi Welfare Hall.

Getting there

• Buses run to the hot spring from Kanazawa and Komatsu stations.
• A Nomi City bus connects the area to Nomi-neagari Station.
• The site is a 15-minute drive from the Komatsu Interchange.
• The site is a 20-minute drive from the Mikawa Interchange.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.