Tsukahara Onsen

What it is

• A historic hot spring facility located on Mount Garan in Yufu City
• Part of the Yufuin Onsen-kyo National Health Resort area
• Reportedly discovered during the Heian period for its medicinal properties
• Features highly acidic sulfate water with a pH level of 1.5

What to see

• Indoor and outdoor public baths and private family bathing areas
• A volcanic hell zone where the hot spring source originates
• Eggs that have been steamed in volcanic gases for twenty hours
• Views of the active volcanic landscape surrounding the facility

When to go

• The facility may close during winter months due to heavy snowfall

Getting there

• Accessible by a twenty minute taxi ride from Yufuin Station

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.