Kyushu · Ureshino, Saga

♨ Ureshino Onsen

A tea-growing town famous for silky water and onsen yudofu (tofu simmered in spring water).

Quick facts

Location: Ureshino, Saga (Kyushu region)
Water type: Sulfate spring
Tattoos: Check ahead with each bath
Directions: Open in Google Maps

The water

A sodium hydrogen carbonate-chloride spring, often listed as one of 'Japan's three great beauty-skin baths'. It's traditionally said to leave skin smooth.

History

The 8th-century Hizen Fudoki describes a spring here that 'cures the illnesses of all people'. Legend says Empress Jingu exclaimed 'ureshi' (how happy!) here, though the name probably has other roots. It thrived as a post town on the Nagasaki Kaido in the Edo era.

Getting there

From: Fukuoka (Hakata)
Route: JR Relay Kamome to Takeo-Onsen, then Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen to Ureshino-Onsen
Time: about 1h10m
JR Pass: Covered.

Check current timetables and fares before you travel.

Famous for (meibutsu)

Ureshino tea (food): rounded green tea
Onsen yudofu (food): tofu that melts creamy in the spring water
Hizen Yoshida-yaki (craft): local porcelain

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