Hinoyama Onsen Dondoko-yu
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We sincerely appreciate your visit.
Hours 11:00～22:00（last admission 21:00）
Sat, Sun & holidays 7:00～22:00
Inquiries / banquet reservations 050-3773-4753
Dondoko-yu is proud to offer one of western Japan’s largest bathing areas.
Across the men’s and women’s areas, up to 12 baths on full-bath days are filled with free-flowing spring water.
Our unique garden open-air baths combine Aso timber and huge lava stones to create a rustic atmosphere.
The contrast with the rare greenish-white cloudy water is beautiful.
Enjoy an open, dynamic feeling by day and a magical atmosphere by night.
Indoor Baths
Indoor baths are available at different temperatures.
Choose from hot, regular, and lukewarm indoor baths, with a sauna also available.
The spring is a sulfate spring with a rare greenish-white color for Aso.
It is said to help with neuralgia, muscle pain, and more. The water is free-flowing from the source.
Please enjoy the 100% free-flowing natural hot spring with its distinctive greenish-white water.
Saunas available for both men and women
Spacious changing rooms
Open-Air Baths
Our one-of-a-kind garden open-air baths use Aso timber and huge lava stones to create a rustic setting.
The rare greenish-white cloudy water creates a beautiful contrast; enjoy openness by day and a magical mood by night.
The sulfate spring is often known as a “beauty bath.”
The greenish-white cloudy water contains abundant calcium, sodium, and magnesium.
It is said to help recovery from fatigue and support smooth, hydrated skin.
Spring Quality and Benefits
Dondoko-yu’s spring quality is sulfate spring, one of the three hot spring types in Japan often associated with beauty bathing.
It is commonly called a “beauty bath” and contains abundant calcium, sodium, and magnesium.
It is said to support fatigue recovery and help skin feel firm and moisturized.
Please take your time and enjoy this special spring when you visit.
| Hot Spring Benefits | |
|---|---|
| Hot spring name | Dai-Aso Hinoyama Onsen |
| Spring quality | Sulfate spring |
| Benefits | Arteriosclerosis, cuts, chronic skin conditions, burns |
| General indications | Neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, frozen shoulder, motor paralysis, joint stiffness, bruises, sprains, chronic digestive disorders, hemorrhoids, sensitivity to cold, recovery after illness, fatigue recovery, health promotion |
| Contraindications | Acute illness, active tuberculosis, malignant tumors, serious heart disease ・ respiratory failure, kidney failure, bleeding disorders, severe anemia, pregnancy especially early or late term other generally progressive illnesses |