Akiu Onsen, Sendai, Miyagi

Ichitaro-no-Yu at Tenshukaku Natural Park

A garden-side bath for visitors who want an indoor cypress pool and outdoor baths, with a garden stroll included in the usual visit. Weekday hours are short, and the monthly closure rule has exceptions in August and October.

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Opening hours
Weekdays 10:00–17:00; last admission 16:00. Adult admission for high-school students and older is ¥900. Closed on the third Friday of the month except August and October, and on December 31 and January 1.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not published.
Bathing temperature
No fixed temperature published.
Spring source
Ichitaro-no-Yu spring; the exact source name and extraction point are not published on the current main pages.
Spring classification
Low-salinity, weakly alkaline, high-temperature spring; a complete ionic classification has not been confirmed.
pH
7.7.
Flow rate
Not published.
Water handling
Natural spring water is used in the cypress indoor bath and two garden outdoor baths. Pool-by-pool dilution, heating, circulation and disinfection details are not fully published.

Admission includes a stroll through the historic garden grounds; do not assume that this applies to other baths in the park.

Bath experience

Comfort
9.0/10
Bath variety
8.0/10
Upkeep
8.5/10
Atmosphere
9.5/10
Quiet
8.0/10
Access
6.5/10
Value
9.0/10

How to read a bath profile

Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.

Sources

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