No. 92 · Miyagi

Sakunami Onsen

Sakunami Onsen ranked No. 92 in the published 2025 Japan hot-spring destination list. Check bathing options, access and stay details before planning your visit.

Sakunami Onsen hot-spring destination
Sakunami Onsen, Miyagi

Spring information

Water and bathing details for Sakunami Onsen

Facility-level figures; blank town-wide averages are not inferred.

Named facility records for Sakunami Onsen. Figures marked “Not published” are not treated as town-wide averages.

FacilitySpringSource dataSupplyBath type
Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Sendai SakunamiSodium-calcium sulfate and chloride spring; low salinity, weakly alkaline and high-temperature spring. Source: Sakunami Onsen; the current main pages do not publish an individual source name.Source temperature: Not published.
pH: Not published.
Natural spring water is used in the rock bath, Fuji-no-yu and Koka-no-yu. The rock bath uses added water; Fuji-no-yu and Koka-no-yu use added water and circulation. Other treatment details are not fully published.Day-use bath. A large day-use hotel bath with an outdoor riverside rock bath, multiple indoor pools and sauna facilities. The signature rock bath rotates between men and women by time, and its long stairway makes access harder for some visitors; tattoos require the facility's paid cover sticker.
Yunohara Hotel Day-Use BathSimple spring; low salinity, weakly alkaline and high-temperature spring. Source: Sakunami Onsen; the current main pages do not publish an individual source name.Source temperature: Not published.
pH: Not published.
Ordinary day-use includes only the fourth-floor panoramic bath and outdoor bath. Guest-only private baths are separate. Pool-specific dilution, heating, circulation and disinfection details are not fully published.Day-use bath. A short day-use stop for the fourth-floor panoramic bath and outdoor bath. It is normally closed to day visitors on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with additional irregular closures; ordinary day-use does not include the inn's private baths, rest area or station shuttle.
La Raku Resort Hotel Green GreenAlkaline simple spring. Source: Sakunami Onsen; the individual source name is not published in the current main text pages.Source temperature: Not published.
pH: Not published.
Natural spring water is used in the Jabuun main bath and outdoor bath. Treatment details for each pool are not fully published. Private baths are listed separately, but ordinary day-use access to them is not expressly guaranteed. The 2026 pool season ended on September 3.Day-use bath. A larger resort-style day-use option with a spacious bath, outdoor bath and low-temperature sauna. The 2026 pool season has ended, and ordinary day-use does not clearly guarantee access to the hotel's private baths.

Destination comparison

What this onsen town offers

Popularity

68/100

History

73/100

Spring character

78/100

Town culture

74/100

Seasonal scenery

75/100

Access

69/100

Local history

How the town developed

Four seasons

Seasonal conditions and travel rhythm

SpringMar–May
Daytime range: 7–19°C
SummerJun–Aug
Daytime range: 23–31°C
AutumnSep–Nov
Daytime range: 14–24°C
WinterDec–Feb
Daytime range: 2–11°C

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