History & Efficacy
The History of Our Waters
The Origin of “Hirayama”
According to ancient legends, the history of Hirayama Onsen began approximately 1,200 years ago when it seems that a vicious skin disease spread wildly in the area, causing great suffering among the local villagers. And so, the villagers traveled far and long to offer their prayers to the deity known as Aso Daimyojin. It is said that once they offered their prayers, in the matter of a single evening, the deity opened a tall mountain and filled its deep valleys to create flat land.
That land then came to be known as “Hirayama” (Flat Mountain). From this land, rich hot springs gushed forth, and after bathing in these waters, the villagers were instantly cured of the vicious skin disease.
A Prestigious Hot Spring
Kumamoto Castle is one of the three great castles of Japan, and it’s builder, Kiyomasa Kato, is said to have treated his chronic heat rash at Hirayama Onsen. Since ancient times, Hirayama Onsen has been loved as a high-quality therapeutic hot spring by people from all walks of life.
Hot springs in the Yamaga region also have unusually high sulfur content.
Efficacy
Spring Quality
Alkaline simple sulfur hot spring, spring temperature: 42.1°C, free-flowing
Efficacy
Chronic skin diseases, women’s diseases, diabetes, nerve pain, motor palsy, joint pain, muscle pain, shoulder aches, joint stiffness, bruises, sprains, cuts, chronic digestive diseases, hemorrhoids, sensitivity to cold, recovery from illness, recovery from fatigue, health enhancement, and skin-beautifying effects
Hot Spring Tour
Special hot spring baths for day-trip guests and lodging guests
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Honkan: Large open-air bath
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Honkan: Luxury suite open-air bath
Special hot spring baths for lodging guests
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Kotobuki-Tei: Private open-air bath
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Kotobuki-Tei: Large open-air bath
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Fuku-Tei: Private open-air bath
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Bettei: Private large rock bath
For Day-Trip Guests
The “Yunokura Honkan” is a hot spring facility that can be used for day-trips.
Our Honkan has facilities such as a restaurant that offers a range of dishes from light meals to set meals for dinner parties, luxury suites that are attached to Japanese gardens and open-air baths, and a banquet hall for groups, allowing for a variety of uses according to purpose and the number of users.
For Lodging Guests
Facing the parking lot in front of the Honkan, you will pass through a grand mountain gate, and come down a gentle-sloping hill through a group of trees to arrive at “Fuku-Tei.”
As you come over a small hill, you will see “Kotobuki-Tei,” which is dotted with guest rooms and open-air baths.
Please select your preferred lodging and spend a night in our home.
