Yudokoro Fugetsu
湯処 風月
Does Yudokoro Fugetsu allow tattoos? In a private bath
Fugetsu has no shared bath at all, just 17 private rooms of Hirayama sulfur water, drained and refilled for every party and open until 1 a.m. on weekends.
No tattoo rule is published. Fugetsu has no large bath at all: all 17 rooms are private, rented to one party for 60 minutes and refilled for each, so a tattooed bather never shares a tub.
The bath
Fugetsu's water comes from its own source on the Hirayama hillside: an alkaline simple sulfur spring at 55.6°C, which the house describes as thick and clinging, a beauty bath that leaves the skin moist. The posted analysis lists chronic skin conditions, women's complaints, cuts and diabetes among its particular uses. The sulfur can tarnish silver, so the house asks bathers to take off jewelry.
There is no large bath. Fugetsu is 17 private bath rooms, and it says it is the only bath in Hirayama that changes the water for every party, with cleaning and disinfection between each. Every room is 60 minutes, with no fixed limit on how many people share one. An hour in one of the four indoor or eight semi-open-air bath rooms is ¥2,200; two small semi-open-air rooms meant for one person cost ¥2,000; three large rooms with both a semi-open-air tub and an indoor tub cost ¥3,200 and come with better shampoo and dryers. The semi-open-air rooms are half roofed to keep off rain and wind. On weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., outside holidays and busy seasons, every room is ¥500 cheaper.
The hotel
A family-bath house that moved into a new building on the same grounds in December 2020; the old building is closed, and the house warns that car navigation set before 2020 may lead there. It opens weekdays 10 a.m. to midnight (last entry 11 p.m.) and weekends and holidays 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. (last entry midnight). Every room stocks shampoo, conditioner, body soap, charcoal face wash, lotion and milk, with a hair dryer; towels are sold. Rescued cats keep the front desk, and there are bath toys for small children and a barrier-free toilet.
Good to know
- Fresh water every time: the tub is refilled for each party.
- No phone bookings; sign in at the desk and wait in your car if it is busy.
- Weekday daytime discount, ¥500 off any room from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Open until 1 a.m. on weekends and holidays.
Getting there
From Shin-Tamana, the city's guide puts the Kyushu Sanko bus to Yamaga bus center at about 50 minutes. Fugetsu's own route (it starts at JR Setaka Station, 30 minutes by bus to the bus center) then takes the bus toward Nankan for about 13 minutes to the Hirayama Onsen-mae stop; it publishes no walking time from there. By car it is about 20 minutes from the Nankan or Kikusui interchange, or about 7 minutes from the Hirayama Onsen sign on Route 3.
Shin-Tamana STN · Kyushu Shinkansen, then Kyushu Sanko buses via Yamaga bus center
The house publishes no walking time from the Hirayama Onsen-mae stop.
No reservations; first come, first served.
Where it is
Yamaga Onsen bus stop
- Kyushu Shinkansen 40 min
- Sanko bus 50 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Kyushu Rail Pass from ¥12,000 · 3, 5 or 7 consecutive days Worth it if Yamaga is one stop in a longer Kyushu trip by train.
- Kyushu SunQ Pass Worth it if you’d rather ride buses. It covers the Sanko buses from Shin-Tamana and Kumamoto to Yamaga and highway buses across the island.
- Japan Rail Pass from ¥53,000 · 7, 14 or 21 days For a trip that takes in several regions by Shinkansen and JR lines.
What happens when you arrive
There's no shared bath here, so every bath you use is private.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site: (the bath and price page says there is no large bath and lists all 17 private rooms)
Read on: fu-getu.com/816/
Best for: anyone who wants a fresh-filled private tub of slick Hirayama sulfur water late at night, with rescued cats at the front desk
Seventeen private rooms, 60 minutes each, with no fixed limit on numbers: four indoor rooms (Kirameki, Tsuki, Umi, Kaze) and eight semi-open-air rooms (Rei, Hasu, Aoi, Shu, Hane, Minato, Niji, Miyabi) at ¥2,200; two small semi-open-air rooms for one (Akatsuki, Nagi) at ¥2,000; three large rooms with a semi-open-air tub and an indoor tub (Ten, Sora, Hi) at ¥3,200. Weekdays 10 a.m. to midnight (last entry 11 p.m.), weekends and holidays 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. (last entry midnight); ¥500 off any room on weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. outside holidays and busy seasons. First come, first served, with no phone, mail or fax bookings; when busy you wait in your car. The water is changed for every party, which the house says no other bath in Hirayama does. Shampoo, conditioner, body soap, charcoal face wash, lotion and milk in every room; towels sold. Spring: alkaline simple sulfur, 55.6°C, from its own source; silver jewelry may tarnish. Moved to a new building on the same grounds on December 7, 2020; the old building is closed. The restaurant Tsuki-no-ya has closed.
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