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Ureshino 嬉野市

Todoroki Waterfall Park

Todoroki Waterfall Park (轟の滝公園), located in Ureshino, features a picturesque 11-meter, three-tiered waterfall. Easily accessible right off the road, the park offers peaceful walking paths, picnicking spots, and is especially popular for viewing cherry blossoms in spring and enjoying the natural coolness during summer.

Ureshino Onsen Information Center

The Ureshino Onsen Information Center嬉野温泉観光協会, serves as a primary hub for exploring this 1,300-year-old hot spring town. It is the perfect first stop to get local maps, try the region's famous Ureshino green tea, and even purchase money-saving hot spring discount tickets.

Sources and Links

嬉野温泉観光協会うれしの温泉のほほーん情報局 https://spa-u.net/
施設情報・詳細情報一覧 https://spa-u.net/facility/
嬉野温泉観光マップ https://spa-u.net/maps/
2025 料飲店マップ https://spa-u.net/maps/img/74e9b6320df4aeb2c43532225e975ff0f5334ee9.pdf
嬉野温泉・塩田津 周辺案内図 https://spa-u.net/maps/img/514d98b9020a068b96130570c5b09ef51ef51322.pdf
Ureshino・Shiota Town map https://spa-u.net/maps/img/693ebb3237633deae7d53e887d60649da02e8185.pdf

Ureshino・Shiota Town Guide Map

Ureshino Onsen

Ureshino Onsen嬉野溫泉 is renowned as one of Japan's "Top Three Hot Springs for Beautiful Skin". Its naturally smooth, sodium-bicarbonate-rich waters leave skin feeling exceptionally silky. The historic town is also famous for its premium green tea and local onsen-boiled tofu.

Toyotamahime-jinjya Shrine

The Toyotamahime-jinjya Shrine豊玉姫神社 in Ureshino, Saga Prefecture, is a charming Shinto shrine dedicated to the sea goddess Princess Toyotama. Known famously as the "Shrine of Beautiful Skin," it is a popular destination where visitors pray for a radiant complexion, good health, and safe childbirth.

Yushuku Hiroba

Yushuku Hiroba湯宿広場 is a free public hot spring facility in the center of Ureshino Onsen. It is famous for Japan's first public "foot steaming bath" where visitors warm their feet using hot spring mist, alongside a traditional footbath.

Ureshino Public Hot Spring

Ureshino Public Hot Spring嬉野温泉公衆浴場 (also known as Siebold's Bath西博爾特之湯) is a historic, Gothic-style bathhouse in Saga Prefecture. Famed for its alkaline, sodium bicarbonate-rich waters, it is celebrated as one of Japan's top "beautifying" hot springs, leaving skin feeling exceptionally silky and smooth.

Yu-yu Hiroba Siebold's Footbath

Yu-yu Hiroba Siebold's Footbath湯遊広場 西博爾德足湯 is a free, 24-hour outdoor hot spring soak in Ureshino Onsen. Named after the German physician Philipp Franz von Siebold, who documented the town’s restorative waters in the 1800s, it allows travelers to easily enjoy Ureshino’s famous "beautifying" sodium-bicarbonate waters.

Yuttsura Square

Yuttsura Square湯っつら広場 is a charming public rest area in the heart of Ureshino Onsen, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is famous for its relaxing, free-to-use hot spring footbath (ashiyu) that lets visitors soak in Ureshino’s famously smooth and beautifying waters while exploring the town.

Saga Ninja Village Hizen Yumekaido

Saga Ninja Village Hizen Yumekaido 佐賀元忍者村肥前夢街道 is an Edo-period historical theme park in Ureshino, Saga Prefecture. Visitors can explore a retro recreation of an ancient Japanese town, rent ninja costumes, navigate trick houses, and enjoy engaging comedy-style ninja performances. It is a highly nostalgic, family-friendly destination.

Shiotatsu Historic Townscape

Shiotatsu Historic Townscape (鹽田津傳統建築群) is a beautifully preserved Edo-period post town located in Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu. It was a vital stop along the historic Nagasaki Kaido (Nagasaki Highway), famous for transporting goods like sugar and ceramics.

Guide Map

Kashima 鹿島市

Yutoku Inari Shrine

Located in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, Yutoku Inari Shrine is one of Japan's three largest Inari shrines. Built in 1687, the shrine is famous for its vibrant vermilion main hall perched on 18-meter-high wooden stilts. It is dedicated to the Shinto deity of success, agriculture, and business.

Guide Map

Tara 太良町

Floating Torii Gates of Ouo Shrine

潮位表 大浦（OURA）https://www.data.jma.go.jp/kaiyou/db/tide/suisan/suisan.php?stn=OU

The Floating Torii Gates of Ouo Shrine (大魚神社の海中鳥居) in Tara, Saga Prefecture (Kyushu, Japan), are a trio of striking red gates set in the Ariake Sea. Due to the region's extreme tides—which can fluctuate up to 6 meters—the gates appear to float at high tide and can be explored on foot at low tide.

Links of Kyushu North 01

• 「湯っつら広場」手湯 足湯 | 施設情報・詳細情報一覧 | 嬉野温泉観光協会うれしの温泉のほほーん情報局 https://spa-u.net/facility/2021/02/post-173.phplast updated 18 May 2026
• うれしの まるく | 嬉野温泉駅に隣接した道の駅「うれしの まるく」。道の駅エリアでは、道路情報、イベント情報、観光情報等の情報発信や市の特産品を紹介する展示販売を行うほか、足湯・手湯・公園が整備。周辺には、カフェや物産所等を併設する複合施設。飲食店、レンタカー、バーベキュースペースが今後オープン。マルシェ等イベントも開催。 https://ureshinomaruku.jplast updated 18 May 2026
• シーボルトのあし湯　Siebold's Foot Bath | 施設情報・詳細情報一覧 | 嬉野温泉観光協会うれしの温泉のほほーん情報局 https://spa-u.net/facility/2016/01/org-entry-181.phplast updated 18 May 2026
• 佐賀元忍者村 肥前夢街道 | 這裡是以日本九州佐賀縣出身的某位忍者為主題的歷史體驗型主題樂園 | 元祖忍者村 肥前夢街道 https://www.hizenyumekaidou.info/ct/last updated 19 May 2026
• 佐賀元祖忍者村 肥前夢街道 | 九州佐賀県嬉野温泉にある歴史体験型テーマパーク https://www.hizenyumekaidou.info/last updated 19 May 2026
• 公衆浴場シーボルトの湯　Siebold's Bath | 施設情報・詳細情報一覧 | 嬉野温泉観光協会うれしの温泉のほほーん情報局 https://spa-u.net/facility/2022/12/-siebold-spa.phplast updated 18 May 2026
• 大魚神社の海中鳥居・海中道路 | スポット | 太良町観光協会 https://web.archive.org/web/20260303140355/https://tara-kankou.jp/spot/post-18.htmllast updated 28 May 2026
• 大魚神社の海中鳥居・海中道路 | スポット | 太良町観光協会 https://tara-kankou.jp/spot/post-18.htmllast updated 28 May 2026
• 嬉野市｜嬉野温泉公衆浴場「シーボルトの湯」 https://www.city.ureshino.lg.jp/kanko/siebold.htmllast updated 18 May 2026
• 嬉野市｜嬉野溫泉 https://www.city.ureshino.lg.jp/kanko/_32090/_32152/_32144/_32146.htmllast updated 17 May 2026
• 嬉野市｜西博爾德足湯 https://www.city.ureshino.lg.jp/kanko/_32090/_32152/_32630/_32633.htmllast updated 18 May 2026
• 嬉野市｜Siebold’s Footbath https://www.city.ureshino.lg.jp/kanko/_32090/_32152/_32630/_32631.htmllast updated 18 May 2026
• 嬉野温泉観光マップ | 嬉野温泉観光協会うれしの温泉のほほーん情報局 https://spa-u.net/maps/last updated 18 May 2026
• 嬉野温泉観光協会うれしの温泉のほほーん情報局 https://spa-u.net/last updated 17 May 2026
• 施設情報・詳細情報一覧 | 嬉野温泉観光協会うれしの温泉のほほーん情報局 https://spa-u.net/facility/last updated 18 May 2026
• 気象庁 | 潮汐・海面水位のデータ 潮位表　大浦（OURA） https://www.data.jma.go.jp/kaiyou/db/tide/suisan/suisan.php?stn=OUlast updated 28 May 2026
• 湯宿広場　Yushuku Hiroba | 施設情報・詳細情報一覧 | 嬉野温泉観光協会うれしの温泉のほほーん情報局 https://spa-u.net/facility/2022/12/yushuku-hiroba.phplast updated 18 May 2026
• 豊玉姫神社　Toyotamahime-jinjya Shrine | 施設情報・詳細情報一覧 | 嬉野温泉観光協会うれしの温泉のほほーん情報局 https://spa-u.net/facility/2016/01/org-entry-199.phplast updated 17 May 2026
• 2025 料飲店マップ - 74e9b6320df4aeb2c43532225e975ff0f5334ee9.pdf https://spa-u.net/maps/img/74e9b6320df4aeb2c43532225e975ff0f5334ee9.pdflast updated 18 May 2026
• 514d98b9020a068b96130570c5b09ef51ef51322.pdf https://spa-u.net/maps/img/514d98b9020a068b96130570c5b09ef51ef51322.pdflast updated 18 May 2026
• 693ebb3237633deae7d53e887d60649da02e8185.pdf https://spa-u.net/maps/img/693ebb3237633deae7d53e887d60649da02e8185.pdflast updated 18 May 2026
• Facilities in the Precincts | Guidance of Workship | Yutoku Inari Shrine https://www.yutokusan.jp/en/sanpai/last updated 27 May 2026
• HOME | bihada https://toyotamahime.wixsite.com/bihadalast updated 17 May 2026
• Todoroki Waterfall Park | Facility Information & Details | Ureshino Onsen Tourism Association Ureshino Onsen Nohohoon Information Bureau https://spa-u.net/facility/2016/01/org-entry-171.phplast updated 26 May 2026
• Yutoku Inari Shrine - Saga Prefecture Kashima, One of the three most famous shrines dedicated to Inari － https://www.yutokusan.jp/en/last updated 27 May 2026