Fufu no Yu
Arashiyama, Kyoto
- Daily
- 12:00 to 22:00
Last entry 21:30. No regular closing day.
Source: dormy-hotels.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Fufu no Yu is a day spa a minute's walk from Hankyu Arashiyama Station. Its water is Arashiyama Onsen, a simple, weakly alkaline hot spring at 35.2°C at the source. Each side has an indoor bath of the spring water, an outdoor bath, a silky bath, a cold bath and a hot sauna with a view, and the women's side adds a mist sauna. The outdoor cooling-off area has reclining chairs within earshot of the Katsura River.
Insider tip
Entry is ¥1,200 on weekdays and ¥1,400 at weekends and on holidays, or ¥600 for children from 3 to the end of primary school. Shampoo and body soap are provided, bath towels are for rent and face towels for sale. Tattoos aren't allowed, and neither are tattoo stickers.
What's on near Fufu no Yu
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Fufu no Yu, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Arashiyama Autumn Fireworks
京都 嵐山秋花火2026
Time Fireworks from 20:30, about 5 minutes Station Arashiyama (Randen), 1 min walk
A short fireworks show over the river by Togetsukyo Bridge, about five minutes from 20:30 on both nights. The organisers say Nakanoshima Park gives the best view, and there's no parking, so come by train.
Arashiyama Lantern Floating
嵐山灯籠流し
Time 19:00 to 21:00 Station Arashiyama (Hankyu), 5 min walk
Lanterns for the dead are floated on the Oi River from Nakanoshima Park on the night of the Okuribi, and the Toriigata bonfire can be seen from round Togetsukyo from 20:20. A lantern with a memorial tablet is ¥1,500, staff set it on the water for you, and high or low water can stop the floating.
Arashiyama Momiji Matsuri
嵐山もみじ祭り
Time 11:30 to 17:00 Station Arashiyama (Randen), 2 min walk
Boats on the river above Togetsukyo Bridge re-create the boating parties of Heian nobles, with imayo songs, court music and dance on the water and the banks. It's called off if it rains.
Antonio Campoy, CC BY 2.0 Mifune Matsuri Boat Festival
三船祭（車折神社）
Time About 13:00 to 14:15 Station Arashiyama-koen bus stop (City Bus 28)
Kurumazaki Shrine recreates a Heian boating party on the river just above Togetsukyo, with a dragon-headed boat, fans floated on the water and bugaku dance from the decks.
Antonio Campoy, CC BY 2.0 Cormorant Fishing at Arashiyama
嵐山の鵜飼
Time 19:00 and 20:00 to 15 Aug, 18:30 and 19:30 from 17 Aug Station Saga-Arashiyama (JR Sagano Line)
Fishermen work trained cormorants on the Oi River after dark, and you watch from roofed boats alongside. Shared boats were ¥3,000 for about an hour in 2026, cash only and sold at the pier that evening, with none on 16 August, while meal and private boats are booked online.
Nearby
Around Arashiyama
Bamboo at first light, then the maple temples under Mount Ogura
Arashiyama is on Kyoto's north-western edge, where Togetsukyo Bridge crosses the Oi River with wooded hills right behind it. You'll want the bridge, Tenryu-ji and the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, and so will everyone else. Go early. Then walk north into Sagano. Its temples line the foot of Mount Ogura, and it's quieter at the far end, which Kyoto's official tourism site calls Okusaga.
Arashiyama has 30 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 14 shrines and temples, 4 landmarks, 3 parks and gardens, 2 restaurants, 2 bathhouses, 1 cafe, 1 museum, 1 viewpoint, 1 shop and 1 neighbourhood. Read the Arashiyama guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Fufu no Yu?
- 1 Arashiyama Kamikawara-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市西京区嵐山上河原町1).
- What are the opening hours of Fufu no Yu?
- Daily 12:00 to 22:00. Last entry 21:30. No regular closing day.
- How do I get to Fufu no Yu?
- The nearest station is Arashiyama (Hankyu Arashiyama Line). Fufu no Yu is in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
- How much does Fufu no Yu cost?
- Fufu no Yu is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Fufu no Yu?
- Plan for 1-2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Fufu no Yu?
- Late afternoon.
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