Fukuoka accommodation and hot springs: Areas, tax and Gozennoyu

Compare Fukuoka accommodation areas and lodging tax rates with updated Gozennoyu hours and bathing fees after its October 2026 reopening in Futsukaichi Onsen.

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  • Fukuoka
  • Hot springs

Accommodation in central Fukuoka is concentrated around Hakata, Tenjin and Nakasu-kawabata. For hot spring bathing, nearby Futsukaichi Onsen is a convenient option. This page covers accommodation areas, accommodation tax and the latest information on Gozennoyu at Futsukaichi Onsen. See the Fukuoka travel guide for an overview.

Key points

  • Accommodation areas: subway travel between Hakata, Tenjin and Nakasu-kawabata takes only 1 to 6 minutes. See Where to stay in Fukuoka.
  • Accommodation tax: Fukuoka City charges 200 yen per person per night for accommodation costing less than 20,000 yen, or 500 yen for 20,000 yen and above.
  • Gozennoyu: reopened on 25 October 2026, with new opening hours of 10:00 to 21:30 and adult bathing fee of 450 yen. It was temporarily closed from 1 to 24 October.
  • Older information stating an opening time of 9:00 and adult fee of 250 yen is outdated; watch out for older information online.

Accommodation

For a comparison of accommodation areas, subway journey times and detailed accommodation tax information, see:

Official Fukuoka City accommodation tax: 200 yen per person per night for accommodation costing less than 20,000 yen; 500 yen for 20,000 yen or more. Elsewhere in Fukuoka Prefecture, the rate is 200 yen.

Futsukaichi Onsen Gozennoyu ()

Gozennoyu is a municipally operated hot spring facility in Chikushino City, located in the Futsukaichi Onsen area.

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Address
Transport About 10 minutes on foot from JR Futsukaichi Station (Fukuoka City’s official tourism website)
Telephone 092-928-1126

Reopened on 25 October 2026

According to Chikushino City’s official announcement:

  • Temporary closure: 1 to 24 October 2026.
  • Reopening: Sunday, 25 October 2026.
  • Opening hours: 10:00 to 21:30; last admission 21:00 (second-floor lounge available until 20:00).
  • New facilities: the second-floor lounge is open throughout operating hours; hairdryers and shampoo products are free to use.

Bathing fees (official, from 25 October 2026)

Category Single admission
Adults (junior high school students and older) 450 yen
Chikushino City residents aged 65 and older 250 yen
Children (age 3 through elementary school) 230 yen
Under age 3 Free
  • Multi-visit tickets (11 tickets): adults 4,500 yen; children 2,300 yen.
  • Closing days: the official business information page lists the 3rd Wednesday of each month (in April and September, the 3rd Wednesday and the preceding day), and 1 January. Ask Gozennoyu whether this changed after reopening.
  • Gozennoyu has no dedicated car park. The municipally operated Daimon underpass car park is a 5-minute walk away and offers the first 4 hours free.

Hot spring benefits (official description, bathing use)

Neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, frozen shoulder, motor paralysis, joint stiffness, bruises, sprains, haemorrhoids, chronic digestive disorders, sensitivity to cold, recovery after illness, recovery from fatigue, improved health, burns and others.

Reminders

  • Gozennoyu’s hours and fees changed when it reopened on 25 October 2026. Follow the official Chikushino City page.
  • If you want hot spring bathing without travelling too far from Fukuoka city centre, you can combine it with a Dazaifu day trip on the same day (change for the Dazaifu Line at Nishitetsu Futsukaichi Station). Walking and transfer times were not verified on this page.
  • For hot springs farther away, such as Yufuin, see Yufuin no Mori from Fukuoka.

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