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Chikushi-no-Yu: Prices, Sauna and Private Family Baths

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Chikushi-no-Yu is a suburban super-sento in Chikushino with late-night public baths, men’s and women’s saunas and six reservable private family rooms. It uses heated natural water from the Mt. Kusenbu area, not a hot-spring source.

This facility suits travelers driving between Fukuoka, Dazaifu and Saga, or groups wanting a private bath. The public bath does not require a reservation, while the 90-minute family rooms can be checked and booked separately.

Baths, saunas and private rooms

The men’s side includes a dry sauna and the high-heat Jigoku Neppa Sauna; the women’s side has a dry sauna and lower-temperature salt sauna. Public bathing also includes carbonated, open-air and jet baths. Two of the six private rooms include a dry sauna and natural-water cold bath; four offer different tubs and room styles. These are private bathing rooms, not natural onsen rooms.

Current prices and hours

Public bath	Adult ¥880 weekday / ¥980 weekend and holiday; child through elementary school ¥480 / ¥580; under age 3 free
Hours	Weekday 10:00-01:00; Saturday 09:00-01:00; Sunday/holiday 07:00-01:00; public-bath reception closes 24:00
Private family rooms	Six rooms, all 90 minutes; ¥3,900-¥5,300 weekday / ¥4,400-¥5,800 weekend and holiday
Private-room reception	Closes 23:00; two rooms have a private sauna; capacity four or five depending on room
Location	973 Chikushi, Chikushino; about 15 minutes on foot from JR Haruda Station; parking for about 400 cars

Public bath or private family room

Use the public bath for the lowest price and the full communal bath and sauna selection. Choose a family room when privacy, a small child or a private sauna matters; compare capacity and equipment before booking. Solo Sauna King and Max cost more and are designed around a sauna, while Kaiun-no-Yu and San Diego Blue are lower-priced four-person rooms. Family-room extensions cost ¥1,500 per 30 minutes on weekdays and ¥2,000 on weekends and holidays.

Getting there from Fukuoka

JR Haruda Station is the most practical rail stop, followed by a roughly 15-minute walk or short taxi ride. Chikushi Station on the Nishitetsu Tenjin-Omuta Line is about five minutes away by car. Drivers can reach it near Shiroyama Interchange on the Tosu-Chikushino Road; the large parking lot makes a car the easiest option.

Bathing notes for international visitors

Public baths are nude and separated by gender. Wash first, keep towels out of the water and tie up long hair.
Towels and toiletries are sold rather than automatically included; bring your own if you want to reduce cost.
Ask the facility directly before travelling about tattoos, accessibility or mixed-age family bathing rules.
Do not confuse the 23:00 private-room reception deadline with the 24:00 public-bath deadline.